NPS Training Calendar - Monday, November 5, 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; pound signs (#) indicate 
        revised entries.

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* Open Enrollment: FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. This 
intranet-based course is designed to provide administrative, budget 
and financial management personnel with entry, developmental and full 
performance competencies in financial management processes. Tuition: 
$100. Refer to the announcement for registration procedures.  Contact: 
The announcement is posted at: http://www.nps.gov/training/; for more 
information, call Jan Gauthier at 304-535-6402. [Joyce Howe, STMA]

* Open Enrollment: SMARTPAY CHARGE CARD PROGRAM. Mandatory training 
via the internet is available for the SmartPay (Bank of America) 
charge card for travel and purchase activities. No tuition. Refer to 
the announcement for details. Contact: The announcement is posted at: 
http://www.nps.gov/training/; for more information, call Jan Gauthier 
at 304-535-6402. [Joyce Howe, STMA]

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]

* December 10 - 12: INTRODUCTION TO PARK PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, Cuyahoga 
Valley NP, OH. Closes November 16th. This course is designed to 
provide employees from all disciplines with tools and processes for 
analyzing and accomplishing work, planning and organizing work, 
managing and accounting for funds, and evaluating results. Contact:  
The announcement is posted at http://www.nps.gov/training; for more 
information, call Marty Sutherland at 402-221-3357. [Joyce Howe, STMA]

# December 10 - 14: HAZARDOUS WASTE OPERATIONS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE, 
Phoenix, AZ. Closes on November 9th. Enrollment limited. A tuition of 
$912 will be charged; 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: 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. A tuition of $684 will be charged; 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. A tuition of $684 will be 
charged; 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. A tuition of $684 will be 
charged; 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: ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND COMPLIANCE, Houston, TX. 
Closes on November 9th. A tuition of $912 will be charged; 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. A tuition of $912 will be charged; 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. A tuition of $456 will be charged; 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 - May 14: BASIC LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR NATIONAL PARK RANGERS 
[NPRI-202], FLETC, Glynco, GA. Closes on November 28th. Basic LE 
training developed for the NPS and specifically designed to meet the 
basic training needed by rangers to qualify for permanent NPS 
commissions. 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)

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]

January 28 - February 8:  INTERPRETIVE CURRICULUM 
COORDINATOR/CERTIFIER WORKSHOP, Mather Training Center, WV. Closes 
November 16th.  This workshop will train field interpreters and 
regional/WASO staff for the role of certifier/curriculum coordinator 
in support of the interpretive development plan. Contact: Dave Dahlen 
or Sandy Weber via email or  http://www.nps.gov/training.  [Joyce 
Howe, STMA]

February 4 - 8: INLAND SAR COORDINATION, Camp Atterbury, IN. Closes on 
November 19th. 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]

February 11 - 15: INTRODUCTION TO PARK PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, Carlsbad, 
NM. Closes January 11th. This course is designed to provide employees 
from all disciplines with tools and processes for analyzing and 
accomplishing work,techniques for planning and organizing the work, 
management and accountability of funds, and evaluation of results. 
Contact:  http://www.nps.gov/training or Bob Shannon 505-785-2232 ext 
435.  [Joyce Howe, STMA]

February 25 - June 24: BASIC LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR NATIONAL PARK RANGERS 
[NPRI-203], FLETC, Glynco, GA. Closes on January 8th. Basic LE 
training developed for the NPS and specifically designed to meet the 
basic training needed by rangers to qualify for permanent NPS 
commissions. 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)

February 28 - March 7: NATIONAL WILDERNESS STEWARDSHIP TRAINING, 
Tucson, AZ. Closes on November 8th. This training, sponsored by the 
Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center (ACNWTC), will 
emphasize interpreting and translating the Wilderness Act and agency 
policy into principles managers can apply on the ground.  Contact:  
Rick Potts at 406-243-4612 or ACNWTC at 
http://www.wilderness.net/carhart/ 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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