Training Opportunities: Week of Feburary 14th

 

Training Division 2025  Things to Know: Seasonal Employee Training Procedures Link to 2025 Seasonal Employee Onboard Training Registration Form: https://forms.gle/uEXcLaMEndApNbPA9 *Please note: if you are using a Maryland.gov email address for the employee, make sure that it is functioning before using that for their username and email address.* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My MD Cares TIP SHEETS The following tip sheets offer simple tips on coping with tragedy, managing traumatic stress and talking to children impacted by trauma. Download, print, and share these resources for employees, household members, or anyone in your community who may need assistance coping with the recent events: Coping with a Traumatic Event Coping with Tragedy: A Guide to Dealing with Shock and Grief Coping with Traumatic Events in the News Helping Others Cope with Tragedy Managing Traumatic Stress Talking to Children About Traumatic Events Resources:  Are you preparing for your concessions opening?   Our Food Safety Page is up and additing items.   Special Events and Use agreements  sample forms and slideshow  What’s the Secret to Thriving at Work? 5 Keys for ADHD Adults  Upcoming Grant Opportunities:  none at the moment  Non-MPS Trainings:

Bridging Environmental Literacy and Career Pathways

Only a few spots remain for this workshop!

Your expertise and perspective are needed! Join colleagues from the Maryland State Department of Education, Department of Natural Resources, and the NOAA Environmental Science Training Center for a free workshop to explore the exciting intersection of environmental literacy and career pathways.

Workshop Highlights

• Success Stories and Case Studies

• Interactive Planning Sessions

• Networking Opportunities

• Implementation Strategies

Workshop Goals

• Connect environmental literacy providers and career-oriented programming opportunities outlined in the Maryland Blueprint for Education

• Support the development/integration of career awareness programming connected to school-based initiatives

• Support the development of internship and apprenticeship opportunities for high school students

• Identify next steps to support connecting environmental literacy and career-oriented programming

Logistics:

Date: February 18, 2025

Time: 10:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

Location: Chesapeake College, Wye Mills MD

Registration: https://forms.gle/HPzmfo76YsKNrBEV9  

Space is limited for this FREE professional development opportunity. Please register by Thursday, February 13, 2025.

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MARYLAND FOREST SERVICE

WILDLAND FIRE CREW

2025 PACK TEST & REFRESHER

The Maryland Forest Service Fire Management Staff are accepting applications for the Work Capacity (Pack)

Test and RT-130 Annual Fireline Safety Refresher training for Agency and Wildland Fire Crew members.

All participants applying for the pack test will be required to complete the Health Screening Questionnaire

(HSQ). The HSQ will be evaluated by an agency administrator to determine if medical clearance is required

prior to the Pack test. Participants will also be required to sign an Informed Consent form the day of the test.

All candidates must apply online. The Pack Test will have 3 time slots available at 0900, 1000, & 1100 and you

should arrive at least 15 minutes prior to your scheduled time. The RT-130 Annual Refresher will be

1230 – 1630.

The pack test is a 3-mile hike, wearing a 45-pound pack that needs to be completed in 45 minutes. It is

recommended that participants take part in some sort of physical fitness training prior to taking the pack

test. Only individuals that intend to participate in out-of-state fire crews will be taking the test.

Dates & Locations (choose one):

Friday, March 14, 2025 – Sandy Point State Park

Apply online at: https://forms.gle/jb1QZwpkFftRNRay9

AND Email HSQ Form to: shannon.wolfe@maryland.gov

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 – Fort Frederick State Park

Apply online at: https://forms.gle/TGfeZRXAjkfkKF4d8

AND Email HSQ Form to: timothy.cole@maryland.gov

Note: Maximum of 50 slots available for each session

Registration Deadline: March 7, 2025

Link to HSQ:

https://www.fs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/2023-03/HSQ-Form-FS-5100-31.pdf

All candidates must apply online and email the required HSQ Form. Application does not guarantee any slot.

Selected applicants will be notified by email and sent the forms needed for either State or AD Hire for 2025.

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Prescribed Burn Workshop: I'm excited that we are holding our first prescribed burn workshop on Thursday, March 27, at Point Pleasant Farm with a backup adverse weather day on Thursday, April 3. Here's the registration link with the agenda:

Register for Prescribed Burn Workshop.

Quail Forever Banquet: The Chesapeake Bay Chapter of Quail Forever has some fantastic volunteers working to advance habitat improvement across the region and have been great partners in my educational work. Please consider supporting them by joining their annual banquet on Saturday, February 22, at 3pm, on Kent Island. Their funds stay within the region, so this is a great way to support local habitat work for quail.

Register for Quail Forever Banquet on February 22. Registration closes on Sunday, February 16.

Next Land & Wildlife Speaker on Wednesday, February 19 - Avian Community Response to Dynamic Forest Restoration by Dr. Jeff Larkin. Dr. Larkin has done incredible work monitoring bird community responses to forest management across the Appalachians. Add to Outlook calendar.

Past Recordings up on YouTube: If you missed our last couple of webinars, here are the recordings.

• Planning a Prescribed Burn in Maryland by Shannon Wolfe.
• Northern Bobwhite Restoration & the Natural Lands Project by Dan Small

If you like our videos, please take a moment to subscribe to our channel to help us get the word out to a broader audience.

Thank you!

Luke

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Certified Playground Safety Inspector Course & Exam (CPSI)

Date: Tuesday, April 22, 2025 - Thursday, April 24, 2025 Location: Middle River Recreation Activity Center (Middle River, MD) Fee: $600 (Course &Exam)   For more information and to register, click here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In preparation for the second Trevor Project Train-the-Trainer Program cohort release, we are offering many Ally and CARE trainings! To find the training days/times, please click the registration link below. Completion of both trainings within the past two years is a key prerequisite for those aspiring to become a certified Trevor Project Train-the-Trainer. Stay tuned for the official announcement, coming soon! Trevor Project CARE Training: The Trevor Project’s CARE (Connect, Accept, Respond, Empower) Training is an interactive and intensive training that provides adults with an overview of suicide among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) youth, and the different environmental stressors that contribute to their heightened risk for suicide. You will also learn about suicide risk factors and warning signs, crisis response strategies, and ways to create supportive, resilience-building environments. Trevor Project Ally Training: This cultural competency training is designed to create dialogue around being an adult ally for LGBTQ+ youth by informing participants about common terminology, The Trevor Project's services, LGBTQ+ terminology, allyship, challenges faced by LGBTQ+ individuals, strategies for fostering inclusivity, cultural awareness, and supportive environments. Learn to be an Ally to the LGBTQ+ community. REGISTER HERE FOR CARE/ALLY TRAINING For other training opportunities, please visit linktr.ee/mdhsuicideprevention often! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Through MPCTC - contact mps.trainingdivision@maryland.gov if you want to register.  Managing Organizational Change March 13th This course is designed to provide public safety managers and supervisors with the tools to manage planned change in their teams and organizations. Participants will examine techniques to produce behavior that enables change, and strategies and models for dealing with resistance to change. This course stresses the role of communication in managing orderly change. Topics to be covered include Three-Phase Transition Model of Change, leadership tasks and responsibilities, change communication strategies, identifying and managing resistance to change, and change implementation tools. Employee Engagement & Motivation March 18th This course for managers and supervisors is designed to provide instruction on how to engage employees in a way that will motivate and retain them, and contribute to a successful work environment. Topics to be covered include the importance of engagement, types of motivation, rewards and recognition, motivating remote employees to keep them focused and engaged, and interpersonal relationships. Customer Service March 31st This course is designed to enable public safety practitioners to learn to deal directly with customers. The course will examine a methodology for handling customer objections and the skills required to provide solutions to service issues and problems with upset individuals. Topics to be covered include types of difficult customers, assessing customer discontent, strategies for dealing with upset customers, and balancing organization and customer interests. Communication Skills and Interpersonal Interaction April 1st This course focuses on understanding and improving the communication and interpersonal skills central to a supervisor’s effective interactions with their subordinates, peers and management. A model of the communication process is presented and selected communication skills are explored. A personality profile instrument is introduced, and the concept of personality type and its applications in improving interpersonal effectiveness are examined. *NEW* DiSC for Improved Communication & Collaboration April 8th This course is designed to assist managers in developing the knowledge and skills to use the DiSC personality profile instrument to promote individual growth and group effectiveness. Topics to be covered include personality, personality assessment, the DiSC instrument, personal profile, DiSC patterns, using DiSC to promote individual development, and using DiSC to promote group effectiveness. Managing Across Generations April 14th This course is designed to explore the needs of the multi-generational workforce, with a focus on differences between generations to improve understanding and workplace productivity. Topics include: workplace attitudes and expectations, generational values, power structures and hierarchy, and managing multiple generations in the workplace. Transitioning from Officer to Supervisor April 15th This course is designed to assist law enforcement and public safety personnel with the opportunity to obtain an understanding of the new responsibilities, liabilities, and the changes that come with the conversion from officers to supervisors. Topics to be covered include: the principles of leadership, team building inside and outside of the facilities, problem resolution and decision making, and new responsibilities. Coaching for Enhanced Performance April 29th This course is designed to enable the student to learn approaches and techniques for business coaching to enhance employee job performance that they can apply in their position as a manager or supervisor. Topics to be covered include: coaching versus training, coaching cycles, goal setting, coaching relationships, and the importance of communication.