Transforming Global Career Development: Vision, Strategy & Partnerships

Monday, October 20, 2025

1:45 PM - 3:00 PM CST

Presenter(s)

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Mario Vela (he/him/his)

Assistant Vice-Provost of Career-Engaged Learning & Executive Director of the University Career Center
UT San Antonio
Andres Jaime (he/him/his)

Director, Public Health Practice
University of Texas School of Public Health San Antonio

This session introduces the Global Career Development Council (GCDC), a new organization partnering with The Forum on Education Abroad to transform global career readiness and student outcomes as a driver for empowering workforce-ready graduates to thrive worldwide. GCDC founders will share the mission, purpose, and strategic priorities of this new movement and invite collaboration. Attendees will learn how to engage with the GCDC through future think tanks and innovative collaborative frameworks.

Learning Objectives:

Understand the Vision and Strategy behind the creation of the Global Career Development Council (GCDC) and its alignment with global competencies and careers, global employer partnerships and pipelines, and digital tools and solutions.
Explore the Role of Collaborative Frameworks among higher education, global employers, and EdTech partners in shaping equitable, outcomes-driven global career development.
Identify Opportunities to Engage in upcoming GCDC initiatives—including think tanks, advisory groups, and pilot partnerships—to help shape the infrastructure and impact of a global career development movement.
Apply Key Takeaways to strengthen your own career development strategies through culturally relevant, globally informed, and technologically supported practices.