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The FY26 Training Needs Inventory (TNI) is here! This is the place to request your training needs for the coming fiscal year. NRCS courses MUST be requested here, but --
The TNI is not just for planners! Please fill out the TNI no matter your role at your district -- we want to hear from you on the training you need.
This year, in addition to NRCS courses, we are asking you to identify your top training priorities for this year, future needs, and your training preferences for timing, delivery, and format. Thank you in advance for taking a few minutes to share this extra information so that we can offer the most relevant and effective training opportunities for you.
If you are requesting an NRCS course, your response by Friday, Aug 22 will be very valuable in advocating for district seats in those courses. However, please feel free to return to the survey throughout the year as new training needs arise.
Questions or comments? Please email us at training@wactd.org.
What the TNI is:
The TNI is a tool for CTD to understand your training needs for the upcoming year, as well as to advocate for CD staff seats in NRCS trainings. When you fill out the TNI, you give CTD valuable data to plan both CTD-hosted training events and to share with NRCS to help make the case for putting resources towards the courses you need.
It is also a tool for prioritizing the often-limited available seats in courses - don't miss out on getting notified when your preferred training is scheduled! Priority is given to those who request a course on the TNI, to those who need courses towards planner certification, and to those for which a particular course is one of the few remaining towards certification.
What the TNI is not:
The TNI is not an official registration, it is not guaranteed seat in the course, nor is it a commitment from you to attend a particular course. We use the TNI to help us plan training events for the upcoming year, and to create rosters when trainings are confirmed.
How CTD coordinates with NRCS each year for training seats:
Each year in early summer, NRCS requests its staff to fill out the NRCS TNI. They use that information to guide what courses to offer in the coming year. Because CD staff need many of the same courses, CTD sends out the same survey concurrently for CD staff as part of the larger CTD Training Needs Inventory. Having this data showing the need from CD staff for NRCS trainings is vital to ensuring that important courses are held, and that seats are available for CD staff. In late fall, NRCS releases its Training Bulletin, the official list of courses that were approved and will be held through the coming (federal) fiscal year.
As course details are solidified and their dates approach, the responses in the TNI are used to create initial course rosters. First priority for available seats goes to those who have requested it on the TNI. If additional seats remain, we open it up to everyone via a CTD GovDelivery announcement (make sure you are signed up to receive CTD newsletters!).
Thank you in advance for completing the annual TNI - your responses will help guide course offerings in the coming year. You may return and update your entry at any time.
Questions? Please contact Jan Thomas, CTD Training Coordinator, at training@wactd.org. Thank you!
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