NPS Training Calendar - Monday, October 1, 2001



                NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TRAINING CALENDAR

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

o       Entries are listed no sooner than FOUR months before a 
        training course begins, except in cases in which registration 
        dates close much earlier. 

o       Brevity in submissions is required and appreciated.

o       Please send along web sites for additional information where 
        possible.

o       Asterisks (*) indicate new entries. 

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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 22 - 26: STRUCTURE FIRE PUMP OPERATOR, Glen Canyon NRA, UT. 
Closes on October 12th. This 40-hour class is designed to provide 
persons participating in NPS structure fire suppression with technical 
information and primary skills essential for safe operation of fire 
apparatus. Emphasis is on hands-on training of pumping skills. 
Participants will become proficient in troubleshooting, hydraulics, 
drafting and multiple line pumping evolutions. Those who successfully 
complete the course will be certified to pump and maintain structure 
fire apparatus. Contact Harold Spencer at 208-387-5245 or via email. 
[Harold Spencer, FMPC]

* October 25 - 28: REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED: NASAR'S MANAGING 
THE LOST PERSON INCIDENT, Jackson, WY. Closes on October 10th. This is 
NASAR's fundamental management course for SAR. The course prepares 
students for the management responsibilities and leadership skills 
required during SAR missions. Contact: Rick Mossman via cc:Mail, via 
email (rmossman@wyoming.com), or by phone (307-543-2559/9116). [Rick 
Mossman, YELL]

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 30 - 31: 21st CENTURY TRAIL ACCESSIBILITY, Emeryville, CA.  
Closes October 8th. The course will address the latest in trail design 
guidelines and proposed accessibility standards. Sessions will focus 
on trail construction, including an overview of basic design and 
construction techniques used in developing accessible trails. The 
tuition is $250. For registration information, contact National Center 
on Accessibility, at 812-856-4422 (voice) or 812-856-4421 (TTY). 
[Joyce Howe, STMA]

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 14 - 16: AMERICAN RED CROSS FIRST RESPONDER INSTRUCTOR 
TRAINING, Gulf Islands NS, FL. Tuition: $170. Contact: Kevin Jura at 
850-916-3025. [Randy Coffman, RAD/WASO]

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 - 6: LIFE SAFETY CODE FOR FACILITIES MANAGERS AND SAFETY 
OFFICERS, Las Vegas, NV. Closes on November 2nd. No tuition; travel 
and per diem to be paid by benefiting account. For details and 
nomination forms, please go to http://www.nps.gov/training. [Steve 
Hastings, HOAL]

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: HAZARDOUS WASTE OPERATIONS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE, 
Phoenix, AZ. Closes on November 9th. Enrollment limited. No tuition; 
travel and per diem to be paid by benefiting account. For details and 
nomination forms, please go to http://www.nps.gov/training. [Steve 
Hastings, HOAL]

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]

* December 11 - 13: CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (CONSTRUCTION 
AND DESIGN PROJECTS), Santa Monica Mountains NRA. Closes November 5th. 
This training will satisfy the mandatory training requirement for 
COTR's;  the eight-hour refresher will be included in the first day's 
session. Tuition is $250. Contact: Rod Keiscome at 303-969-204 or 
http://www.nps.gov/training.  [Joyce Howe, STMA]

* December 11 - 13: CROSS CONNECTION CONTROL, Cherokee, NC. Closes on 
November 9th. No tuition; travel and per diem to be paid by benefiting 
account. For details and nomination forms, please go to 
http://www.nps.gov/training. [Steve Hastings, HOAL]

* December 11 - 13: ELECTRICAL CONTROLS FOR UTILITY OPERATORS, 
Anchorage, AK. Closes on November 9th. No tuition; travel and per diem 
to be paid by benefiting account. For details and nomination forms, 
please go to http://www.nps.gov/training. [Steve Hastings, HOAL]

* December 11 - 13: OSHA CONSTRUCTION SAFETY AND CONFINED SPACE, 
Dillingham, AK. Closes on November 9th. No tuition; travel and per 
diem to be paid by benefiting account. For details and nomination 
forms, please go to http://www.nps.gov/training. [Steve Hastings, 
HOAL]

* December 11 - 14: INTERPRETIVE PLANNING, PROGRAMS AND DESIGN, New 
Orleans, LA. Closes on October 22nd. The National Center on 
Accessibility (NCA) is offering this training, which will provide 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.  The first day of the 
training program will be a required disability awareness seminar, 
mandatory for all participants who have not attended an NCA core 
course or NCA disability awareness seminar in the last three years. 
Contact http://www.nps.gov/training or  NCA at 812-856-4422 (voice) or 
812-856-4421 (TTY). [Joyce Howe, STMA]

* December 11 - 14: ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND COMPLIANCE, Houston, TX. 
Closes on November 9th. No tuition; travel and per diem to be paid by 
benefiting account. For details and nomination forms, please go to 
http://www.nps.gov/training. [Steve Hastings, HOAL]

* December 18 - 21: AUTOCAD LAND DEVELOPMENT, Phoenix, AZ. Closes on 
November 16th. No tuition; travel and per diem to be paid by 
benefiting account. For details and nomination forms, please go to 
http://www.nps.gov/training. [Steve Hastings, HOAL]

* December 18 - 19: BASIC PLAN REVIEW, Reno, NV. Closes on November 
9th. No tuition; travel and per diem to be paid by benefiting account. 
For details and nomination forms, please go to 
http://www.nps.gov/training. [Steve Hastings, HOAL]

* January 14 - 18: CULTURAL RESOURCES PROTECTION AND FIRE MANAGEMENT 
PLANNING, Shepherdstown, WV. Closes on October 30th. This course will 
address the evaluation of fire effects on cultural resources and aids 
in the cooperative rewriting of fire management plans. Contact: 
http://www.nps.gov/training or Trinkle Jones at 520-670-6501 ext. 239. 
[Joyce Howe, STMA]

* January 14 - 18: INLAND SAR COORDINATION, Saratoga Springs, NY. 
Closes on October 29th. 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]

* January 15 - 17: CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (CONSTRUCTION 
AND DESIGN PROJECTS), Jean Lafitte NHP, LA. Closes November 26th. This 
training will satisfy the mandatory training requirement for COTR's;  
the eight-hour refresher will be included in the first day's session. 
Tuition is $250. Contact: Dale Wilkerson at 662-680-4009 or 
http://www.nps.gov/training.  [Joyce Howe, STMA]

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Prepared by the Division of Ranger Activities, WASO, with the 
cooperation and support of Delaware Water Gap NRA.

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