Compass II: Today's Leaders, Tomorrow's Legends builds on Course of Study 1, focusing on the following Universal Competencies: Resource Stewardship, Fundamental Values (with emphasis on teamwork and leadership), NPS Operations, Communication Skills, and Problem-solving Skills. It is a 40-hour classroom course that held around the country at host parks and national Training Centers.

The goals of Compass II are:

• Obtain a solid grounding in National Park Service (NPS) traditions, values and operations essential in any career field.
• Acquire a broad knowledge of the variety of cultural and natural resources of which the NPS is steward; of the philosophical and legal foundations of the NPS Mission; and of the partners and visitors who are also dedicated to that Mission.
• State the range of NPS operations and explain how the diverse operations of the NPS must cooperate and be mutually supportive in fulfilling the NPS Mission.
• Acknowledge the value of working as a team in accomplishing the park's mission and goals.
• Acknowledge the value of each individual's leadership responsibility in fulfilling the NPS Mission.
• Develop a commitment to contributing to a workplace and to external partnerships based on trust, integrity, respect, enjoyment and support, embracing individual diversity, values and differences.

Additionally, there are several concepts and/or approaches that underlie Compass II that are not articulated in the objectives:

• Participants are provided opportunities to link their personal beliefs with the goals of the NPS, fostering commitment to the mission and to the organization;
• All topics are presented in the largest context (e.g., participants are introduced to the Congressional budget cycle, not how to fill out a DI-1);
• The course emphasizes the need for appreciation of each discipline's and each individual's role in achieving the NPS Mission (including specific ways in which we can support each other through communication and collaboration and avoid territoriality);
• The course introduces basic concepts about teamwork which is reflected in the lesson plans for all sessions; and,
• Field trips, and group and individual exercises are used throughout the course with a minimum of lecture-style presentations.