Career Transition Center

The Career Transition Center (CTC) provides training, counseling, job leads, and other assistance to U.S. citizen employees of the Department of State and other federal foreign affairs agencies who are leaving USG service.

COURSES
The CTC conducts two flagship programs: the Job Search Program and the Retirement Planning Workshop, which lasts four days. Two parts of the four-part Retirement Planning Workshop can be taken separately:

• Financial Management and Estate Planning Workshop, which lasts one day
• Annuities, Benefits, and Social Security Workshop, which lasts one day 

NEW! Additionally, a third program has been added for those who are 10 to 15 years away from retirement. The Mid-Career Retirement Planning Course will be offered for the first time in February.

OTHER SERVICES
The CTC also provides several other job search services for its clients:

• A monthly newsletter that provides advice and information on job search techniques
• Job leads compiled from numerous sources
• Three job fairs annually with private sector and non-profit employers

RESOURCES
Transition Assistance to Employees & Foreign Service Family Members, both Before Retirement and After Retirement

Job Search Articles & Guidance

Bibliography of Job Search Resources, including extensive links to job search resources

What My Family Needs to Know (.PDF) - form used to provide emergency information to significant others

For more information about the Career Transition Center :
George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center (SA-42)
Room E-2101
Telephone: 703-302-7407
E-mail: FSICTC@state.gov
Intranet website: http://fsi.state.gov/fsi/tc
Internet website: www.state.gov/m/fsi/tc

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