Get certified by the people who wrote the book
Resume Place has certified career counselors, workforce staff and HR teams since 2002. The CFJST and CFCC credentials are earned together: a licence to teach the Ten Steps to a Federal Jobu0026reg; curriculum, and to coach the federal job search one to one.
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Federal Career Training and Certification
The CFJST / CFCC is the only train-the-trainer program of this type. The largest employer in America is the US Government, with more than 2.5 million employees. This program gives you the knowledge to advise and teach your jobseekers specific, technical methods to navigate a Federal job.
Why Resume Place
We wrote the curriculum you would be teaching.
Kathryn Troutman created the Ten Steps to a Federal Job® method in 2002 and the federal resume format itself in 1995. The curriculum is taught at more than 200 military bases, state one-stop centers and university career centers.
The source of the method
Certification comes from the publisher of the books the method is built on, not a third party teaching someone else’s material.
Since 2002
The first train-the-trainer certification for federal job search, created after 9/11 for military transition and state employment agencies.
Recognized by agencies
Pre-approved for continuing education, and used in agency bios and workshop listings across government HR.
Already certified
Trainer resources and recertification
Trainer resources
The licensed curriculum, PowerPoints and classroom materials, behind the instructor login.
Learn more 02Recertification
Recertify every three years with the current curriculum, at the returning rate.
Learn more 03The trainer directory
Certified Ten Step Trainers, 2016 to 2026.
Learn more 04What graduates say
Testimonials from CFJST and CFCC holders.
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Register for a 2026 class
Virtual and live classes through 2027, in Potomac, Honolulu, and online.