Imagine a campus where every student graduates with a clear career path, strong employability skills, and valuable industry connections. That’s the power of a well-designed Career Development Center. Join Dr. Vandana Gambhir, Dr. Ma. Leonila Vitug-Urrea, and the other members of APCDA’s Career Center Project as they unveil a step-by-step approach to assessing needs, setting goals, building partnerships, and creating a career development center that makes a lasting, sustainable impact. The session will introduce a practical self-assessment checklist—a tool career centers can use at every stage of their growth to evaluate progress, identify gaps, and drive continuous improvement. Whether you are starting fresh or enhancing an existing center, this webinar offers ideas to guide you in moving beyond traditional approaches to becoming a dynamic part of the broader career ecosystem.

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Cost: Free to members; non-members: $10

Vandana Gambhir Chopra, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology, Keshav Mahavidyalaya, University of Delhi, and the Former Area Director of India for APCDA. She started her professional career as a medical physician, excelled and later received her doctorate in Psychology. Known as an expert in Psychometrics, Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management and Vocational & Career Counseling, she helps corporations with their employee wellness and productivity through training and assessments. Her field of involvement in psychology research work spans across career competencies, personality, social psychology, competency mapping, positive psychology, and consumer behavior and geriatrics mental health.

Ma. Leonila “Nila” Urrea, PhD, APCDA Treasurer, was formerly the Guidance Director of the University of the East.  She is a licensed teacher, guidance counselor, and psychometrician in the Philippines.  Besides being a practicing school counselor and career coach, she is a mental health psychosocial support volunteer counselor to survivors of natural calamities.  This led to her research interest and publication on human resilience and to her volunteer work as mental health psychosocial facilitator of PAP (Psychological Association of the Philippines) Katatagan online. She is also the corresponding secretary of the Association of Placement Practitioners of Colleges and Universities (APPCU).

Shaping Future-Ready Campuses with a Dynamic Career Development Center

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  • Thursday Oct 16 2025, 10:00 PM - 11:30 PM
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