Professional Learning
Professional Learning Academies
Explore Our Academy Opportunities
NCPN’s Professional Learning Academies provide exciting opportunities to advance your skills, expand your network, and strengthen your impact in career and technical education, adult education, counseling, and workforce development.
Each Academy concludes with a virtual showcase providing an opportunity to integrate learning and share strategies for future practice.
Choose the Academy that best fits your goals:
Counseling & Career Development Leadership Academy
Build leadership capacity and counseling strategies that help learners navigate meaningful career pathways. This academy emphasizes learner‑centered practices, cross‑agency collaboration, and confident leadership within education and workforce systems. Ideal for counselors, advisors, career navigators, and professionals supporting learner decision‑making.
Career Pathways Leadership Certification
Develop the skills and credentials to design, align, and sustain high‑quality career pathways. Grounded in CORD’s nationally recognized framework, this academy supports leaders in building employer‑informed, learner‑focused systems that drive long‑term impact.
Ideal for pathway coordinators, CTE and adult education leaders, workforce professionals, and system‑level practitioners.
Leadership Development Academy
Strengthen your ability to lead teams and initiatives through change. This academy focuses on practical leadership strategies, systems thinking, and communication skills to help professionals influence outcomes across programs and partnerships. Ideal for emerging and experienced leaders across education, workforce, and career pathway systems.
Details on Fall 2026 schedule coming soon!
Not sure which Academy is right for you?
Contact Dr. Jennifer Jirous-Rapp at jrapp@cord.org for personalized guidance.