Pathway to CWDP
Become a Certified Workforce Development Professional (CWDP)
Elevate your career and drive better client outcomes with a certification that equips you for excellence in workforce development.
What is the CWDP Certification?
Developed by NAWDP the Certified Workforce Development Professional (CWDP) certification is a key differentiator for people in workforce development roles, offering recognition, enhanced skills, and career advancement.
Whether you’re just starting out or looking to elevate your career, our structured pathway to CWDP certification has you covered.
Your Pathway to CWDP Certification
Get CWDP certified with Dynamic Works Institute. Our CWDP pathway is designed with three progressive stages that build your expertise and prepare you for certification. While it’s not required to complete all courses in the pathway, we recommend it to ensure a solid foundation and comprehensive understanding of workforce development principles.
Not sure where to start? Contact us today for guidance on your certification journey.
Already have your CWDP? Learn more about recertification.
For newcomers to the workforce development field.
Gain essential knowledge and confidence with this fast-paced, interactive training and start building your foundation for a successful career.
3 hours
Live webinar and self-paced activities
$220
What you'll learn
Labor Market Intelligence: Receive a comprehensive overview of LMI to inform successful job matching and business services.
Business Services Insight: Learn how to act as a vital link to success for both job seekers and employers.
Performance Metrics: Unpack the key elements of workforce performance and how they affect program success.
Teamwork and Communication: Discover strategies for effective collaboration and communication within workforce teams.
Foundational Knowledge: Delve into the history of workforce development, understand the evolution from WIA to WIOA, and gain insight into the policy layers and programs.
Customer Service: Integrate extreme customer service practices to tie all skills together and enhance service delivery.
Enhance your case management skills with best practices.
Perfect for frontline staff looking to transform customer interactions from transactional to transformative.
3-4 hours per week, for 7 weeks
Live webinar and self-paced activities
$599
What you'll learn
Person-Centered Planning: Master the art of individualized support by adapting to the unique desires and aspirations of each client to foster trust and motivate success.
Verbal De-escalation and Ethics: Stay poised and professional in crisis scenarios, employing de-escalation tactics aligned with ethical standards to ensure constructive client interactions.
Motivational Interviewing: Utilize a 30-year-tested method structured on four core principles—engagement, focus, evocation, and planning—to guide clients towards actionable change and sustainable growth.
Case Note Excellence: Elevate your documentation by capturing the human journey through strategic and empathetic case note practices that encapsulate compliance needs and client progress narratives.
SMART Goals: Develop adeptness in forging clear, measurable, and achievable goals by integrating the Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Timely framework to catapult clients towards their objectives.
Inclusive Practices: Embrace the dynamics of diversity and cultural proficiency. Learn to recognize and mitigate unconscious bias while fostering a mindset that bridges generational differences and nurtures growth.
Special Populations & Trauma-Informed Care: Gain insight into addressing the nuanced requirements of special populations with compassion and cultivate personal resilience through self-care practices.
Are you a supervisor or manager of a team?
Become a Case Management Subject Matter Expert with this additional training to better support your staff in the application of case management principles and practices. Learn more.
Achieve industry recognition by mastering the core competencies.
Validate your expertise with a program aligned with NAWDP’s standards. This is a NAWDP approved training course for CWDP certification.
6-10 hours
Self-paced with competency quizzes
$599
The 5 core competencies
Customer Service Methodology: Deliver exceptional service to diverse groups.
Principles of Communication: Build effective writing, listening, and communication skills.
Labor Market Information & Intelligence: Apply practical labor market insights.
Workforce Development Structure: Understand policies and programs.
Diversity in Workforce Development: Effectively navigate and communicate with the diverse communities we serve.
Upon successful completion of all competency quizzes with 80% or higher pass rate you will be issued a certificate to apply for your certification.
Why get your CWDP credential?
Industry Recognition
Stand out as a leader in workforce development.
Enhanced Skills
Develop competencies in critical areas like communication, diversity, and labor market intelligence.
Career Advancement
Open doors to promotions, leadership roles, and new opportunities.
Greater Impact
Serve your clients better, driving measurable outcomes.
How to Purchase a Course to Get Started
Complete the form below and indicate which CWDP course(s) you are interested in. Our team will be in contact to confirm the course details and discuss payment options.
You can purchase courses for individuals or groups and either pay directly using a credit card or request an invoice.
Why Choose Dynamic Works Institute for CWDP?
Leaders in CWDP
63% of workforce professionals with CWDP in the U.S earned their certification with Dynamic Works Institute in the last 3 years.
25 Years Experience
For 25 years we’ve been providing education and training to support workforce development professionals.
Dynamic Learning Platform
Experience real-world, hands-on training with flexible delivery methods include live webinars, self-paced courses, and interactive tools.
Career Advancement
Over 40,000 professionals have taken our training programs to elevate their careers to the next level.
CWDP Recertification
Already hold an active CWDP? Start gaining your professional development hours towards recertification. Learn more.
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