Enrollment Instructions for Customers (including TSPs) and Partner Employees

If you are a USDA employee please go to the enrollment instructions for USDA employees page.  If you are part of the general public and have no direct affiliation with NRCS go to the enrollment instructions for the general public.  If you have questions regarding your status, as explained above, please contact Tony Lovell at the NEDC.

All training requests regardless of the delivery mechanism should be preceded by a discussion with your supervisor.

Enrolling in NEDC Classroom Training

After talking with your supervisor, contact the NRCS training officer in the state in which you are employed or contact Tony Lovell at the NEDC.  Enrollment in NRCS courses by non NRCS employees is on a first come, first served basis.  At this time no tuition is being charged for these courses.  Your employer is responsible for any travel costs associated with your attendance at any training.

Enrolling in NEDC Self-Paced Courses (Web-based, CD-ROM,
3-Ring Binder, etc.)

A number of self-paced courses are offered by the NEDC and are generally available to anyone.  Before enrolling in any of these courses please talk with your supervisor.  Enrollment instructions are included on each course description page. Go to the course listing page to see a list of all NEDC coordinated courses.

TechReg

The entire process of becoming a Technical Service Provider is presented at TechReg.  Please familiarize yourself with this process if you have not already done so.  Specific instructions on securing a USDA user account and password are located at getting started.