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Training Classes and Workshops

Consult the most recent GSFC and HQ Employee Development Guide for up-to-date course information. Note: training offerings change frequently.

Inquire into the on/off-site training related to the following fields. The TECHNICAL training includes engineer, specialist and management training. Under the CLERICAL training you will find the secretarial, administrative, and information management systems. Use the Clerical Crossover Training to help you cross over from the Clerical field to Resources or Project Support or move between Resources and Project Support.

Topic/Organization Web Address Additional Information
Academy of Program/Project Leadership (APPL) curriculum (formerly PMDP) http://appl.nasa.gov/businessunits/career/pmdp/index.html  
America's Learning Exchange http://www.alx.org/ Links to training, employers, and specialty databases
Brookings Institute http://www.brook.edu/ Executive Training and Seminars
Business Management Information Center http://bmic.gsfc.nasa.gov/ Accessible only from on-site NASA computers Links to career development and training, resources, finance, project support, procurement, personnel, new initiatives, and general related web sites
Center for Applied Financial Management http://www.fms.treas.gov/tas/index.html
Provider of a wide range of finance-related courses.
Federal Acquisition Institute http://www.gsa.gov/staff/v/training.htm Acquisition-related training. Provides self-paced and instructor-led courses delivered via computer.
Fellowships: http://education.nasa.gov/edprograms/fellowgrants/  
Federal Learning eXchange http://wdr.doleta.gov/research/rlib_doc.cfm?docn=6039 Links to education and training resources for the federal workforce
GSFC and HQ Employee Development Guide http://ohr.gsfc.nasa.gov/DevGuide/
Links to GSFC and NASA HQ training, policies and procedures, Learning Center site, a variety of development programs and opportunities, training forms, organization development consulting services, quality management system training, special programs and initiatives, agency-wide training, and a contact list
GSFC Learning and Work-Life Office http://ohr.gsfc.nasa.gov/contact/LWOContacts.htm Learning Center
GSFC Training Opportunities http://ohr.gsfc.nasa.gov/DevGuide/
trngopps.htm
GSFC's training catalog
Leadership and Management Development Calendar http://ohr.gsfc.nasa.gov/DevGuide/DevPrograms/ALP/overview.htm  
Local Colleges and Universities http://ohr.gsfc.nasa.gov/DevGuide/
DevPrograms/COLLUNIV.htm
 
Management Concepts http://www.mgmtconcepts.com/courses/courses.asp Links to training curricula in Federal Acquisition and Contracting, Management, Federal Grants and Assistance, Financial Management, and Project Management
NASA Agencywide Training and Development Program # Home Page: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/codef/
welcome.html

# Mission Support training: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/codef/
codeft/mst.html

# Finance & Resources Management training: http://ohr.gsfc.nasa.gov/DevGuide/Hq/
Finance/home.htm

Links to APPL, Leadership and Management Development, NASA Engineering Program, SOLAR, Fellowships, Mission Support, and Career Development Models and Roadmaps
NASA Headquarters Training http://ohr.gsfc.nasa.gov/DevGuide/Hq/
hqtrngopps.htm
Training for HQ employees located at HQ or nearby (e.g., GSFC)
Professional Development Program (PDP) http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/codef/
codeft/pdp/

http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/codef/
codeft/pdp/pdpops.html

Program information and links to NASA installations that have identified work assignments as part of PDP
Resources and Financial Management Training http://cfo.gsfc.nasa.gov/training.html Course material, Schedule, course descriptions, and links to GSFC and Agency training opportunities
Senior Executive Service (SES) Candidate Development http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/codef/
codeft/sescdp.html
 
U.S. Department of Agriculture Graduate School Homepage:http://grad.usda.gov/

Catalog:http://grad.usda.gov/Catalog/
alpha_courselist.cfm?alphachar=A

Nationwide Programs:http://www.grad.usda.gov/programs
services/reg/np.cfm

Center for Applied Technology -
Washington DC:http://www.grad.usda.gov/programs
services/cat/cat.cfm

Correspondence and On-line Courses: http://www.grad.usda.gov/programs
services/corres/cop.cfm

Evening Programs: http://www.grad.usda.gov/programs
services/evening/evening_weekend.cfm

 
Government Audit Training Institute: http://www.grad.usda.gov/programs
services/auditing/gatp.cfm
 
National Capital Training Center: http://www.grad.usda.gov/programs
services/reg/national_capital_reg.cfm
 
National Independent Study Center: http://www.grad.usda.gov/programs
services/nisc/nisc.cfm
 


Clerical Crossover Training Information
These training classes can help you cross over from the Clerical field to Resources or Project Support or move between Resources and Project Support

RESOURCES
(Resources Analyst)
PROJECT SUPPORT
(Project Support Specialist)
Budget Development
Career Transition Workshop
Individual Development Plan
Institutional Management
Introduction to FMD Systems
Introduction to Microsoft Excel
Oral Presentation
RAMIS I and II
Resources Management Overview
SPS/ASAP
Time Management
Career Transition Workshop
Configuration Management - entry level
Individual Development Plan
Introduction to Federal Procurement Systems
MS Office-entry level: (Word/Excel/Access/PPT)
Oral Presentation Strategies
Property Custodian-CHIRPS/NEMS
RAMIS I and II
Scheduling - entry level
SPS/ASAP
Time Management