Professional Development EDTP

Professional Development Services

Questions and Answers About EDTP

What is the Executive Development Training Program?

Since 1976, the JCC Association has offered the JCC field a highly professional training program to ensure that the JCC Movement will always have a group of effective executive directors. A grant from the JCC Association's New Initiatives Fund enables us to offer the seventh class of EDTP, which will provide the JCC Movement with a number of highly qualified candidates to fill future JCC executive vacancies.

EDTP is a specialized training program for outstanding potential JCC executive directors, with three weeks of seminars, tutorials, and practicums, concluding with a unique ten-day training program in Israel. The program has been designed for Jewish Community Center professionals, who have had a minimum of six years of JCC experience, and whose planned career goal is to serve as an executive director of a Jewish Community Center on the North American continent.

Why is this program unique?

The core of the program is a series of classes and seminars for executive education. The program includes individual learning modules based on each participant's learning needs. The JCC Movement's outstanding executives will serve as faculty, bringing their extensive experience and knowledge to program participants. In addition, expert academic faculty bring their unique expertise to this program. The JCC Association's Center for Jewish Education is partnered with EDTP to provide faculty as well. Each participant will be matched with a mentor of the duration of the program.

What do participants get out of this program?

This program enables them to understand their strengths as an executive, as well as identifying the areas that need development. The individualized work along with the group learning will develop their personal and professional self to the highest level of executive potential. The curriculum concludes with "interview skills" for positions of executive director within the North American JCC Movement.

How do JCCs benefit?

During the 15 months of the program, the numerous executive skills acquired and sharpened by the participants will have a plethora of benefits to day to day practice in their current position at a JCC.

When did the program begin?

The program is designed as a 15-month sequence, and combines a series of individual learning modules, five-day seminars, written practicums and field visitations. Participants are required to attend group sessions for approximately three five-day weeks. The next session of EDTP has yet to be scheduled. Stay tuned to this page for more information.

Who do I call if I have any questions?

Steven Rod
vice-president, professional development services
212-786-5085
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Joy Brand
associate director, professional development services
212-786-5114
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Lonny Friedman
coodinator of recruitment and scholarship programs
212-786-5111
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Tory Holland
program associate, professional development services
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