Training Course Descriptions - By Track
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Advance Negotiation Problem Solving Session
Advance Negotiation Problem Solving Session: This session is designed for Superfund site managers (RPMs, OSCs, or CICs) with more than 8 years of experience in dealing with negotiations around cleanup of Superfund sites – with responsible parties (RP), with state, local or other federal agencies, or with concerned communities. The course examines the tactics that hard bargainers bring to the negotiation table and how to counter or manage those tactics and emerge with results or settlements that can be accomplished with less stress and reasonable working relationships. Presenters pose examples of the most common tactics that are encountered in these kinds of negotiations and guide participants through analyzing and practicing ways of countering or managing these tactics. Participants are able to pose their own negotiations dilemma in a clinic type process for problem solving with the expert presenters and discussion with other experienced site managers. The course is presented by a panel of EPA employees and outside mediators who have decades of experience in negotiations with hard bargainers. |
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An Introduction to Collaborative Decision-Making
An Introduction to Collaborative Decision-Making: Environmental regulation and decision-making require that stakeholders work together. As a result, collaboration has been part of the way EPA has worked since its inception. EPA cannot protect public health and the environment alone or strictly through regulation and enforcement. Unilateral decision-making often is not possible and almost never successful. All EPA managers' and staffs’ words, actions, and decisions can determine the success of collaborative processes. This course is designed to assist in understanding the basics of designing and using collaborative approaches. Specific goals include learning to:
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Community Engagement Initiative: Moving Into the Future
Community Engagement Initiative: Moving Into the Future: Local communities are directly affected by EPA actions related to environmental emergencies, cleanup of contaminated land and pollution, and management of hazardous materials and waste. Communities live with the decisions about these problems long after EPA finishes the work. EPA has launched a new Community Engagement Initiative to strengthen the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response’s (OSWER) program efforts to consistently and effectively engage local communities and their stakeholders in decision making processes to produce outcomes that are protective and aligned with community goals. This half-day training course provides EPA Remedial Project Managers (RPM) with up-to-date information on the status of the Community Engagement Initiative; an overview of current state of the art community involvement techniques and methods; discussion and an opportunity to dialogue with senior EPA Headquarter representatives about the new initiative. In addition, a case study is presented that focuses on community engagement best management practices used Eastern Michaud Flats Superfund Site (aka Simplot or FMC), located northwest of Pocatello, Idaho. The instructional methodology for this session includes lectures, case studies, and question and answer opportunity with EPA Headquarters. |
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How to Make Public Participation Work for You
How to Make Public Participation Work for You: This full-day course provides an in-depth look at how to use public participation to improve site planning and key decision-making. The course examines public participation through a technical prism by engaging RPMs in a dialogue on the public participation principles that work and the key communication skills that are necessary to make them work. The course covers the basic elements of public participation in a way that assures they are applied in ongoing and future projects. Interactive exercises and practical tips are used to enliven the basic theory and to reinforce skills that participants can put to immediate use. Relevant reference materials are presented throughout the day, along with stories and examples from Superfund sites. Participants are encouraged to add their insights and experiences and apply their current challenges to the discussion. In addition, participants learn the elements needed to design a successful public participation program. They also gain an understanding of the essentials of effective communication with the public. At the conclusion of the course, participants learn:
The target audience for this course is all RPMs. |
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Interest Based Negotiations for RPMs - You CAN Get What You NEED!
Interest Based Negotiation for Remedial Project Managers—You CAN Get What You NEED, a full-day course, is designed to provide RPMs and other site managers such as On-Scene Coordinators (OSC), the skills to effectively deal with the many disputes that arise in managing remedial activities. By taking the course, participants achieve the following objectives:
The Conflict Prevention and Resolution Center will draw on more than 20 years of case studies to illustrate the training. Sites such as Ringwood Mines, Remington Arms, McKin, Borit, and numerous others are used. The target audience for this course is both experienced and newer RPMs; experienced staff have the opportunity to brush up on negotiation skills and see negotiations from a new vantage point, while newer professionals can build a solid foundation in negotiation practice and skills. The instructional methodology for this course includes lecture, interactive case studies and individual and group exercises. |
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Risk Communication
Risk Communication is a full-day intermediate-level course designed for RPMs. The course provides a framework and basic principles for effectively communicating risk with local residents and other stakeholders during remedial site activities. One of the most difficult tasks an RPM undertakes is to clearly communicate risks associated with activities at the site. An RPM's audience for risk communication varies from concerned citizens and elected officials to the news media and business entities, and the type of risk to be communicated varies across the wide spectrum of site remediation. Through a combination of slide presentation, videotapes, and class exercises, participants learn the principles and rationale behind risk communication techniques and their importance. Participants also have the opportunity to examine the critical role of key messages and, through interactive examples, learn how to develop key messages for use in a variety of situations. The course also includes scenario exercises and role-playing during which RPMs spend time applying the principles of risk communication to specific situations. Scenarios were developed specifically for this course and are based on information from actual projects that involved situations RPMs encounter regularly. By taking the course, participants:
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ARARs for Protection of Ecological and Historical Resources
ARARs for Protection of Ecological and Historical Resources, a half-day course, focuses on specific technical and regulatory Applicable or Relevant and Appropriate Requirements (ARAR) related to protection of ecological and historical resources that RPMs address during cleanups under CERCLA. By taking the course, participants achieve the following objectives:
The instructional methodology for this course includes lecture, case studies, and group discussion. The target audience for this course is RPMs with all levels of experience and mid level managers. |
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Ground Water Restoration: Expectations versus Reality
Ground Water Restoration: Expectations versus Reality is a 3 hour, 30 minute presentation and working session that focuses on ground water restoration remedies from remedy selection to achievement of the remedial action objectives. By attending this session, participants learn:
A working session focusing on ground water restoration remedy review and assistance follows the presentations. The goals of the working session are:
The intended audience is Regional management and staff and program specialists (hydro geologists, ground water experts, and technical assistance specialists). |
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Increasing Confidence in Risk Management and Remedy Implementation
Increasing Confidence in Risk Management and Remedy Implementation: Effective project administration in today’s challenging Superfund environment requires aggressive management of scientific, financial, social, and policy processes. This full-day course uses case study examples to highlight best management and technical practices associated with meeting systematic planning and project implementation challenges. Concepts include: use and refinement of conceptual site models, development and execution of exit strategies, incremental and discrete sampling designs to meet risk assessment needs, effectively defining remedy objectives and performance metrics, and increasing decision confidence through dynamic sampling activities and engineering controls. This platform highlights scientific and policy challenges encountered at many Superfund ground water, soil, and sediment contamination sites and present successfully employed strategies used to manage these issues. Recent innovations in analytical tools, sampling designs, visualization software, and remedy design/implementation require new thinking to effectively integrate these tools into the Superfund process. This session provides examples of practices used to systematically plan for and use these tools necessary to implement protective, cost-effective, targeted remedies. |
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Incremental Soil Sampling
Incremental Soil Sampling: Incremental sampling (also known as “Multi-increment Sampling®”) is quickly gaining recognition as a potentially useful technique to increase sampling coverage of soil sites, while at the same time reducing analytical costs. However, a number of concerns and questions also are arising about how to use incremental sampling in some scenarios, such as risk assessment and action level compliance decisions that have traditionally relied on upper confidence limit (UCL) calculations. This course covers the variety of implementation options that are available for incremental sampling that can address such concerns in a site-specific manner. For example, there are actually two ways that incremental sampling can be used: 1) for the derivation of an average over a decision unit; and 2) for searching for contaminated areas. Incremental sampling can also be integrated into other, more traditional, sampling designs to improve their performance. An infrequently used, but highly useful, sampling design is “stratified sampling.” Don’t be confused! This "stratification" does not refer to geologic soil strata. It refers to a statistically based sampling design that is conceptually easy, but extremely useful. The purpose of the design is to determine the average concentration and UCL of an analyte across a decision unit. What is special about a stratified sampling design is its ability to weight for spatial size differences between different sampling units within the decision unit. Terms and concepts are explained in the course, along with how stratified and incremental designs can be combined with real-time technologies to create powerful data collection and analysis strategies. In addition, a case study on implementing incremental surface soil sampling at Eastern Michaud Flats, Idaho is presented. |
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Optimization, It's Not Just for Pump and Treat Anymore!
Optimization, It’s Not Just for Pump and Treat Anymore!: Come to this course if you would like to learn about new developments in optimization that can directly assist RPMs with meeting Superfund Program requirements and with sorting through complex technical information at potentially responsible party (PRP)-lead sites. This course discusses how optimization can:
For more than a decade, EPA has been developing increasingly advanced and effective methods to assess and clean up hazardous waste sites. Optimization processes have emerged through research and application that have advanced our understanding of site cleanup methods, techniques, and challenges. EPA’s Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation (OSRTI) continues to convey this knowledge to the regions through site-specific technical support which streamlines site investigation (Triad), remedy selection, design, and construction (Independent Design Reviews), and operation of the completed remedy (Remediation System Evaluations and Long Term Monitoring Optimization). Most of the emphasis and outreach to regional offices has been related to optimizing Fund-Lead ground water pump and treat (P&T) systems. However, over the past several years, OSRTI has applied optimization at different points in the pipeline, to different types of remedies, to assist with meeting other Program requirements such as Five Year Reviews, and directly to PRP sites to assist RPMs with difficult negotiations. To showcase these new developments in optimization, the following types of case studies demonstrating how RPMs directly benefited from optimization are presented:
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PC3: Post Construction Completion Course
PC3: Post-Construction Completion Course is a full-day course that covers important post-construction topics that RPMs and site managers need to understand and address. The course focuses on technical and administrative issues that RPMs encounter after a remedy is constructed, including:
The course includes case studies, case examples, exercises, and opportunities for questions and answers. This course is an updated and expanded version of Planning and Implementing O&M presented at NARPM from 1997 to 2005. It is recommended for newer RPMs and site managers with 1 year or more of experience. |
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RCRA for RPMs
RCRA for RPMs, a half-day course, explains the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) requirements that apply or are relevant and appropriate to most cleanups under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). The course focuses on specific technical and regulatory issues that RPMs address in treating, transporting, and disposing of waste. The workshop is designed for participants with a limited understanding of RCRA, and for RPMs with a good knowledge of RCRA who want a refresher course or additional instruction in specific RCRA topics. By attending the workshop, participants achieve the following objectives:
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Remedy Selection: What Have We Learned and Where Do We Go
Remedy Selection: What Have We Learned and Where Do We Go is a 3 hour, 30 minute training session that focuses on the future of CERCLA remedy selection, the expectations for high quality decisions and decision documents and provides examples of best practices from other EPA regions to achieve high quality decisions. By attending this session, participants learn:
The training session focuses on how to consider recently issued and upcoming guidance and policy (such as the ground water memo) and emerging issues (such as green house gas) into the remedy selection process. In addition a review of specific fundamental remedy selection components (for example, ARARs) is covered. The intended audience is EPA regional management and staff. |
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Superfund Redevelopment Initiative: Top 5 Tools to Jumpstart Reuse at Your Superfund Site
Superfund Redevelopment Initiative: Top Five Tools to Jumpstart Reuse at Your Superfund Site: The focus of this half-day training is to share key tools that the Superfund Redevelopment Initiative (SRI) offers to help Superfund sites overcome their barriers and move into reuse. The training is geared toward RPMs and other cleanup team members interested in Superfund reuse. The majority of the training is spent describing SRI’s key tools, including how and where they fit into the Superfund remediation pipeline and providing case studies that offer an on the ground look at how each tool can be used. Each case study introduces the site; discusses the reuse opportunities either underway or already taking place; shares the reuse process; and demonstrates how the tool used facilitated the reuse process. By participating in the course, participants achieve the following objectives:
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Superfund Redevelopment Initiative: Flash Mentoring
Superfund Redevelopment Initiative: Flash Mentoring, The focus of this training is to provide a forum for RPMs to discuss sites that are facing reuse challenges with a panel of knowledgeable EPA staff that have extensive experience working with Superfund reuse. The panel includes Superfund Redevelopment Coordinators from various Regions, Headquarters council with expertise in redevelopment issues and Headquarters Superfund Redevelopment staff. Participants have an opportunity to present their site to the panel and engage in a discussion to receive feedback on a variety of possible approaches to address barriers to reuse. By participating in the course, participants achieve the following objectives:
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You Mean There is More Than Superfund...? Basics of Environmental Statutes
You Mean There is More than Superfund …? Basics of Environmental Statutes, a half-day course, provides a basic history and describes the major provisions of EPA statutes, such as the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), and the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Students learn how statutes and regulations are developed. The course provides an overview of U.S. environmental regulations that have been created to control, manage, or modify our activities and the effects of these regulations on the health of human beings and the natural environment. Additionally, the course covers the history of environmental laws, the origins of EPA, and the history of the remedial program. This course is of great value to all RPMs who need to understand how environmental statutes, regulations, and policies are formulated and implemented. |
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Ask the Engineering Forum Flash Mentoring
Flash Mentoring: Ask the Engineering Forum, a 1 hour and 45 minute panel session, is a forum for RPMs to bring engineering issues and challenges they are facing at their sites directly before a panel of members of the Engineering Forum for immediate feedback and advice. By attending the panel session, participants achieve the following objectives:
The instructional methodology for this course is a panel discussion featuring a diverse series of issues presented by the audience with no prior notice having been given to the panel. The target audience for this course is RPMs with engineering issues and challenges. |
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Contaminated Sediment Forum Training: Issues & Answers for Sediment Sites
U.S. EPA Contaminated Sediment Forum Presents…Issues & Answers for Sediment Sites
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Contaminated Sediments: New Tools and Approaches for In Situ Remediation Using Amendments
Contaminated Sediments: New Tools and Approaches For In-Situ Remediation Using Amendments: The 2005 Contaminated Sediment Remediation Guidance for Hazardous Waste Sites encourages the use of combination remedies, for example, use dredging, capping, and monitored natural recovery (MNR) at different areas of the same site based on varying site conditions. The use of in-situ amendments alone or within a cap is a promising fourth alternative that has undergone substantial laboratory and pilot testing and has been used at some sites. This session includes several of the researchers that are at the forefront of developing, refining, and testing this new technology. Speakers present new tools and approaches for in situ remediation of sediments contaminated with PCBs, PAHs, dioxins, DDT, NAPLs, Hg, and other metals. Presenters discuss delivery and placement methods for innovative reactive amendments such as activated carbon, organo-clays, and apatite directly into the sediment, in sand caps and in geocomposite mats to place on the sediment. Treatment strategies such as funnel and gate stabilization/treatment are discussed. The session concludes with a panel question and answer session devoted to trouble-shooting issues RPMs might encounter in the field when using these technologies. Speakers discuss whether they believe these new technologies are ready for use by RPMs today as part of a remedy or as a pilot project. The session includes the following researchers from the Superfund Research Program (SRP), Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP), and the U.S. Army Corps Engineer Research Development Center (ERDC):
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DNAPL Source Zone Treatment: Assessment and Characterization
DNAPL Source Zone Treatment: Assessment and Characterization, a 3.5 hour training course, focuses on the challenges that RPMs face when assessing and characterizing dense nonaqueous phase liquid (DNAPL) source zones at hazardous waste sites across the country. The instructors address policy considerations and remedy implementation issues that include:
The instructional methodology for this training includes lecture, case studies, and an interactive discussion. The target audience for this course is RPMs who are working on DNAPL sites in the remedial investigation and feasibility study (RI/FS) or remedial action (RA) implementation stage or who are considering active DNAPL source zone treatment for a post-construction completion (PCC) site. |
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DNAPL Superfund Research Program Presentations
DNAPL Superfund Research Program Presentations: Following the morning training session, DNAPL Source Zone Treatment: Assessment and Characterization, researchers from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Superfund Research Program (SRP) and EPA Ground Water and Ecosystems Restoration Research discuss recent findings in the areas of DNAPL characterization and remediation. The following describe each of the presentations:
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Radiation Safety - Practical Applications
Radiation Safety – Practical Applications, a 3 hour and 30 minute intermediate level training, focuses on providing participants with hands-on use of radiation detection instruments and basic principles of radiological controls. Participants who attend this course are expected to have a basic knowledge of the fundamental principles of radiation safety. Participants who are expected to use or understand radiation detection instruments benefit from this course. By taking the course, participants achieve the following objectives:
Instructional methods for this course include lectures, class discussions, and demonstrations, and course exercises. The target audience for this course is RPMs with basic radiation knowledge and experience. |
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The As to Zs of Vapor Intrusion
The As to Zs of Vapor Intrusion: A Vapor Intrusion Short Course: This year, the training session on vapor intrusion expands to a full-day short course. The short course further discusses some of the topics introduced last year and incorporates many recommendations and suggestions from past participants. The course offers both case studies and exercises focusing on the various phases of vapor intrusion investigations, and highlighting several of the issues that RPMs face when managing vapor intrusion at their sites. The course also includes a panel discussion on enforcement issues RPMs must consider. Presenters address and highlight the following phases of the process using case studies and identifying lessons learned:
An interactive course, with question and answer sessions and several class exercises, is planned so that RPMs can learn more about vapor intrusion. The target audience for this workshop is RPMs and other federal and state regulatory officials involved in any phase of vapor intrusion work. |
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The Truth about Ecological Revitalization -- Case Studies and Tools to Improve your Cleanups
The Truth about Ecological Revitalization—Case Studies and Tools to Improve your Cleanups: This half-day training provides RPMs and other site managers with case studies to better understand, coordinate, and carry out ecological revitalization as part of site cleanup and the benefits of ecological revitalization such as land reuse and carbon sequestration. Participants:
The session involves four presenters, followed by audience questions and comments. The target audience for this course is site cleanup managers. |
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The Use of Molecular Techniques at Hazardous Waste Sites
The Use of Molecular Measurement Tools in Ground Water Research: The myriad of in-situ subsurface remediation technologies currently in practice result in responses by indigenous or introduced microbial communities that can be measured with respect to alterations in biomass, structure, diversity, enzymatic activity, or consequent stress. Providing a highly developed understanding of subsurface ecologies has shown great promise, through the use of molecular and genomic techniques, in providing new approaches to soil and ground water investigations by reducing the inherent parameter variability of more traditional approaches in bench and pilot scale investigations and full scale applications. In addition to providing a background on classic molecular and genomic sciences, the results and interpretation of their application to field-scale subsurface remediation activities is discussed. |
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Your Role in Green Remediation Implementation and Case Studies in Green Remediation - This Year's Models and Tools
Your Role in Green Remediation Implementation and Case Studies in Green Remediation—This Year’s Models and Tools This full-day course covers the latest ways to incorporate green remediation into your cleanup projects. New policies, guidance, and technical information have been issued from various EPA offices since the NARPM 2009 training program and this session helps you to be aware of the information and remain up to speed on the topic. The course then covers the latest case studies in green remediation, both in evaluation and implementation. We plan to discuss metrics (e.g., carbon footprint tools), the latest on standards, and classic implementation examples from around the regions. |
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Advancing the Virtual Connection: Tools and Strategies for RPMs
Advancing the Virtual Connection: Tools and Strategies for RPMs, a 3.5 hour training course, designed for beginner to intermediate users of online collaboration tools. EPA RPMs are increasingly challenged to work collaboratively with teams whose members may be physically located across the country. These teams have a continual need to exchange and share information quickly on a limited budget. With emerging technology, EPA is better equipped with instruments and methods to overcome the problems presented by greater distance, little time, and limited funds. These electronic tools are collectively referred to by many names: "teamware," "groupware," and "distance collaboration tools" are just a few. Each is designed to help groups work together virtually from multiple locations as if members were in the same physical space. Examples of such distance collaboration tools include packages to host internet meetings (also known as Web conferences or "webinars") and Web-based file storage used in conjunction with Web sites or online work areas focused specifically around a defined team or project. Often, RPMs do not realize that these tools are available for use now at no cost, and in most cases, can be used to collaborate with groups both internal and external to EPA. EPA’s Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation (OSRTI) describes several collaboration tools and services available to RPMs including: Oracle Web Conferencing, Sametime, WedEx, Sametime Connect, Lotus Notes 8, AIM, Oracle Messenger, Environmental Science Connector, Collaborative Workspaces, Quickr/QuickPlace, and the Quickr Connector. During the first half of the class, attendees receive a basic introduction to these services to understand their general functions, and learn how to access these tools. The second half of the course is a applied lab, where participants work on PCs to host an online meeting, build a shared workspace to exchange files, and participate in an online video call. This course is recommended for all EPA RPMs and other EPA employees interested in learning about the electronic tools available to them. |
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Applied Environmental Statistics
Applied Environmental Statistics Course, a full-day, focuses on how to interpret data and draw meaningful conclusions. The material will apply to situations involving the analysis of data with particular emphasis on remedial investigation applications. The morning session addresses a perspective on environmental statistics, novel ways to view data, graphical interpretation of data, use of statistical tests, and estimation using confidence intervals. The afternoon session considers the problems of normality of data, identification of outliers, and the analysis of data sets containing “less than detection” values, and reference resources. The emphasis is on the practical application of statistics and contains only very minimal theoretic statistical discussions and preciously few equations (if any). The target audience for this course includes Analysts, Managers, Principal Investigators, Remedial Managers, Engineers, Planners, and Scientists. A series of lectures and class exercises designed to illustrate important concepts. Participants are expected to have hard copies of the course slides. |
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Be Prepared: Advanced Spokesperson and Media Training
Be Prepared: Advanced Spokesperson and Media Training is a full-day course for EPA RPMs. “What you say” and “how you say it” are the critical components in ensuring that accurate information about your Superfund or other project site is presented to the news media, community groups, the concerned public, and other organizations. This course is designed to provide participants the confidence they need to explain their work and speak about tough issues. Participants learn the following:
This highly interactive course also features the following:
Each participant receive an EPA Spokesperson / Media Training Manual at the conclusion of the course and a DVD of workshop on-camera interviews. The course is limited to 12 participants who must commit to attend the workshop at the 2010 NARPM Training Program. EPA RPMs receive priority during the registration process. Please note: Participants are required to forward information about their jobs, interests, and projects to the instructor at least 3 weeks before of the workshop presentation. An e-mail reminder is sent to each participant before the date of the training to explain and obtain all pre-training information. |
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Leadership for RPMs
Leadership: Attitude, Function, and Style (Leadership Development for RPMs) is full-day training course that helps participants discover how personal preferences and “habits of the mind” influence their leadership style. The course provides approaches to help participants effectively assess themselves as leaders and identify blind spots. The course also examines how behavior changes under stress. The course combines fast-paced interactive discussions, small group activities, practical application exercises, and self-assessment tools (Meyers-Brigg Type Indicator [MBTI]) to clarify participants' strengths and indicate areas for further professional development. The course also addresses the ways that personality (or psychological type) affects decision-making. A final exercise allows participants to consolidate their insights from the workshop by applying them to a case study based on an actual remedial site example. After taking this course, participants learn to:
Participants are required to complete two questionnaires approximately 3 weeks before the course. The questionnaires are objectively and confidentially scored. The target audience for this course is all RPMs. The course is limited to 35 participants; therefore, EPA RPMs have priority during the registration process. |
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RPM Case Studies
RPM Case Studies: EPA Region 3 carries on the NARPM tradition of hosting the RPM case studies session. This year’s case study session focuses on sites located in EPA Region 3 and RPMs from those sites share their experiences. This course is of great value to new RPMs and those with substantial experience. Abstracts for individual presentations will be available soon. |
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Site Budget Planning, Contract Acquisitions, and National Contract Utilization
Site Budget Planning, Contract Acquisitions, and National Contract Utilization Part I: Site Funding and CERCLIS Schedule Planning for the Remedial Program
By attending this course, RPMs will obtain an understanding of the Program's site budget planning process and procedures in order to improve their own site schedules for annual budget development. Part II: Contract Management, Contract Initiatives, and Contracting Tools Available to the Remedial Program
By attending this course, RPMs will obtain a basic understanding of the different contracting mechanisms available, latest national direction on government contracting, and basic contract management. Part III - The National Contract, such as the Contract Laboratory Program (CLP)
By attending this course, RPMs will gain a better understanding of CLP and the laboratory capabilities and services available. RPMS will also be able to recognize how recent innovations have enhanced the program’s flexibility to accommodate site-specific needs, the rapid delivery, review, and communication of analytical results. THIS COURSE IS LIMITED TO EPA EMPLOYEES ONLY. |
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Stand and Deliver Effective Presentations
Stand and Deliver Effective Presentations: EPA RPMs often must present complex issues and complicated information to community stakeholders and their peers, including other government agencies and EPA program offices. How you present this information can make a significant difference in how your project, issue and the EPA in general is perceived by your audiences. This course is designed to provide you the confidence you need to “stand and deliver” effectively. This half-day course provides participants with the skills to:
This highly interactive course provides hands-on techniques to help you develop and deliver presentations that boost the ability of your workshop participants to retain and apply what they learn. The course includes an on-camera group exercise to help participants hone their presentation skills. The workshop is limited to 18 participants; therefore, EPA RPMs are provided priority during the registration process. |
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Community Engagement and Environmental Justice Track
Investigation, Design, Remediation, and Post Construction Track
Technology and Contaminant-Specific Topics Track
Resources and Tools Track