REE SMART Center

The Research, Education, and Economics (REE) Self-Motivated and Administered Reading and Training (SMART) Center is a lending resource library available to all REE employees. It offers a wide variety of self-development materials for loan to include audio and video cassettes, books, CD-ROMs, and computer/video based training.

The SMART Center provides employees with:

• An informal and easily accessible source that can be used for a variety of self-development learning activities.
• The convenience of an on-site learning environment with materials in various formats to use as the training need arises.
• Training alternatives when preparing and implementing Individual Development Plans (IDPs).
  

Resources cover:

• Acquisition/Contracting/Procurement
• Coaching
• Communication
• Customer Service
• Diversity
• EEO
• Ethics
• Human Resources
• Information Technology
• Leadership
• Management
• Meetings
• Mentoring
• Presentation Skills
• Safety/Environment
• Self-Development
• Sign Language
• Supervision
• Teambuilding
  

The REE SMART Center Catalog lists the resources available for loan. Each item has a reference number, a brief description of the resource, and the media format. The catalog may be viewed on web site: http://www.afm.ars.usda.gov/smartcenter

SMART Center information

For additional information about training and development, visit our HRD web site: http://www.afm.ars.usda.gov/hrd/empdev/

Last Updated: 01/05/2005