Field Requirements Group (FRG): Consists of one representative from each Region and the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP). This group is responsible for identifying and prioritizing training requirements and deficiencies, and for providing recommendations for annual training implementation plans. Essentially, this group decides upon those training items which should be developed and delivered in a given fiscal year, and then recommends how to spend the discretionary portion of the training budget.

National Headquarters Group (NHG): Consists of representatives from the Office of Climate, Water, and Weather Services (OCWWS) Training Division, the Office of Hydrologic Development (OHD), the Office of Operational Systems (OPS), the Office of Science and Technology (OS&T), the Office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO), the Office of Chief Financial Officer (CFO), and OCWWS Service Programs (as needed). This group provides support, direction and coordination for the NWS training requirements process.

Heads of Training Centers Group (HOTG): Heads of Training Centers Group (HOTG): Composed of all training providers including the NWS Training Center (NWSTC) in Kansas City, MO; the Warning Decision Training Branch (WDTB) in Norman, OK; and the Forecast Decision Training Branch (FDTB) and the Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology, Education, and Training (COMET) in Boulder, CO.