Unleash the Potential of Your Future Leaders
GBA is excited to launch the Career Continuum Program starting with the inaugural Early Professional Class in January 2025. This first Early Professional Class will include approximately 25 representatives of GBA member firms that have less than four years of geoprofessional experience but have high potential as consultants and business leaders within your firms. Applications are now being accepted through January 10, 2025 (or until the Class is full).
If you are looking to accelerate the growth and unleash the potential of your future leaders and your firm, GBA can help by:
• Building your Early Professional’s business acumen by providing introductions to key consulting fundamentals with a time- and cost-efficient approach.
• Optimizing your future leader’s business performance through interaction and training with other top-notch professionals.
• Exposing your Early Professionals to the wide array of GBA benefits and resources.
• Increasing your future leader’s awareness of risk management.
The topics covered in the Early Professional Class include communication, documentation, ethics, standard of care, contracts, dispute resolution, and staying current.
Who should attend?
• College graduates or staff in early career (0-4 years of consulting experience) looking for and introduction to professional practice.
• Pre-project management stage staff.
• Field staff that may be rising to a professional staff career pathway.
Class Overview
• 10 live virtual sessions moderated by an experienced GBA speaker and facilitated by an expert adult education instructor.
• Classes held biweekly January 30-June 5, 2025.
• Classes are 60-75 minutes in length or less.
• Applications accepted December 15, 2024 through January 10, 2025 or until the Class is full.
• Participants will receive a Certificate of Completion.
• Fee of $250 (includes all 10 sessions) will be required upon registration.
About the GBA Career Continuum
The Early Professional Class is the first deliverable of GBA’s Career Continuum Program. The program leverages existing GBA programs and resources to supply member firms with a consistent, career-long stream of efficient, easy-to-access training and development.