***This course is only open to employees of the Virginia Community College System and their partner agencies. Please DO NOT register if you are outside of this network.***

The Virginia Community College System’s Career Coach Course provides theoretical frameworks and tools for effective practices of Career Coaches who work in the Virginia Community College System (VCCS). It is part of the Virginia Career Coach Certification (VCC) Program. Caroline Lane, James André, and Celeste Hall with the Virginia Community College System’s Office of Workforce Development Services and Sandy Goodman with the National College Transition Network at World Education, Inc., collaborated to customize the content of this program to address the competencies needed for career coaching.

REFUND POLICY:

1. All course registrations are final and no refunds will be issued.

2. Course registrants who are unable to participate in a course may substitute with a colleague or other member of their institution up to 2 weeks after the initial enrollment date.

3. Once a participant has accessed the course, no refunds or transfers can be made.

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This course identifies the types of supports that adult learners need to be truly prepared for college and careers. It introduces the core functions and responsibilities of a Navigator, such as coordinating and providing services that supplement academic instruction – which have been found to aid student persistence and success. It also introduces the core competencies of effective Navigators, advising approaches and styles, and Navigator program design elements to consider. 

Estimated Completion Time: 3 hours

Completion Requirements: Read the presented materials and successfully complete the quiz to be able to download your Certificate of Completion.

Finding True North is the first in the pair of online professional development courses for college and career navigators developed by the National College Transition Network (NCTN) at World Education.  The courses are designed for college and career navigators, coaches, advisors, and case managers who provide direct support and coordinate a comprehensive network of services to assist adult students in attaining their educational and career goals.

Navigating Pathways to Opportunity, the second course, is a facilitated course that entails approximately 24 hours of learning over 5-6 weeks. This is a tuition-based course that is available to cohorts of 12 or more participants recruited and enrolled by a state or institution. 

This series of courses was developed by The National College Transition Network (NCTN) at World Education. For more information, contact Sandy Goodman, NCTN Director, sandy_goodman@worlded.org

Registration for this course is open only to groups of 8 people or more. Please contact us at literacy@worlded.org to set up a session for your group/organization.

Individual registration is not available at this time.

Teachers and administrators across the country are being tasked, through the WIOA legislation, to ensure that adult learners are able to gain or improve their livelihoods through their education. To make sure that students gain the skills that they need in order to do this, this course will help teachers and counselors guide students through a process that helps them set career goals and secure the educational services they need to pursue their goals. The course will prepare participants to implement the Integrating Career Awareness into the ABE & ESOL Classroom (ICA) Curriculum Guide within the context of their programs. The hands-on activities will increase participants’ level of comfort and familiarity with the curriculum guide and the related topics.

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

Read an interview with one of the course facilitators, Diana Satin.

“At first I felt quite overwhelmed since I had never taken an online class before, but after reading other students’ responses that first week I became more relaxed and got into the swing of things. The other students’ and the facilitator’s positive feedback was a great help to me. Each week’s assignments had many activities that I could incorporate into our curriculum and had as many options to choose from as there are different levels of students in our program. The enthusiasm and desire of many of our students makes you want to help them succeed by showing them all the resources that are available to them. The more options we give them, the more chances they have to be successful.That is not only their goals but ours as well. I feel that now with these lessons, I have the tools to help them them.”  Linda Flint, Lake Ridge Adult Education, IN 

Estimated Completion Time: 3-4 hrs/week (24 hours total)

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Registration for this course is open only to groups of 8 people or more. Please contact us at literacy@worlded.org to set up a session for your group/organization. Individual registration is not available at this time.

This course helps coaches, advisors, and navigators provide the comprehensive supports that enable adults to succeed in an integrated career pathway program. Topics include strategies for identifying and engaging adult learners’ aspirations, addressing barriers, and building a comprehensive network of support to promote persistence. Participants identify the key components of a navigator program and explore the skills needed to implement it effectively.

Prerequisite: Finding True North - Role of the Navigator

“This was a very beneficial training. It provided a map through the woods for a job where the boundaries are not well defined. I have a wealth of information to help guide my future actions and a plan to help develop and improve my role for the good of the students. I would encourage all department of labor grantees and other federally funded programs to include this training for all future navigators.” Chris Green, Student Success Navigator, North Idaho College, ID

“Navigating Pathways to Opportunity was a very thorough course with so many great and useful activities and suggestions that as a Navigator, I feel not only well prepared for my job, but excited to get on with it!” Karen Couey, TX 

Estimated Completion Time: 3-4 hrs/week (24 hours total)

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Team Teaching – Models and Practice is aimed at guiding basic skills and professional-technical instructors in learning how to identify the six models of team teaching, to reflect on their own model preferences and what other models could offer, and to develop an awareness of how team teaching is an opportunity for professional growth. This course is a prerequisite for the Team Teaching an Integrated Curriculum to Accelerate Learning facilitated course.

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Estimated Completion Time: 3 hours

Course Requirements: Read the presented materials and successfully complete the quiz to be able to download your Certificate of Completion.

The National College Transition Network (NCTN) at World Education, Inc. initially offered this course for the Accelerating Opportunity initiative. The course was developed by the NCTN with support from the Joyce Foundation and in collaboration with Jobs for the Future, Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, and Minnesota FastTRAC.