National Employee Development Center Important Bulletin
Supervisor and Human Resources Professionals Mandatory Hiring Training
Supervisor and Human Resources Professionals Mandatory hiring training for supervisors and human resources (HR) professionals. As part of the initiative on transforming hiring in USDA, all supervisors and HR professionals must complete the applicable AgLearn training courses by the deadline or prior to initiating a hiring action. (PDF below)
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Degree Leadership Assessments for NRCS Supervisors
The purpose is to announce the fiscal year (FY) 2017 360-degree leadership assessments for NRCS managers and supervisors. "Leadership Competency Framework" requires all supervisors, managers, and executives who are full-time career or career-conditional USDA employees to participate in a 360-degree leadership assessment at least once every three years, in order to guide their leadership development.
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Individual Development Plans for Fiscal Year 2017
Individual Development Plans for Fiscal Year 2017 should inform employees about the procedures they must follow to complete their individual development plans for the fiscal year 2017. The training provides the developmental opportunities the employee needs to perform competently in their current position.
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Course Catalog
The course descriptions presented on this web site and in AgLearn are the official copies of the course descriptions. Changes occur frequently. Any printed version may not be the most up-to-date description of the course.
For your convenience the courses offered by the NEDC are listed in two ways.
The course listing page is an alphabetical listing of all courses. The course name is linked to a description of the course.
The course schedule page is a listing of the courses sessions for the fiscal year. The course name is linked to a description of the course.
The travel and lodging page is a listing of the courses class room travel and lodging information. The course name is linked to a travel and lodging letter.
If you are familiar with this site you may wish go directly to the course listing page or the curricula grouping page and view the information. If you are new to this site you may wish to review the brief general information page before proceeding.
Continuing Education Units
The National Employee Development Center (NEDC)seeks approval by the International Association of Continuing Education and Training (IACET) to provide Continuing Education Units (CEU) for NEDC courses. Beginning November, 2003 NEDC began certifying new and redesigned courses for CEU’s.
One CEU equals ten contact hours of participation in an organized continuing education experience. Each course must undergo a rigorous instructional design process to meet the guidelines established by the IACET.
The NEDC is committed to continue providing quality training for NRCS employees and it’s conservation partners.
The opportunity to offer CEU’s means NEDC:
- Demonstrates compliance with proven, research-based criteria created in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Education.
- Is dedicated to high standards for quality in continuing education and training.
- Awards the IACET CEU, the hallmark for quality in continuing education and training.
This icon will be placed in the course description for each course that offers CEU's.
On the course listing page and the curricula grouping page the courses that offer CEU's are indicated as shown below:
RC&D Area Planning and Implementation (C) (2.4 CEUs)
