Professional Development

The Branch of Professional Development supports the mission of the Division of Education Outreach through planning, design, development, implementation and evaluation of training courses and employee development for conservation professionals.

Training available to conservation professionals:

Click on the course number (link) below for a complete course description. Individual course dates can be found within the course descriptions.

Environmental Education

* OUT8061 - Archery as an Outreach Tool

* OUT8062 - Youth Outdoor Skills

* OUT8064 - Building Urban and Community Habitats with Youth

* OUT8065 - Youth Hunting and Fishing Programs

* OUT8102 - Education Program Evaluation

* OUT8107 - Earth to Sky: Communicating Climate Change

* OUT8108 - Best Practices for Field Day Assessments

* OUT8160 - Environmental Education Methods

* OUT8161 - Developing Teacher Training

* OUT8162 - Education Programs for Youth: School’s Out

* OUT8163 - Connecting People with Nature Through Birds

* OUT8164 - Creating a Schoolyard Habitat/Outdoor Classroom

* OUTUWSP02 - Applied Environmental Education Program Evaluation

* OUTUWSP03 - Environmental Education Theory and Practice

* OUTUWSP05 - Leadership Development in Natural Resources: Strategic Planning and Implementation

* OUTUWSP04 - Making Environmental Education Relevant to Culturally Diverse Audiences

* OUTUWSP06 - Needs Assessment in Environmental Education and Interpretation

* OUTUWSP08 - Urban Environmental Education

* OUTUWSP09 - Ecological Basis of Environmental Education