Meaningful Career Conversations 

Join Colorado Education Initiative (CEI), the Colorado Department of Education, and IndigoPathway for FREE Meaningful Career Conversations trainings.

These trainings are designed for ANYONE in a position to provide guidance to those seeking to enter the workforce, pursue a specific career path, or change careers (now or in the future) and are centered on fostering hopeful and robust futures.

Trainers will lead participants through comprehensive content, peer-to-peer career conversation practices, reflection exercises, and demonstrations of career-focused tools that can be used across settings and career sectors. Participants will have opportunities to engage in a variety of topical resources and guides to help them to develop the skill sets, confidence, and understanding to support people in pursuing new career opportunities and pathways.

Join an upcoming session to learn how you can build meaningful connections with students and adults to help them find relevant and rewarding careers!

These trainings provide:

• A comprehensive look at the Meaningful Career Conversations framework and content.
• An understanding of what it means to be a career advisor in Colorado.
• Extensive time to engage in a variety of tools and resources, including the Colorado Career Advising tool, and other interest, aptitude, and career inventories.
• Opportunities to reflect and practice career conversations with peers.
• An overview of the Individual Career and Academic Plan (ICAP) and its role in career advising.
• Training to best prepare advisors to invite and lead Meaningful Career Conversations.
• Continuing education credits.

Let’s Collaborate!

Would another session date or time work best for your team? Do you prefer to have customized training content for your community?

School districts, schools, community groups, and organizations can request additional in-person or virtual session dates for either training option using the interest form below.

Sessions can also be customized for specific audiences, including school counselors, school staff (Staff who are not counselors. Ex. teachers, coaches, etc.), families and caregivers, community center supporters, industry and business partners, and faith communities.

Please note that the minimum number of participants for an in-person session request is 25 and 15 for a virtual session request.

Interest Form for Training Sessions