Ask NASCA › Conservation district employee training
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David Martin
Montana’s Conservation Districts are taking a more systematic approach
towards training their employees. There is no need to recreate the wheel.
Are there states that already have structured employee training
programs? We are looking for both delivery systems and materials or
curriculum for training. A short description of where we are at is provided
below.If you have a training program or know of someone who does that meets
our needs, please let us know. Thank YouBackground
Employee training currently takes a shotgun approach. The Montana
Association of Conservation Districts Employee Organization (MACDEO)
and the Conservation Districts Bureau of the Montana Department of
Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) are looking to create a more
systematic approach.In most Montana Districts there is only one employee which is called an
administrator (some states call them managers), who is often part-time.The first two components of our current training system include the “New
Administrator Welcome Wagon” and a biennial statewide training. The
Welcome Wagon occurs within the first 30 days of employment to get them
off and running. The biennial training covers a wider range of general
topics for district employees. That still leaves a lot of training that needs to
be done and we are looking for the best way to fill that void.David Martin
DNRC – Conservation Districts Bureau
Ph: 406-444-4253
damartin@mt.govDoug ThomasMinnesota participated in a NASCA webinar a year or two back where we explained our approach to what we call our training “Academy” – how’s its evolved to a participant-centered training model which focuses on hands-on learning; challenges & benefits of large-scale training; and discussed our approach to evaluation and action planning. (May 2012 NASCA webinar – Not sure if this is still acessable or not.
Information fo on the BWSR Academy can be found at: http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/academy/index.html That page has our guiding principles along with detailed info on the event, including past presentations.
Doug Thomas, Assistant Director Filed Operations
651-215-6338Natalie MacsalkaThe staff of the Colorado State Conservation Board provides training to all conservation district managers and clerks. At this time we target meeting with all new employees for an orientation within 60 days of hire. We then follow up every few weeks for the next few months. We are currently developing District manager training materials in addition to our online reference manual and supervisor certification program and are reviewing how to incorporate them.
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