GCDF Training for Educators
School Counselors • Administrators • Teachers
Are You Satisfying The Legislative Mandates?
Transition Services: The preparation of young adults for employment, postsecondary education, and adult independence
Transition services are required under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA 2004, P.L. 108-476) and the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB, P.L. 107-110).
New York State requires the beginning of comprehensive transition planning at age 14.
NYS Depattment of Education
Learning Standards
Career Development and Occupational Studies*
Standard 1: Career Development
Students will be knowledgeable about the world of work, explore career options, and relate personal skills, aptitudes, and abilities to future career decisions.
Standard 2: Integrated Learning
Students will demonstrate how academic knowledge and skills are applied in the workplace and other settings.
Standard 3a: Universal Foundation Skills
Students will demonstrate mastery of the foundation skills and competencies essential for success in the workplace.
Standard 3b: Career Majors
Students who choose a career major will acquire the career-specific technical knowledge/skills necessary to progress toward gainful employment, career advancement, and success in postsecondary programs.
American School Counselors Association
National Model for Career Development
- Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and to make informed career decisions.
- Students will employ strategies to achieve future career goals with success and satisfaction.
- Students will understand the relationship between personal qualities, education, training and the world of work
GCDF Training through CCP, Inc.
will prepare you to meet these challenges.
