Certification Programs for Career Professionals
NEW! Now at our training, you will receive BOTH our popular certifications:
- Certified Federal Job Search Trainer — for career counselors working with private to fed, military to fed, and fed to fed jobseekers.
- Certified Federal Career Coach — for career professionals working with students and graduates, including students in veterans programs.
Program Dates
Join the hundreds of other career professionals who have our unique certification in the Ten Steps to a Federal Job® curriculum
Get certified and licensed to teach Kathryn Troutman’s popular, proven, turnkey curriculum: Ten Steps to a Federal Job® and Federal Resume & KSA Writing curriculum. This course was developed by Kathryn Troutman as a direct result of her training experiences for hundreds of federal agencies throughout the world.
For career professionals: this program shares the expertise and knowledge of Kathryn Troutman with a curriculum that is outstanding and results in federal jobs for jobseekers.
Advise, counsel, and train students, veterans, and other customers in federal job search. Increase your knowledge, confidence, and experience with reviewing announcements and federal resumes for jobseekers at all salary / grade levels.
Highlights
- Hands-on learning using our signature Ten Steps to a Federal Job® curriculum
- Hear about the federal hiring process from federal human resources specialists
- Over 1000 professionals certified since 2002
- Three-day program offering 24 CEU credits
- The certification is valid for two years. Course participants who attend a class in 2012 will have a valid certification until September 30, 2015.
- 2012 Update: Learn to navigate USAJOBS 3.0! We have updated information for Step 8 on how to apply online with USAJOBS 3.0. Get up to speed on applying online using the online resume builder, questionnaires, and document upload feature.
Who should consider becoming a Certified Federal Job Search Trainer and Coach?
Any career professional who will be advising about federal jobs search and federal resume writing:
- Military Transition Specialists Veteran's Specialists (DVOPs and LVERs)
- Wounded Warrior and Wounded in Transition Specialists
- Education and Guidance Counselors
- Military Career Counselors
- Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors
- Employment Readiness Advisors
- University Career Counselors
- Outplacement Advisors
- One-Stop / Workforce and Employment Specialists
- Human Resources Specialists
- Resume Writers
- Individuals who are interested in advising, mentoring and training in federal job search
Free Bonus Resources
When you attend our certification training, you will receive one (1) FREE copy of all of our current federal career book library:
- Federal Resume Guidebook, 5th Edition
- The NEW SES Application
- Jobseeker’s Guide 4th Edition
- Military to Federal Career Guide 2nd Edition
- Ten Steps to a Federal Job, 3rd Edition & CD-ROM
- Creating Your High School Resume, 3rd Edition & CD-ROM
- Student’s Federal Career Guide & CD-ROM
- Bring these popular titles home with you in a beautiful Ten Steps bag!
Special Deal - Valued at $625!
For a limited time, if you register for our training and book a minimum of three-nights at our sponsor hotel, you will receive a THREE-MONTH multi-user license for your base or career center of two favorite online federal job search tools:
- Online Federal Resume Database — Over 400 resume samples from our current publications.
- Ten Steps to a Federal Job eLearning Course — Personal online training by Kathryn Troutman for our award-winning book, Ten Steps to a Federal Job.
