- Minnesota Career Development Association
Professional Associations
Active membership in a professional association or organization can be very helpful to professionals and students working or interested in a career related to career counseling, coaching and related fields.
Minnesota
Minnesota Association of Colleges and Employers (MN ACE)
Membership is available to employer representatives interested in recruiting current or new graduates of Minnesota (four-year colleges and universities), and to college personnel who work in the areas of career services, internships or cooperative education.
ICF Minnesota Charter Chapter
An affiliate of the International Coaching Federation, their mission is to serve coaches in their personal and professional growth by providing a learning community, resources and skill development opportunities that will enhance coach members’ success.
Minnesota College and University Career Services Association (MCUCSA)
MCUCSA offers leadership and forums to exchange ideas and information about critical issues facing state and national higher education career development offices. Must be employed at a Minnesota 4-year higher education institution to belong.
Minnesota School Counselors Association (MSCA)
The vision of the MSCA is to actively promote excellence in the profession of school counseling by providing the leadership, advocacy, support, and resources needed to instill student success in school, home, and the global community.
Regional and National
Alumni Career Services Network (ACSN):
The Alumni Career Services Network (ACSN) supports alumni career services professionals at colleges and universities throughout the nation in enhancing their professional and personal development through shared knowledge and peer networking. Collectively, the ACSN seeks to increase awareness of alumni career services as a profession and to facilitate interaction amongst alumni career services professionals. Must be employed at a higher education institution.
American School Counselor Association (ASCA)
ASCA supports school counselors’ efforts to help students focus on academic, personal/social and career development so they achieve success in school and are prepared to lead fulfilling lives as responsible members of society. ASCA provides professional development, publications and other resources, research and advocacy to more than 27,000 professional school counselors around the globe.
Association for Talent Development (ATD)
ATD is the world’s largest association dedicated to workplace learning and performance professionals. ATD’s members come from more than 100 countries and connect locally in more than 130 U.S. chapters and with more than 30 international partners.
Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE)
ACTE is the largest national education association dedicated to the advancement of education that prepares youth and adults for careers.
Career Planning and Adult Development Network (CPAD)
The Career Planning & Adult Development Network keeps you in touch with other career counselors, career coaches, job search trainers and human resource professionals through its publications, workshops and conferences.
International Coach Federation (ICF)
ICF is the largest worldwide resource for professional coaches. This nonprofit organization was formed by professionals who practice coaching, including Executive Coaches, Leadership Coaches, Life Coaches and others.
Midwest Association of Colleges and Employers (MWACE)
MWACE brings together professionals in collegiate career services and recruitment/staffing to collaborate, communicate, and connect. Individual members of Midwest ACE represent the states of (but are not limited to) Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)
NACE is the leading source of information on the employment of the college educated. The professional association connects more than 5,200 college career services professionals at nearly 2,000 colleges and universities nationwide, and more than 3,000 HR/staffing professionals focused on college relations and recruiting.
National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP)
NAWDP is for people working in employment and training and related workforce development programs. It is a professional association representing individual workforce development and human resources practitioners, who connect jobseekers, educators and companies to advance the American economy. It provides professional development, resources, and certification credibility to individuals seeking to thrive in the workforce development industry as thought leaders and innovators.
National Career Development Association (NCDA)
The mission of NCDA is to promote the career development of all people over the life span. To achieve this mission, NCDA provides service to the public and professionals involved with or interested in career development, including professional development activities, publications, research, public information, professional standards, advocacy, and recognition for achievement and service.
National Employment Counseling Association:
This division of the American Counseling Association (ACA) was founded to offer professional leadership to people who counsel in an employment service or career development setting or to those employed in related areas of counselor education, research, administration or supervision. Our members come from a diversity work settings including private practice, business and industry, community agencies, colleges, universities, federal, state and local government.
