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Subject: NPS Training/Meeting Calendar - November 6, 2000
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Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 07:41:04 -0500
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TRAINING/MEETING CALENDAR - NOVEMBER 6, 2000
This calendar appears every other Monday as an addendum to the Morning
Report.
Entries are listed no sooner than FOUR months before an event, except
in cases in which registration dates close much earlier. Brevity in
submissions is appreciated.
Asterisks (*) indicate new entries. They are also in light green for
those of you who receive the color version of the Morning Report.
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Date(s): FY 2001
Course: RISK MANAGEMENT SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Location: To be announced
Details: Scholarship program, providing up to $600 to
participants to apply toward tuition for any entry,
developmental or full-performance level risk
management training. The training must directly apply
to safety and occupational health issues and must help
the park safety program in meeting its goals of
providing employees with the essential competencies to
perform their duties. NOT to be used to satisfy
mandatory or supervisory training or for participation
in Servicewide training courses.
Closes: November 30th
Contact: Regional employee specialists; Learning Place BB; or
FLETC for additional information (on cc:Mail at WASO
FLETC-NPS, or 912-267-2246)
Submitter: Wiley Golden, FLETC
Date(s): Open enrollment
Course: SMARTPAY CREDIT CARD PROGRAM
Location: Computer-based training
Details: Training is mandatory in order to be eligible to apply
for a SmartPay charge card.
Closes: N/A
Contact: Jan Gauthier, 304-535-6215
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
Date(s): Open enrollment
Course: FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Location: Computer-based training
Details: Designed to provide administrative, budget, and
financial management personnel with entry,
developmental and full-performance level competencies
in the financial management process.
Closes: N/A
Contact: Jan Gauthier, 304-535-6402
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
Date(s): FY 2001
Course: ADMINISTRATIVE COMPETENCIES FUND
Location: Local
Details: Cost-share funding, available to individuals and to
groups of five or more for local training for
administrative and office management support positions
at the GS-1 through GS-7 levels.
Closes: January 2nd
Contact: Jan Gauthier, 304-535-6215
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
Date(s): FY 2001
Course: ESSENTIAL COMPETENCIES IN INTERPRETATION
Location: Regions
Details: Matching funds program, providing regions with funds
for competency curriculum-based developmental
opportunities.
Closes: April 30th
Contact: Dave Dahlen, 304-535-6215
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
Date(s): November 16 - 17
Workshop: REVOLUTIONARY WAR PARKS AND PARTNERS WORKSHOP
Location: Baltimore Hilton Towers Hotel, Baltimore, MD
Details: The workshop will have two tracks - one on
interpretation and education, the other on resource
protection and preservation. Sessions feature topics
important to Revolutionary War site and park managers
and personnel responsible for interpretation,
education, protection and preservation. The workshop
will deal with common problems, issues and
opportunities and produce an action agenda for
national, state and local partner collaboration.
Closes: ---
Contact: Larry Gall, BSO, 617-223-5122; Bob Blythe, SERO,
404-562-3117
Submitter: Vicki Sandstead
Date(s): November 18 - 21
Conference: FIFTH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BATTLEFIELD PRESERVATION,
AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD PROTECTION PROGRAM
Location: Baltimore, MD
Details: Contact the web site for more info:
www2.cr.nps.gov/abpp/conference00.htm.
Closes: ---
Contact: See above.
Submitter: Ginger Carter, WASO
Date(s): November 28 - 30
Conference: TWELTH ANNUAL MEETING, FEDERAL PRESERVATION FORUM
Location: Denver, CO
Details: This year's meeting will focus on successful,
innovative approaches to cultural resource management.
The agenda includes two days of regular meetings and
exhibits on "new technologies." A GIS training course
focusing on cultural resource issues will also be
offered. The conference is open to all federal
historic preservation professionals and managers and
to those who work with government agencies. Meeting,
hotel and registration information is listed on the
FPF web site at http://www.pe.net/~fpforum and NPS
bulletin boards.
Closes: ---
Contact: Anne Vawser via cc:Mail or at 402-437-5392 x 109
Submitter: Anne Vawser
Date(s): December 4 - 8
Course: A UNIVERSAL APPROACH TO INTERPRETIVE PLANNING,
PROGRAMS AND DESIGN
Location: New Orleans, LA
Details: The course will provide participants with an
understanding of the needs of people with disabilities
and the application of the principles of universal
design to interpretive programs and exhibits to
achieve accessibility.
Closes: November 16th (late registrations accepted as space
permits)
Contact: Nan A. Smith, 812-856-4429 and 812-856-4421 (TDY)
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
Date(s): December 6 - 8
Conference: PERSPECTIVES ON EMPLOYMENT WITH DISABILITIES
Location: Hyatt Regency Bethesda, Bethesda, MD
Details: The conference will present federal managers -
especially in personnel and EEO - with new and updated
information on personnel policies and practices,
technology, and resources that deal with
disability-related issues as part of their job duties.
Fee: $300.
Closes: --
Contact: Isabelle Howes, 202-314-3471 (voice or TTY)
Submitter: John Lemieux, YELL
Date(s): January 8 - 12
Course: BASIC PEER SUPPORT 101
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Details: Training in peer support, a process for helping
employees to deal with "normal reactions to abnormal
events." Both personal and supervisory commitment to
occasional call-outs required.
Closes: November 24th
Contact: Regional employee specialists; Learning Place BB; or
FLETC for additional information (on cc:Mail at WASO
FLETC-NPS, or 912-267-2246)
Submitter: Wiley Golden, FLETC
Date(s): January 8 - February 2 *
Course: WILDERNESS EMT
Location: Nantahala Outdoor Center, Bryson City, NC
Details: SOLO-taught course trains participants to responde to
emergencies in urban, rural and wilderness
environments (120 of the 160-hour course satisfy
requirements for the National Registry and for North
Carolina EMT Basic).
Closes: ---
Contact: Nantahala Outdoor Center, 888-662-1662 x 355
Submitter: Bob Wightman, GRSM
Date(s): January 14 - 21 *
Course: WILDERNESS FIRST RESPONDER
Location: Great Smoky Mountains Institute, Townsend, TN
Details: This course meets Tennessee and National Registry
standards for First Responder training, while focusing
on the special situations that may develop in the
wilderness. The National Registry test will be given
on the last day.
Closes: January 3rd
Contact: Roane State Community College, 865-539-6904
Submitter: Bob Wightman, GRSM
Date(s): January 22 - 26
Course: INSTRUCTOR'S WORKSHOP FOR CONTRACTIN OFFICER'S
REPRESENTATIVE (COR)
Location: Lakewood, CO
Details: The course will prepare Level IV warranted and other
senior contracting officers to become members of a
Servicewide COR instructor team, responsible for
conducting COR courses within their respective
regions.
Closes: December 1st
Contact: Jan Gauthier, 304-535-6402
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
Date(s): January 22 - 26
Course: CULTURAL RESOURCES PROTECTION AND FIRE MANAGEMENT
PLANNING
Location: WACC, Tucson, AZ
Details: The course will address the issue of evaluating fire
effects on cultural resources and aids in the
cooperative rewriting of fire management plans.
Closes: December 5th
Contact: Trinkle Jones, 520-670-6501 x 239
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
Date(s): January 23 - April 24
Course: BASIC LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR LAND MANAGEMENT (LMTP-102)
Location: FLETC, Glynco, GA
Details: Basic enforcement training.
Closes: November 30th
Contact: Regional employee specialists; Learning Place BB; or
FLETC for additional information (on cc:Mail at WASO
FLETC-NPS, or 912-267-2246)
Submitter: Wiley Golden, FLETC
Date(s): January 29 - February 2
Course: FIXED ASSETS SUBSYSTEM
Location: Shepherdstown, WV
Details: Training for personnel who are responsible for
entering data into the property accountability system.
Closes: November 17th
Contact: Jan Gauthier, 304-535-6402
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
Date(s): January 29 - February 2
Course: INLAND SAR COORDINATION
Location: Camp Murray, WA
Details: Comprehensive, graduate-level look at inland SAR
theory and its application to planning land and air
searches for missing persons and aircraft. Taught by
USAF National SAR School.
Closes: November 16th
Contact: Chuck Anibal, 304-535-6401 (phone), 304-535-6408 (fax)
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
Date(s): February 6 - 8 *
Course: EMT-B REFRESHER
Location: Great Smoky Mountains NP, Gatlinburg, TN
Details: Twenty-four hour refresher course, meeting National
Registry EMT-B standards.
Closes: ---
Contact: Bob Wightman, 865-436-1261 or via cc:Mail
Submitter: Same
Date(s): February 12 - 16 *
Course: LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR MANAGERS
Location: FLETC, Glynco, GA
Details: Targeted at upper level management employees with
supervisory or oversight responsibilities for law
enforcement programs. Provides information on the core
program and current changes in federal laws.
Closes: January 9th
Contact: Regional employee specialists; Learning Place BB; or
FLETC for additional information (on cc:Mail at WASO
FLETC-NPS, or 912-267-2246)
Submitter: Wiley Golden, FLETC
Date(s): February 20 - 24 *
Course: INLAND SAR COORDINATION
Location: Denver, CO
Details: Comprehensive, graduate-level look at inland SAR
theory and its application to planning land and air
searches for missing persons and aircraft. Taught by
USAF National SAR School.
Closes: December 1st
Contact: Chuck Anibal, 304-535-6401 (phone), 304-535-6408 (fax)
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
Date(s): February 26 - March 2
Course: ADMINISTRATION FOR FIRST-LINE SUPERVISORS
Location: Royal Kona Resort, HI
Details: The course will provide first-line supervisors from
all disciplines with competencies for supervision,
management and leadership in administrative functions
to assist them in their roles as supervisors.
Closes: --
Contact: Tom Ferranti, 907-257-2250
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
Prepared by the Division of Ranger Activities, WASO, with the
cooperation and support of Delaware Water Gap NRA.
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