Welcome to the Faculty/Staff Community!
Career and Professional Development (CPD) exists to support Virginia Tech students and new graduates. We collaborate with faculty and staff toward our shared goal of supporting students in their process of career exploration and professional development. With that goal in mind, we offer a variety of programs and tools to assist faculty and staff in the career conversations they have with students across campus.
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Requesting Presentations
Presentations could be in-person, via Zoom, or pre-recorded. After you complete the presentation request form, if an advisor is available to accept the request, you and the advisor can discuss the details.
CPD Career Readiness Toolkit
The Career Readiness Toolkit is a collection of career development resources that faculty, staff, and student leaders can use to integrate career readiness into student learning experiences.
Campus internEXP
Campus internEXP is an on-campus internship program where we aim to utilize the variety of job functions and amazing professionals that work right here on campus to create accessible, paid internships for our students.
iGROW@Virginia Tech
The iGROW program supports guided reflection on work for Virginia Tech employees, including faculty, staff, and graduate assistants, who supervise both undergraduate and graduate students in paid or unpaid positions.
Career Champions
Career Champions is a professional development program for Virginia Tech faculty and staff that recognizes career conversations can happen anywhere across the student experience. Through training, tools, and resources, participants build confidence in supporting students’ career development. Career Champions helps create and sustain a career-everywhere culture across campus.
Cooperative Education and Internship Program (CEIP)
CEIP is a work-based experiential learning program for undergraduate students to gain practical, career-related experience through off-campus co-op and internship opportunities. Students may enroll in part-time or full-time work options which will be noted on their official transcript.
Upcoming Events for Faculty & Staff
Make Career Readiness Part of Every Student Experience: Integrating the Career Readiness Toolkit
Tuesday, October 20 from 12pm – 1pm, Virtual
Participants will explore toolkit resources, learn practical strategies for embedding career content into existing programs and courses, and discover ways to enhance student engagement while supporting skill development, reflection, and career confidence. Whether you’re looking for a quick activity, a Canvas-ready lesson, or a structured assignment, the Career Readiness Toolkit provides flexible options to help students connect their experiences to future career success.
Coaching Students and Supporting Opportunity Providers through Workplace Challenges in Experiential Learning
Tuesday, November 10 from 11am-12pm, Smith Career Center, Room A
College students face many challenges preparing for and navigating today’s professional workplace. Learn more about the challenges students face when participating in internship and co-op opportunities and the coaching model and strategies CPD utilizes to challenge and support students as they develop the skills necessary to successfully meet workplace expectations.
