BOCEP offers free career coaching and resume review to course registrants

You can get one hour of free career coaching and a review of your resume if you register for a Bloustein Online Continuing Education Program course by April 15, 2011.

This is a great opportunity for anyone who is looking to enhance their career or improve their chances in the job market.  As far as we know, no other continuing education program for planners and placebuilders offers this service.

Coaching will be done in person or by phone, if you're not able to get to Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ).  You can submit your resume by email and receive comments by phone or email from the reviewer.  All information, including your participate in coaching and resume review, will be kept confidential.

The coach and resume reviewer will be Leonardo Vazquez, Director of The Leading Institute.  Leo, a community and economic development with more than 15 years experience in the private, academic and nonprofit sectors.  He provides performance coaching to planners and public affairs professionals and is the author of Leading from the Middle: Strategic Thinking for Urban Planners and Community Development Professionals.  


BOCEP provides a wide variety of high-quality, interactive and cost-effective online deep learning courses.  Upcoming courses cover a wide range of topics, including:

• Community and economic development
• Planning law and legal issues
• Professional practice (business and leadership)
• Urban design and placemaking

Learn more or register for upcoming BOCEP Deep Learning courses

If you have any questions, please contact Professional Development Institute Programs Manager Swena Gulati by email or by phone (732-932-3822, x711)

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3 for 1 special: Take New Jersey Planning Law, get free registration to APA’s PP exam review session and Complete Guide to Planning in New Jersey

The New Jersey Chapter of the American Planning Association has teamed up with Rutgers University’s Bloustein Online Continuing Education Program to help planners pass the New Jersey Professional Planner exam.

If you register for the New Jersey Planning Law course offered by BOCEP, you will get a free copy of the Complete Guide to Planning in New Jersey (3rd edition), and free registration in the chapter’s one-day PP review session. All you need to do to take advantage of this offer is register for New Jersey Planning Law -- https://rutgers.catalog.cerkit.rutgers.edu/course/display/10910
You can also get 14 AICP Certification Maintenance credits, including the mandatory 1.5 law credits.

New Jersey Planning Law is an interactive, online class that runs from March 16 to April 23. There are no required meetings, and you can participate in the class at your convenience. The PP exam review session will be held April 2, 9 am to 4 pm, at Rutgers University’s Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy in New Brunswick.

Why take both courses? Because they offer you two ways to learn, which can help improve your score in the PP exam. New Jersey Planning Law allows you to learn at your own pace (which is helpful for busy people), and you can work on the types of questions and issues you might encounter on the exam. The one-day session will help you bring your knowledge together. In both courses, you can ask questions and consult with instructors.

Please note that this offer cannot be combined with any discounts or scholarships.

If you have any questions, please contact PDI Program Manager Swena Gulati at swena@rutgers.edu or 732-932-3822, x636

The Bloustein Online Continuing Education Program (BOCEP) is produced by the Professional Development Institute of Rutgers University’s Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. BOCEP offers courses and certificates in community and economic development, cultural development and planning, planning law, professional practice and leadership, and urban design. Courses are offered between September and May.

For more information on BOCEP, please visit http://www.policy.rutgers.edu/bocep

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