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TEN STEPS TRAINER CERTIFICATION

Ten Step Trainers

Certified Ten Step Trainers, 2016 to 2025. See who is teaching Ten Steps to a Federal Job® and the Stars are Lined Up for Military Spouses®!

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A Ten Steps certification class in Hawaii, 2023

THE TRAINER NETWORK

Nearly 1,600 certified trainers.

Nearly 1,600 individuals have been certified in the Ten Steps to a Federal Job® from 2016 to 2025, across military installations, state employment offices, universities, and non-profits. We will be teaching live and virtual in 2026.

Ten Steps certification class, Maryland, September 2024
Ten Steps certification class · Maryland · September 2024
1,600Trainers certified from 2016 to 2025
10Certification years in the trainer network
2026Live and virtual classes now open for registration

Certified trainer lists by year

Our network of trainers and coaches spans each certification year from 2016 through 2025. Download the CFJST / CFCC certified trainer list for any year.

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Numbers of Certified Ten Steps Trainers and Coaches

Organization Type2025202420232022202120202019201820172016Total
Federal Government428929320326176150
State Governments1454376930499012411356
US Air Force27373330334639654241366
US Navy161210108145236896
US Army14162230161123151842193
US Marine Corps57107101231428798
US Coast Guard031300520014
Air National Guard3426639533784132
Universities10645777111461
Private Industry111145136913971
Non-Profit Organizations1856565420336
Total1031771611991551822171921471451676
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2026 Dates and Locations

Four virtual classes and two live classes, featuring the new 2-Page Federal Resume samples.

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Certification Rates

Discounted prices until May 31, 2026, for new certification and recertification.

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