Certified Career Advisor Program

PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIAL

Certified Career
Advisor Program

Empowering HR, Talent Development, Managers, Mentors, and Advisors with the evidence-based frameworks to drive mobility and retention across the modern workforce.

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$5k

The minimum average cost of individual entry-level turnover lost by companies.

SHRM

41%

Of people cite "lack of career advancement & development as a reason they left their current position.

McKinsey

23%

Increase in profitability
experienced by organizations
with highly engaged employees.

Gallup

Career Advisor Certification
for Individuals and Teams

Build career advising skills through flexible professional development for workforce professionals and organizations. Choose self-paced individual enrollment or team training designed to support internal mobility and consistent advising practices.

For Individuals

Self-Paced Training

Complete the certification at your own pace and gain practical tools for career advising and employee growth.

For Organizations

Train Your Team

Build consistent career advising capability across teams with training that supports workforce development and internal mobility.

A Certification Designed
for Workforce Impact

Explore the journey to certification, the skills professionals gain, and the impact organizations experience when teams develop stronger career advising capabilities.

Enroll and Get Access

Start your certification journey with immediate access to all ICAD courses. Choose self-paced learning or join an instructor-led cohort.

Complete the Modules

Work through the certification training at your own pace. Build practical career advising skills through structured, evidence-based coursework.

Earn Your Credential

Receive your verified digital credential, share
it on LinkedIn, and demonstrate your expertise to employers and colleagues.

Shared Advising Framework

Equip staff with a consistent, evidence-based approach to career advising across departments and teams.

Consistent Career Development Support

Strengthen internal advising capacity across departments and programs to provide cohesive, high-quality support.

Stronger Workforce Outcomes

Support employee growth, internal mobility, and long-term workforce development through structured advising practices.

Career Advising Frameworks

Learn structured approaches for guiding career conversations and supporting employee decision-making across career stages.

Practical Tools and Strategies

Develop techniques for career exploration, advising conversations, assessment interpretation, and career planning.

Confidence and Credibility

Apply consistent advising practices backed
by a recognized credential that demonstrates your professional expertise.

Career Advisor
Certification

For HR, talent development, managers, and workforce professionals.

Eligible for SHRM
and ATD recertification
credits

FORMAT
Self-Paced or
Instructor-Led

LEVEL
Professional

CREDENTIAL
Digital Badge
+ Certificate

DURATION
~ 40 Hours

What You'll Gain

Career advising frameworks you can apply immediately

Tools to support employee growth
and mobility

Skills to lead effective career conversations

Confidence to guide workforce development strategy

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Introduction to
Career Development

Introduces career development concepts that support employee growth, mobility, and organizational success across the workforce.

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Organizational Career
Planning Frameworks

Explores career development frameworks that help individuals and organizations align interests, values, roles, and career pathways.

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Utilizing Assessments in Career Coaching

Introduces assessment tools for understanding interests, skills, and
values, and applying results to workforce development decisions.

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Leveraging Data
and Technology

Examines how data and technology support forecasting talent needs, identifying skill gaps, and improving workforce planning decisions.

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Foundational Career
Coaching Skills

Builds essential career coaching skills, including listening, questioning, goal setting, and motivating employees across career stages.

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Ethics & Compliance
in Career Coaching

Reviews ethical guidelines, privacy, boundaries, and compliance in career coaching across workforce and organizational settings.

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Facilitating Career Planning Sessions

Develops practical skills for designing and leading effective individual and group career planning that encourages engagement and goals.

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Foundations of AI
in Career Advising

Introduces artificial intelligence in career advising, emphasizing ethical, human-centered use to support guidance and decisions.

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Trusted by Workforce and
Career Development Professionals

Organizations use ICAD training to strengthen their workforce teams, develop career advising expertise, and equip staff with practical tools to support employee growth and mobility.

There are so many valuable things I learned from this course that I will carry with me into not just my work life, but my daily life.

Private Cohort Participant

Internal Revenue Service

This experience provided valuable insight into my role as a workforce career coach.

Course Participant

MidAmerican Energy

This is a very informative course that brings everything together for our career management program to be successful.

Private Cohort Participant

Federal Bureau of Prisons

Take the Next Step

Build the knowledge and strategies needed to guide meaningful career development.

Enroll in the Certified Career Advisor certification or train your team to strengthen career advising across your organization.

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PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIAL