The Program
The Forest Service Continuing Education (CE-WFW) Program goal
is enhancing productivity and effectiveness of professionals whose
work involves or relates to management of rare plants, wildlife,
fish habitats and watersheds. CE-WFW serves the people who care
for the land. By design, the program meets natural resource professionals'
training career needs. All resource areas are invited.
Who
is eligible?
Briefly, the WFW Continuing Education program has two levels
in the program.
Level I: Technical Leadership
It is aimed at GS 5-11 and those new to the Forest Service, but
it is not exclusive. Technical Leadership includes such workshops
as Advanced Concepts in Aquatic Ecosystem Analysis, Wildlife Conservation
and Management, Plain & Simple! Document Writing, and Landscape
Ecology.
Level II: Program Leadership
It consists of three workshops; Leadership and Communication,
Natural Resource Policy, Values and Economics, and Program Management.
Because workshops will always be changing in Level I, there is
no graduation from that level. You are welcome to repeat any of
the workshops over your career as the content will always be updated.
In addition to the workshops, however, a completed project is
necessary to graduate from Level II. A project can be either the
Program Plan developed in Program Management or a couple other
options. Work with the National Coordinator in developing your
project.
Dropping from the Workshop
Once registered, a participant needing to drop must find a
substitute or pay fixed cost. Check with us first, just in
case we have a waiting list. Tuition is extremely low cost for
these workshops, consequently we do not have much leeway on letting
people drop. The budgets have been set and spent based on your
current confirmation. Thank you for your understanding and consideration.
Distance Learning
We will be providing as many topics in an online learning format
as possible. If you have topic suggestions, please contact the
National CE-WFW Coordinator
For more information on the Continuing Education Program
contact your Regional Coordinator,
or Shelly Witt, National Continuing
Education Program Leader, Watershed-Fish-Wildlife & Air,
USDA Forest Service, 860 North 1200 East, Logan, Utah 84321. Phone:
435-881-4203
For specific workshop information, please contact the
professor in charge.
Additional Contacts: Regional Continuing
Education Coordinators and Resource Staff
Persons of any race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion,
or with any disability are welcome to use and enjoy all facilities,
programs, and services of the USDA. Discrimination in any form
is strictly against agency policy and should be reported to the
Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250.