Basic
Literacy and Writing Skills
There is currently no formal training
program for this competency, but there are many options available from
the private sector and other government entities. The following list is
not all-inclusive; inclusion on the list does not constitute an endorsement
of the vendor
or the training specific package.
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Community Colleges and Universities Community
Colleges
Topics: Basic skills, Skill
upgrades
Delivery: Courses, credit and non-credit
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Graduate School, USDA
Topics: Writing, grammar & usage,
reading comprehension, vocabulary, spelling
Phone: 1-888-744-GRAD
Internet: http://grad.usda.gov
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NPS Interpretive Development Program
Topics: Oral communication skills,
presentation techniques
Contact: Dave Dahlen, Training Manager,
Interpretation, Education and Cooperating Associations
Phone: 304-535-6215
Internet: http://www.nps.gov/idp/interp/index.htm
Delivery: Internet, at employee’s work
station
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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, National
Conservation Training Center
Topics: Grammar and usage, writing
skills
Phone: 1-304-876-7200
Internet: http://www.fws.gov/
Delivery: Workshops, independent study