MPS In-Service Training Opportunities
Lifeguard Recertification - January 11th and 12th, 2025
Location: Cumberland YMCA
If you are a lifeguard or have some seasonal guards that may need to get in a recertification class before their certification expires, this is a great opportunity to get in good graces with the Red Cross and get ready for the summer season.
Hunter Safety - January 31st and February 3rd
Location: North Point
This is a hybrid hunter safety education class. A portion of the training is provided online by Hunter-Ed.com, which is the only online hunter safety education provider that satisfies the state's online component. This course includes instruction in Firearm and Bow safety, Basic Shooting Skills (air rifles), Tree-stand Safety & Using Boats/ATVs, Basic Hunting Skills, Primitive Hunting Equipment & Techniques, North American Model of Conservation, Preparation and Survival Skills, Responsible and Ethical Hunting, and Range Safety.
EMR Challenge Courses - February through April, 2025
Emergency Medical Responder Challenge Courses are now posted for 2025. This course is a challenge course where you will be responsible for proving you know all the content of the EMR Course. You should come prepared to demonstrate proficiency in all EMR skills and to pass a 20 question CPR test as well as a 75 question EMR test with an 80% or higher.
Town Halls - February through March, 2025
Registration is open for Town Halls for February and March, 2025:
Thursday, February 20 - Fair Hill
Wednesday, February 26 - Chesapeake College
Wednesday, March 5 - Kings Landing
Tuesday, March 11 - Sideling Hill
Click here to access the MPS Training Calendar for In-Service Training Registration
Leader Academy for Gateways Communities
NPS Chesapeake Gateways
February 10th and 11th, 2025
Location: Cambridge, MD
Registration Cost: Free
Location: Cambridge, MD
Registration Cost: Free
Chesapeake Gateways Communities provide locals and visitors alike with an outstanding welcoming orientation to their area, encouraging further exploration by offering a wide range of authentic Chesapeake experiences, resources, and stories. The Chesapeake Gateways
Communities Initiative helps communities assess their ability to serve as host and guide to local residents and visitors. The Leader Academy will prepare community leaders from the watershed to take their community through the process, including identifying
and recruiting a strong, representative team; completing a self-assessment to identify gaps and opportunities; and prioritizing future action planning, all to help build a stronger connection to the Chesapeake. Click here to learn more about the Chesapeake Gateways Communities Initiative.
2025 Maryland DNR Professional Development Day
Society of Outdoor Recreation Professionals
Visitor Use Management Training and Symposium
June 2-5, 2025
Vancouver, WA
Cost: $600 - $750
As we continue to welcome more people to public lands, finding ways to balance high quality visitor experiences with natural and cultural resource protection can feel daunting. The Visitor Use Management Training and Symposium is a great opportunity to connect with others from across the US and Canada who are developing innovative solutions and honoring tribal approaches and treaty rights to plan for and manage outdoor recreation in natural settings. The Visitor Use Management Training and Symposium includes 1.5 days of training (June 2-3), a 1-day symposium featuring case study presentations (June 4), and a 1-day field workshop (June 5) with options to see visitor use management in action in Washington and Oregon. The event also includes two keynote panels featuring indigenous perspectives on treaty rights and outdoor recreation and managing visitor use along the 2,800-mile Pacific Crest Trail.
Registration opens in January 2025. Click here to learn more.
International Association of Avian Trainers and Educators
33rd Annual IAATE Conference
February 19-22, 2025
Pigeon Forge, TN
Cost: $315 - $415
Register now for the 33rd annual IAATE Conference hosted by American Eagle Foundation! Located on a 57-acre plot of land nestled in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains in Kodak, Tennessee, AEF is excited to welcome you. The Conference will take place at Dollywood’s HeartSong Lodge & Resort located 35 miles southeast of Knoxville, Tennessee in scenic Pigeon Forge at the gateway of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Don't delay, many conference activities have limited capacities including the pre-conference trip and workshops. Early bird registration rates end December 31st. Click below to head to our website to learn more!
OSHAcademy
Electrical Safety Courses and Safety Checklist
Did you know? Electrical hazards cause more than 300 fatalities and 4,000 injuries in the workplace each year in the U.S. alone. Many of these incidents can be prevented with proper safety measures and regular training. To help you reduce these risks, we’re excited to introduce the OSHAcademy Electrical Safety Checklist – a free, downloadable tool designed to enhance safety in your workplace. This checklist covers crucial areas such as grounding of tools, the use of protective devices, and inspection protocols for electrical equipment.
To complement the checklist, consider OSHAcademy’s targeted electrical safety courses:
- Course 615: Electrical Safety – Hazards and Controls: This course offers insights into the risks and control measures essential for handling electrical hazards safely.
- Course 715: Electrical Safety for Technicians and Supervisors: Dive deeper into safety protocols, focusing on supervisory techniques and advanced safety practices for technicians.
Stay proactive and informed – download the checklist today and empower your team with OSHAcademy’s expert training!
American Trails
Outdoor Recreation Roadmap: A Community-Led Approach to Leveraging Your Natural Assets for Economic Success and Local Renewal
January 15-February 19, 2025
The “outdoor recreation economy” is at the heart of a burgeoning development trend for rural areas and small cities. Outdoor recreation is among the country’s largest economic sectors, supporting 7.6 million U.S. jobs and adding more than $59 billion to state and local government coffers. Even more important to understand as you look to improve, revitalize or pull your community up by its bootstraps: investing in outdoor recreation earns dividends in healthier communities, healthier economies and healthier people. In this course, we drill down to the nitty gritty—how to bring your community together around outdoor recreation to generate more awareness and buy-in, make quick progress that can be sustained over time, and create meaningful changes that make a difference for your community’s business and economic vitality, physical health and confidence.
Consensus That Works: Formal Consensus Decision-Making for Groups and Organizations
January 29-February 12, 2025
Consensus That Works promotes collaboration over competition. It offers a clear alternative that builds on the creative contributions of the group to craft decisions that fit your purpose, mission and goals and keep your organization moving forward.
Are you looking for a way to supercharge your work team's performance?
Are you looking for a way to supercharge your work team's performance?
- Retool your nonprofit or company?
- Make a transition to a more equitable, fair and inspiring way of working together?
- Support local democracy and participation within your community?
- Operate and enliven a consensus decision-making model you've already committed to?
- Find a better way to manage meetings, decision-making and action?
Learn more and register here: https://www.americantrails.org/training
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