NPS Training Calendar - Monday, September 17, 2001


                      NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TRAINING CALENDAR


This calendar appears every other Monday as an addendum to the Morning Report. 
Please note:

?	Entries are listed no sooner than FOUR months before a training course begins, 
except in cases in which registration dates close much earlier. 
?	Brevity in submissions is required and appreciated.
?	Please send along web sites for additional information where possible.
?	Asterisks (*) indicate new entries. 

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FY 2002: ADMINISTRATIVE COMPETENCIES FUND, Servicewide. Closes on November 
15th. This cost-share funding is available to individuals and to groups of three or more 
to provide local training opportunities for GS-1 through GS-7 administrative and office 
management support positions and for individuals in positions in other divisions who 
consistently perform at least three administrative functions. Contact:  
http://www.nps.gov/training or jan_gauthier@nps.gov. (Joyce Howe, STMA)

* FY 2002: ESSENTIAL COMPETENCIES IN INTERPRETATION. Closes on April 30th. 
Matching funds are being provided to support curriculum-based developmental 
opportunities in support of essential competencies in interpretation. Contact 
http://www.nps.gov/training or dave_dahlen@nps.gov. [Joyce Howe, STMA]

October 6 — March 23: SEASONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING, University of 
Massachusetts, Amherst, MA. Tuition: $1,600. For more information, call the program 
coordinator's office at 413-545-2484, or send an email to goodchild@admin.umass.edu. 
[SLETP, UMass)

October 15 - 26: PHYSICAL FITNESS COORDINATOR TRAINING (PFCTP-201), FLETC, 
Glynco, GA. Closes on September 18th. Contact: Regional employee development officers 
or the Learning Place BB for applications; FLETC for further information (912-267-
2246, WASO FLETC-NPS). (Wiley Golden, FLETC)

October 22 — 25: ARCHEOLOGICAL LAW ENFORCEMENT (ARPA) TRAINING, Santa Fe, 
NM. Closes on September 21st. Tuition: $195. This three-day archeological law 
enforcement course will focus on all aspects of the investigation and prosecution of 
archeological crimes. For information on the course and/or on applying, contact Martin 
McAllister (406-728-7195 or ari@bigsky.net). [Phil Young, Office of Cultural Affairs, NM)

October 23 — November 1: POLICE BICYCLE TRAINING, FLETC, Glynco, GA. Closes on 
September 18th. Contact: Regional employee development officers or the Learning Place 
BB for applications; FLETC for further information (912-267-2246, WASO FLETC-NPS). 
(Wiley Golden, FLETC)

October 25 — 28: NORTHEAST REGION AND NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION CURATORS' 
MEETING/MID-ATLANTIC ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS (MAAM) CONFERENCE, 
Wyndham Hotel, Wilmington, DE. Closes on October 10th. The Northeast Museum 
Services Center is sponsoring a curators' meeting and conference sessions in 
conjunction with MAAM. Topics will include the Cultural Resources Challenge, natural 
resource collections, interpretive media projects. NPS management policies, archives 
management, and copyright law. Contact: Laurel Racine or Louis Hutchins via email or 
at 617-242-5613. [Laurel Racine, NMSC]

October 28 — November 1: 2001 ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL PARK RANGERS 
CONCURRENT TRAINING, Jackson Hole, WY. Servicewide training courses developed 
and sponsored by the WASO chief of interpretation and the training manager for 
interpretation at Mather will be included in the 2001 Ranger Rendezvous. Contact: 
ANPR (www.anpr.org). [Joyce Howe, STMA]

October 26 — 28: FIFTH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL PRESERVATION TRADES 
WORKSHOP, Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, NY. Sponsored by the Preservation Trades 
Network and Gateway NRA, the theme of the workshop is "Partners in Preservation."  
Experienced craftspeople and related professionals will address the application of 
preservation technology to treatment of historic structures through hands-on 
demonstrations, presentations, and roundtable discussions. Contact: Further 
information is available at http://ptn.org or http://iptw.org, or contact the Preservation 
Trades Network at 806-633-8254. [Lisa Sasser, NER/BCB]

October 29 — November 4: HIGH-ANGLE RESCUE TEAM SKILLS RESCUE SEMINAR, 
Arches NP, UT. Closes on October 1st. The tuition is $500. Contact: 
Gary_Haynes@nps.gov, or call him at 435-719-2224. [Randy Coffman, RAD/WASO]

October 29 — November 11: DEFENSIVE TACTICS INSTRUCTOR TRAINING (DTITP-
201), FLETC, Glynco, GA. Closes on September 25th. Defensive tactics instructor 
training. Contact: Regional employee development officers or the Learning Place BB for 
applications; FLETC for further information (912-267-2246, WASO FLETC-NPS). (Wiley 
Golden, FLETC)

October 29 — November 9: PHYSICAL SECURITY TRAINING (PSTP-201), FLETC, Glynco, 
GA. Closes on September 20th. Training in physical security systems and procedures. 
Contact: Regional employee development officers or the Learning Place BB for 
applications; FLETC for further information (912-267-2246, WASO FLETC-NPS). (Wiley 
Golden, FLETC)

October 30 — March 8: BASIC LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR NATIONAL PARK RANGERS 
(NPRI-201), FLETC, Glynco, GA. Closes on September 26th. This intensive basic training 
course has been developed especially for the NPS and is specifically designed to meet 
the basic training required of park rangers in order to qualify for a permanent Type I 
commission. Contact: Regional employee development officers or the Learning Place BB 
for applications; FLETC for further information (912-267-2246, WASO FLETC-NPS). 
(Wiley Golden, FLETC)

November 6 — 10: 2001 NATIONAL INTERPRETERS WORKSHOP, Des Moines, IA. Early 
bird registration (reduced rate) by August 26th; regular registration (normal rate) by 
October 7th. This annual workshop offers training for NPS interpreters to gain skills for 
professional growth and development. Contact: NAI at www.interpret.com for additional 
information. [Joyce Howe, STMA]

November 6 — 16: NPS CERTIFIED STRUCTURAL FIREFIGHTER TRAINING, 
Canyonlands NP, Moab, UT. Closes on October 5th. This course combines the previous 
NPS Level I and Level II structural fire suppression courses. Instruction includes lecture 
and audio visual aids but maintains an emphasis on individual and engine company 
manipulative skills essential for personal safety and effective and safe fire ground 
operations. At the end of the second week, the student will have had advanced technical 
information and hands-on training for standardized tactical procedures to confidently 
act as a member of a team and facilitate direct and indirect structural fire control 
operations. Students will participate in live fire and smoke house exercises requiring 
skills that develop their abilities to competently assess and safely initiate offensive, 
defensive, and transitional initial attack procedures for ignitable liquid and flammable 
gas, vehicle and interior structure firefighting. Students will also be trained on the 
necessary skills for efficient auto extrication of the critically injured. Contact: Michelle 
Busbee at 435-259-8859 ext 13. [Hal Spencer, FMPC]

* November 13 — 16: INSTRUCTOR TECHNIQUES FOR NON-LETHAL TRAINING 
AMMUNITION, FLETC, Glynco, GA. Closes on October 4th. The course is for current 
firearms instructors. Focuses on methodologies, policies, procedures, contemporary 
firearms trends, tactics and techniques. Students are required to develop a course of 
fire, demonstrate instructor skills, and evaluate program objectives. Contact: Regional 
employee development officers or the Learning Place BB for applications; FLETC for 
further information (912-267-2246, WASO FLETC-NPS). (Wiley Golden, FLETC)

November 26 — 28: "FEDERAL PRESERVATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY: STRIKING A 
BALANCE AND MEETING THE CHALLENGE THROUGH CREATIVE CULTURAL 
RESOURCES MANAGEMENT," ANNUAL MEETING, FEDERAL PRESERVATION 
FORUM, Riverside, CA. The meeting will focus on several topics regarding the future of 
cultural resources preservation in federal agencies. Two day-and-a-half long training 
classes will also be offered on the 29th and 30th. The National Preservation Institute will 
offer Dr. Tom King's "CRM: It's History and Ethics," and the University of California and 
Information Systems Management Specialists will offer and ESRI-certified ARCView GIS 
training class tailored to cultural resources management. For more information and on-
line registration, go to www.federalpreservationforum.org or 
http://www.pe.net/~fpforum. Contact: Rolla Queen, 909-697-5386 or 
Rolla.Queen@blm.gov. [Anne Vawser, MWAC]

November 26 — December 7: FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR TRAINING (FITP-202), FLETC, 
Glynco, GA. Closes on October 17th. Firearms instructor training. Contact: Regional 
employee development officers or the Learning Place BB for applications; FLETC for 
further information (912-267-2246, WASO FLETC-NPS). (Wiley Golden, FLETC)

November 27 — 30: INTRODUCTION TO AFS 3 INSTRUCTOR WORKSHOP, AOC, 
Herndon, VA. Closes on October 19th. A cadre of instructors will be developed in this 
training session to instruct AFS 3 courses in each region. An instructor team consisting 
of two or three instructors will be selected to represent each region. Contact: 
http://www.nps.gov/training or Gina Moriarty at 703-487-9326. [Joyce Howe, STMA]

* November 27 — 30: WILDERNESS PLANNING WORKSHOP, Amado, AZ. Closes October 
1st. The course will provide guidance on developing programmatic wilderness 
management, a framework for developing wilderness management direction, and 
information on other aspects of wilderness management. Contact: Rick Potts, 406-243-
4612, or http://www.nps.gov/training. [Joyce Howe, STMA]

December 3 - 13: DRIVER INSTRUCTOR TRAINING (DITP-201), FLETC, Glynco, GA. 
Closes on October 24th. Driver instructyor training. Contact: Regional employee 
development officers or the Learning Place BB for applications; FLETC for further 
information (912-267-2246, WASO FLETC-NPS). (Wiley Golden, FLETC)

December 4 - 7: INTRODUCTION TO AFS 3 INSTRUCTOR WORKSHOP, AOC, Herndon, 
VA. Closes on October 19th. A cadre of instructors will be developed in this training 
session to instruct AFS 3 courses in each region. An instructor team consisting of two 
or three instructors will be selected to represent each region. Contact: 
http://www.nps.gov/training or Gina Moriarty at 703-487-9326. [Joyce Howe, STMA]

December 10 — 14: INLAND SAR COORDINATION, Juneau, AK. Closes on September 
24th. 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. Contact: www.nps.gov/training or Peggy_Sandretzky@nps.gov. 
[Joyce Howe, STMA]

* December 10 — 14: MANAGING VISITOR USE IN WILDERNESS, Sturbridge, MA. 
Closes on October 19th. Training on indicators and monitoring techniques for 
determining physical and social carrying capacities and techniques for managing visitor 
use, including travel management, education, creation of camping areas, setting limits, 
and designing and implementing permit systems. Contact: Sue Matthews, 406-243-
4627, or http://www.nps.gov/training. [Joyce Howe, STMA]

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xx — xx : INLAND SAR COORDINATION, Ogden, UT. Closes on xxx. 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. 
Contact: www.nps.gov/training or Peggy_Sandretzky@nps.gov. [Joyce Howe, STMA]

xx — xx: XXXXX, FLETC, Glynco, GA. Closes on xxx. 

Contact: Regional employee development officers or the Learning Place BB for 
applications; FLETC for further information (912-267-2246, WASO FLETC-NPS). (Wiley 
Golden, FLETC)