gcdf training is built around 12 core competencies identified by career counseling experts. a period of supervised career facilitation practice also is required prior to certification. the 12 competency areas addressed in gcdf training are helping skills, labor market information and resources, assessment, diverse populations, ethical and legal issues, career development models, employability skills, training clients and peers, program management and implementation, promotion and public relations, technology, and supervision (brawley, 2002; national career development association, 2007; splete & hoppin, 2000). in light of cultural concerns with the development of the gcdf outside the united states, the tasks within each of the competency areas are adapted to meet the needs of a particular country's context.