How to apply

Letters & Forms | Tuition | Tribal Scholarships |

Forest Service Candidates

A call for nominations goes out from the National office in spring through each Region and Research Stations & Areas. Supervisors can forward nominations to the Regional Coordinator, following the Region's nomination process (Most Regions use AgLearn). Research Stations & Areas can self register in AgLearn or forward nominations to the National CE-WFW Program Leader.

SF-182 are completed in AgLearn. Most vendors accept credit cards.

Once confirmed, participants are obligated to pay the tuition, fixed costs or find a substitute. Confirmation will occur in October via letter from the Washington and Regional Offices. It also arrives via AgLearn. This applies whether you register through your Regional Coordinator or through AgLearn.

If a confirmed participant needs to withdraw, he/she must immediately contact his/her Regional or National Coordinator for assistance in finding a substitute. Trying to withdraw from a workshop with only a few weeks notice will be difficult and is NOT recommended. If a substitute is not found then tuition will still have to be paid (a few rare exceptions are made but this is at the vendor's discretion). Every effort will be made to assist participants with their individual needs. Expect to be actively involved in finding a substitute.

Self Funded: If you are self funded you can register directly through AgLearn. Visit our 'Registering In AgLearn' page for detailed instructions.

REGISTRATION & SF182 HEADS UP: Sorry to say, there are 2 steps in AgLearn you must do.
Step 1: Registering for your training. Follow the "Registering in AgLearn" information.

Step 2: Complete your SF182 in AgLearn. You can reverse the order if you want. But doing one step does NOT automatically trigger the other item in AgLearn.

AgLearn is a great database (a.k.a. Learning Management System/LMS) - but it isn't that great yet. All the training listed in our CE program have SF182 content information. Look for it at each course's webpage. Call the CE WFW National Program Leader (switt01"at"fs.fed.us) for help. Once you get that done you continue with getting lodging, plane reservations, etc. Kudos to you for being willing to work so hard to get training.

"Everyone Else" Candidates

Candidates from other agencies, States, Tribes, private industry, International countries or the public interested in enrolling can apply to the National CE-WFW Program Leader or directly to the vendor of each workshop. You can apply at anytime.

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Letters & Forms

The nomination letters and registration form are provided below. If you want to be on our annual mailing list (email or postal) please let us know.

Forest Service employees, note that some Regions have application forms that vary from the national registration form. Other Regions simply use the national registration form or no form at all - expecting you to register directly in AgLearn. Please fill out an appropriate form and send it to your Regional CE Coordinator with a "cc" to the Natonal Program Leader. Research Station Areas contact the National WFW-CE Program Leader or self register.

Individuals not employed by the Forest Service should contact the National WFW-CE Program Leader or use the "Fed-State-Tribe-Private" form. Fill out the form and send it to the National Program Leader, as indicated on the form.

Two form options are provided. One is "html" - meaning it is formatted as a web page. This format allows you to "preview & print" - click "print screen" on your browser and get a hard copy. The other option is a downloadable "txt" format, allowing "editing & emailing". Once downloaded, you can edit it electronically in your favorite word processing software, and submit via email as an attachment.

If you can't find what you need, please contact either the National WFW-CE Program Leader or your Regional Coordinator. If you are not administratively located with a USFS Region, please contact the National WFW-CE program leader.

National FS	Region 1	Region 2	Region 3
Letter (pdf)	No RO Letter; see WO Letter (html)	Letter (html) (doc) (pdf)	Letter (html) (pdf) (txt)
Optional Form (pdf) - data for tracking trends is appreciated.	Register directly in AgLearn	Register directly in AgLearn	No form: Forests send list to RO
Confirmed Letter (pdf) - FS participants check AgLearn.
Region 4	Region 5	Region 6
Letter - no letter for 2012	Letter - no letter for 2012	Letter - no letter for 2012
Register directly in AgLearn	Register directly in AgLearn	Form* (html) *(doc) *(pdf)	*(txt)
Region 8	Region 9	Region 10	Reseach/IITF/Admin
Letter - no letter for 2012	Letter - no letter for 2012	Letter (html) (doc) (pdf)	Letter (html) (pdf) (txt)
Form* (html) *(pdf) *(txt)	Register directly in AgLearn	Register directly in AgLearn	Register directly in AgLearn
Federal, State, Tribal, Private		Tribal
Invitation Letter - no letter for 2012		Scholarship Information (html)
Form (html) (pdf) (txt)		Optional Form (html) (pdf) (txt)

* Different from the national registration form.

Tuition

Tuition does not cover lodging, meals or transportation (there are occasional exceptions). Limited tuition dollars are available through a few Regional offices during the nomination process for Forest Service personnel. Responsibility for payment of all costs (e.g., tuition and travel) rests solely with the nominating unit, unless regional office tuition funding is obtained. It is strongly recommended that when you are developing your budget for "out years" (2013, 2014, etc.) be sure to include funding for training. Individuals who qualify and have planned training dollars are given priority ranking for workshop slots.

Once confirmed, participants are obligated to pay the tuition, fixed costs or find a substitute.

Tribal Scholarships

The following workshops in the USFS Continuing Education Program for Natural Resource Professionals - Sponsored by the Watershed, Fish, Wildlife, Air and Rare Plants Staff - is offering 50% scholarship for natural resource professionals working for Tribal Organizations (Councils, Bands, Tribes, Rancherias, Communities, Villages, Consortiums, and Reservations). Number of slots available per workshop depends on the total number of participants registered.

• Program Management
  Utah State University
  
  
• Advanced Concepts in Aquatic Ecosystem Analysis
  Utah State University/James Madison University
  
  
• Aquatic Monitoring - Eastern
  Utah State University
  
  
• Policy and Legal Aspects of Endangered Species Management
  Lewis & Clark College
  
  
• Endangered Species Act for Line Officers
  Lewis & Clark College
  
  
• Wildlife Conservation & Management
  Northern Arizonia University
  
  
• Leadership & Communications
  Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
  
  
• Natural Resource Policy, Values & Economics
  University of Georgia
  
  
• Natural Resource Policy, Values & Economics
  Portland State University, Public Administration School of Government

See workshop pages for additional workshop information. The host institutions will match half the tuition costs; thus reducing the listed tuition cost to 50% for Tribal organizations. Note that workshop tuitions do not cover meals and lodging. A few provide snacks or coordinate gatherings. Participants will have to pay travel, lodging and meals depending on the workshop. For assistance or registration contact Shelly Witt.

If you are a member of the "Native American Fish & Wildlife Society" contact them for possible financial assistance.

If you would like to be on our annual electronic brochure mailing, please contact Shelly Witt.

If you would like a hard copy of our brochure, please contact Shelly Witt.