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Subject: NPS Training/Meeting Calendar - November 20, 2000
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Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 10:26:24 -0500
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TRAINING/MEETING CALENDAR - NOVEMBER 20, 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): 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): 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): February 6 - 8 *
Conference: 13TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON CONSERVATION LAW ENFORCEMENT
Location: Prescott, AZ
Details: Joint interagency conservation law enforcement
training, with sessions on the militia movement,
personal security in the workplace, and verbal judo.
Other activities include a competition pistol shoot.
This annual conference is attended by about 225
officers and provides opportunities to share
information, solve problems, and build relationships
with a variety of local, state, tribal and federal
organizations.
Closes: Registration is $100 prior to January 8th, $125
thereafter
Contact: www.azclea.org, or email clea@azclea.org, or CLEA, 686
South 8th Street, Cottonwood, AZ 86326
Submitter: Dwayne Collier, SOAR
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: CRIMINAL INVESTIGATORS' CONFERENCE
Location: FLETC, Glynco, GA
Details: Conference for special agents and criminal
investigators. This year's theme is technical
investigations and equipment. There will be case
studies using technical investigative equipment,
practical exercises, and utilization of new
investigative technology. There will also be a legal
update, an advanced interviewing update, and other
sessions.
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 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 12 - 21 *
Course: WILDERNESS FIRST RESPONDER
Location: Nantahala Outdoor Center, Bryson City, NC
Details: SOLO-taught course meets DOI national standard First
Responder curriculum.
Closes: --
Contact: Nantahala Outdoor Center, 888-662-1662 x 355
Submitter: Bob Wightman, GRSM
Date(s): February 24 - 25 *
Course: WILDERNESS FIRST RESPONDER REVIEW
Location: Nanthala Outdoor Center, Bryson City, NC
Details: Recertification for those with WFR certification.
Closes: --
Contact: Nantahala Outdoor Center, 888-662-1662 x 355
Submitter: Bob Wightman, GRSM
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
Date(s): March 12 - 16 *
Course: INLAND SAR COORDINATION
Location: Salem, OR
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: January 3rd
Contact: Chuck Anibal, 304-535-6401 (phone), 304-535-6408 (fax)
Submitter: Joyce Howe, STMA
Date(s): March 13 - 16 *
Course: M-16/AR-15 ARMORER'S SCHOOL
Location: Great Smoky Mountains NP, Gatlinburg, TN
Details: Training for those responsible for weapons
maintenance. Training covers nomenclature,
compatibility, assembly, disassembly, maintenance,
trouble-shooting of the M-16/AR-15 family of weapons,
including rifles, carbines and submachine guns.
Closes: February 13th
Contact: Chip Nelson at 423-487-4654 or via email
Submitter: Bob Wightman, GRSM
Prepared by the Division of Ranger Activities, WASO, with the
cooperation and support of Delaware Water Gap NRA.
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