CIT Computer Training—New Term Begins January 20

As we bundle up for winter, the CIT Training Program is looking forward to the spring term of classes. Returning teachers are scheduling sessions of popular courses, and new teachers will be teaching exciting new offerings. The spring term is in its earliest planning stages now. Watch for the full class list on the training Web page on January 20, 2003.

Winter Weather and Classes

Unless the federal government is closed, our policy is that classes will be held as scheduled—as long as the instructors are able to be there. When we find out that an instructor cannot make it in, we will notify all students as soon as possible.

Coming Up in 2003

In February, training will begin on the nVision system, which uses data from the new NBS system, much as the NIH Data Warehouse has done with the ADB. We plan to continue training for that system as new users come on board.

Expect to see many new courses in areas such as personal computing, networking, internet resources, statistics, scientific seminars, Unix, databases, and others. An interesting course, "ADB/VPS and NBS Printing," will be given on January 29 by Robert Klein and Tony Roberts. This course will describe the process and requirements for setting up a local printer for use with the ADB or NBS.

Records Set in 2002

The CIT Training Program broke a number of records this past year. Our teachers taught 189 different subjects in 762 different sessions. The records were due to a continuing increase in the base program—additional sessions given by our volunteer teachers—and the amount of training required by two major NBRSS systems.

During the summer and fall terms, the Enterprise Human Resources and Payroll System (EHRP) completed training for all 1539 users in 105 sessions. In the fall term, training began for the NIH Business System (NBS) Travel module.

Join the Faculty

What makes this program work so well is the generosity of our teachers—from so many parts of NIH—who volunteer their time to bring knowledge to the NIH community. We appreciate our current teachers and always welcome new people into the program. If you have something that you could teach, please call and let us know. The training program can offer you the support you need to make the experience a rewarding one.

As always, classes are available free of charge to NIH employees and other users of NIH computing facilities. The courses are offered to help individuals become more efficient and effective in using computing, networking, and information systems in their work.

More Information

You can sign up for the new spring classes now online via the training Web page. Again, check the training Web page on January 20 for the full list of classes in the spring. Of course, you are always welcome to call the TASC help desk at (301) 594-6248 if you wish to discuss course registration, teaching a class, or other training issues.