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Career Transition Center (CTC)

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.

CTC courses: 

Job Search Program (lasts one to two months depending on Civil or Foreign Service pay scheme)  

Retirement Planning Workshop (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 

The Mid-Career Retirement Planning Course (for those who are 10 to 15 years away from retirement).

Other CTC 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

CTC research list:

• 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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