Webinar Classes – May – Sept. 2020
Ten Steps to a Federal Job® Certification
April 20, 2020
Kathryn Troutman, Ten Steps Program Director
Loyola College, Columbia, MD Class
March 11-13, 2020
Certified Federal Job Search Trainers and
Certified Federal Career Coaches can help service members, military spouses, civilians, family members land Federal careers, especially with HUGE hiring for COVID-19 positions.
HELP YOUR CLIENTS WITH YOUR KNOWLEDGE FROM THE CFJST / CFCC TRAIN-THE-TRAINER COURSE!
New —
Stars are Lined Up for Military Spouses, 2nd Ed. NEW book, CRITICAL information for spouses!
Student’s Federal Career Guide 4th Ed. Coming in July, 2020
CRITICAL information for New Graduates and Interns!
Summer and Fall Programs and Dates
Register here
Live Webinars
Live webinars with Adobe Connect. We provide recordings if you miss a class!
Session 2: June 16- July 30, 2020 (7 webinars each)
Session 2A: Tuesdays, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm ET starting 6/16/20
Session 2B: Wednesdays, 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm ET starting 6/17/20
Session 2C: Thursdays, 9:00 am to 10:30 am ET starting 6/18/2020
Session 3: August 25 – October 8, 2020 (7 webinars each)
Session 3A: Tuesdays, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm ET starting 8/25/2020
Session 3B: Wednesdays, 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm ET starting 8/26/2020
Session 3C: Thursdays, 9:00 am to 10:30 am ET starting 8/27/2020
Session 4: September 14 – November 5, 2020 (7 webinars each)
Session 4A: Mondays, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm ET starting 9/14/2020
Session 4B: Thursdays, 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm ET starting 9/17/2020
In-Person Classroom
Three days of intensive federal resume writing and job search coaching training with world-class instructors. These classes are open to the general public.
July 29-31, 2020 (Wed – Fri) (TENTATIVE)
University of California San Diego
School of Global Policy and Strategy
September 9-11, 2020 (Wed – Fri) (TENTATIVE)
Loyola College Graduate Center, Columbia, MD
Hosted Program
Bring our popular program to your Employment Readiness Center or office for three days of exciting onsite training. Saves travel costs for your staff and train your entire staff at one time. GSA Schedule price: $15,960 for 7 attendees minimum. Includes two trainers and all of the books for individual attendees! ADDITIONAL ATTENDEES: $1,915.00
Popular! Ten Steps Auditorium program option now offered as part of the package to introduce the Ten Steps to your entire base or organization.
More information? Complete our Training Request Form.
Certification Program Fees – 10% OFF FOR COVID-19 TRAINING
New Certification: Government-Funded & Military-Funded:
Individual registration:
$2,935 + $20 book shipping = $2,955 – less 10% = $2,659
2 attendees from the same office:
$2,735 + $20 book shipping = $2,755 – less 10% = $2,479
3+ attendees from the same office:
$2,535 + $20 book shipping = $2,555 – less 10% = $2,299
Non-Profit, University, Private Practice, and Self-Pay:
Individual registration:
$2,665 + $20 book shipping = $2,685 – less 10% = $2,416
2 attendees from the same office:
$2,465 + $20 book shipping = $2,485 – less 10% = $2,236
3+ attendees from the same office:
$2,265 + $20 book shipping = $2,285 – less 10% = $2,056
Recertification:
(After three years, you must recertify to renew your License to teach Ten Steps to a Federal Job)
Individual registration:
$1,940 + $20 book shipping = $1,960 – less 10% = $1,764
2 attendees from the same office:
$1,840 + $20 book shipping = $1,860 – less 10% = $1,674
3+ attendees from the same office:
$1,740 + $20 book shipping = $1,760 – less 10% = $1,584
Hosted Programs: Military, University, Agencies
7 Attendees: $15,960
Additional attendees: $1,915
REGISTER HERE FOR A WEBINAR OR LIVE CLASS!
Ten Steps to a Federal Job is the licensed curriculum that will take the jobseekers through the steps to land a
federal job
New one-minute videos are part of the Ten Steps classes
now for each step – 11 videos!
View them on YouTube!
Step 1. Review the Federal Job Process. Learn about the OPM Classification Standards, GS Schedule and the various types of federal positions.
Step 2. Networking. Why this important and why it WORKS.
Step 3. Find Vacancy Announcements on USAJOBS. Teach your jobseekers how to find job announcements that could work for them.
Step 4. Find Keywords for your Federal Resume. This is CRITICAL for a successful federal resume.
Step 5. What are your Core Competencies? Learn how to add important core competencies into the resume.
Step 6. Writing the Outline Format Federal Resume. This is TODAY’s popular federal resume – upload format. Teach your clients the best and newest format for USAJOBS.
Step 7. Questionnaires, KSAs and Cover Letters. The questionnaire is a TEST. Get ready to coach your clients.
Step 8. Apply for Federal Jobs. Yes, applying for the federal job is challenging – online. Learn about the importance of documents and applying correctly.
Step 9. Track and Follow-up on your Applications. YES, your clients can find out what happened with their applications so they can improve the resume and questionnaire! This is GREAT!
Step 10. Interview for a Federal Job. This is another TEST. Help your clients prepare for the Behavior-Based Interview.
TIMING:
This curriculum can be taught in 2, 4, 6 or 8 hour workshops. The PPTs are flexible AND… now we have friendly and fun one-minute videos to introduce each step.
This curriculum is GREAT and what the attendees learn will improve their job search after the class!
Ten Steps to a Federal Job® is taught at more than 150 military bases worldwide.
Certification Training Benefits
The Ten Steps to a Federal Job® Certification Program is the ground-breaking training program that provides you with TWO industry-standard certifications: Certified Federal Job Search Trainer® (CFJST) and Certified Federal Career Coach® (CFCC). This program is the first and remains the only respected and valued credential in federal job search training.
1. You will be licensed to teach the very popular federal employment curriculum, Ten Steps to a Federal Job®. This curriculum can be taught in 90 minutes, 3 hours, 6 hours, a full day, or two days
2. You will be licensed to teach the new 60-minute MSP Spouse curriculum, The Stars are Lined Up for Military Spouses®.
3. The license to teach Ten Steps is a three-year renewal license and certification and would be good until Sept. 30, 2022.
4. 24 CEUS toward your Global Career Development Certification!
What Others Have Said…
“Very important insights to job searching, writing of resume, and understanding USAJOBS. Thanks.”
James Stewart, Military Transition Advisor & Instructor, USMC
“Fantastic course. Relevant. Well-presented and useful.”
Dena Hallman, Soldier & Family Assistance Program Manager, US Army
“I travelled halfway around the world and this training was worth it.”
Maria McIntosh, Work & Family Life Specialist, USN
Build Your Federal Career Library –
The latest Federal Resume Formats
With your registration, you will receive a full set of Kathryn’s latest federal career publications, which are used all over the world at government agencies and military bases. You will receive one copy of each of the following current publications PLUS 25 copies of the Jobseeker’s Guide 8th Edition.
- Jobseeker’s Guide 8th Edition (July 2016)
- The Stars are Lined Up for Military Spouses (July 2017)
- Federal Resume Guidebook 6th Edition (Feb 2016)
- The New SES Application 2nd Edition (Jan 2016)
- Creating Your First Resume (Jan 2016)
- Student’s Federal Career Guide 2nd Edition – PDF copy – NEW PRINT COPY 2020
PLEASE WRITE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS:
Kathryn Troutman, Program Director,
[email protected]
Nicole Becker, Ten Steps coordinator
[email protected]
Zoey Troutman, Book Orders and Accounting
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