NPS Meeting and Events Calendar - Monday, December 10, 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; 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]

Fiscal Year 2002: RISK MANAGEMENT SCHOLARSHIP FUND. Closes on December 4th.  
The program provides up to $600 to each participant to apply toward the tuition for any 
entry, developmental or full performance level risk management training course. The 
training must directly apply to safety and occupational health issues and must assist 
the park safety program in meeting its goal of providing employees with the essential 
competencies to perform their duties. It is NOT to be used for mandatory or supervisory 
training or Servicewide training courses. 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 7 — 16: DRIVER INSTRUCTOR TRAINING, FLETC (DITP-202), Glynco, GA. 
Closes on December 11th. Training for instructors who will teaching driving skills. 
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 7 — 12: DEFENSIVE TACTICS INSTRUCTOR TRAINING (DTITP-203), FLETC, 
Glynco, GA. Closes on December 11th. 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 16 — 17: CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR) EIGHT-HOUR 
REFRESHER. BLM will be delivering this training via satellite broadcast. Please see 
their website (www.ntc.blm.gov) for a complete course description. Refer to the training 
announcement for registration details. All Servicewide training announcements are 
posted at http://www.nps.gov/training. [Joyce Howe, STMA]

* January 22 — 25: CISM — BASIC PEER SUPPORT, Washington, DC. Closes on 
December 13th. CISM peer support is a collateral and volunteer duty. Peer supporters 
help fellow employees deal with "normal reactions to abnormal events." Participants will 
be taught listening skills and other CISM techniques. 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 28 — February 7: PHYSICAL SECURITY TRAINING, FLETC, Glynco, GA. 
Closes on December 19th. Training for rangers responsible for the development, 
implementation, and/or monitoring of physical security programs. Parks with fee demo 
programs could benefit from this 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)

* January 29 — February 6: POLICE BICYCLE TRAINING (PBTP-202), FLETC, Glynco, 
GA. Closes on December 19th. Basic training on bicycle patrol. 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 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 at 505-785-2232 ext 
435.  [Joyce Howe, STMA]

* February 19 — 22: INSTRUCTOR TECHNIQUES FOR NON-LETHAL TRAINING 
AMMUNITION, FLETC, Glynco, GA. Closes on January 16th. 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 25 — March 2: HISTORIC WEAPONS CERTIFICATION, Fort Blanding, Starke, 
FL. Closes on January 11th. Completion of this course fulfills the requirements of initial 
certification and recertification for supervisors and interpreters overseeing NPS historic 
weapons firing programs. Contact: www.nps.gov/training or craig_morris@nps.gov. 
[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 26 — March 2: INLAND SAR COORDINATION, Bell Buckle/Shelbyville, TN. 
Closes on December 3rd. 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]

* March 4 — 8: NATIONAL WILDFIRE INVESTIGATION TRAINING, FLETC, Glynco, GA. 
Closes on January 31st. Training for rangers with significant responsibility for wildland 
fire investigation. 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)

* March 11 — 21: PHYSICAL SECURITY TRAINING (PSTP-203), FLETC, Glynco, GA. 
Closes on February 6th. Training for rangers responsible for the development, 
implementation, and/or monitoring of physical security programs. Parks with fee demo 
programs could benefit from this 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)

* March 18 — 22: INLAND SAR COORDINATION, Helena, MT. Closes on December 31st. 
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]

* April 22 — 26: INTERPRETATION LEADERSHIP SEMINAR, Mather TC, Harpers Ferry, 
WV. Closes on January 25th. The workshop has been designed to address critical issues 
facing interpretive leaders regarding changing demographics and demands on NPS 
interpretive efforts. Contact: www.nps.gov/training or Corky Mayo at 202-565-1050. 
[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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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)