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National Employee Development Center
National Employee Development Center
The National Employee Development Center (NEDC) is the focal point for training for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The Center maintains a staff of instructional systems specialists, an audio-visual specialist, a public affairs specialist, and training technicians.
In addition to the NEDC staff, there are a number of NRCS employees from all disciplines who serve as members of the NRCS Instructor Cadre. This auxiliary cadre of instructors is vital to the success of training in NRCS.
Our Vision:
A highly skilled NRCS workforce providing our customers across the nation with quality service.
Our Mission:
To provide timely, sequential, competency-based training that is fundamental to our business of resource conservation.
Conservation Boot Camp is a three week training program providing new technical employees with the conservation planning, application, and operations management skills needed for today's work force. This program covers approximately 20 broad subject areas. A combination of classroom and field exercises are conducted. During the program, students have had the opportunity to learn from and interact with agency leaders. The NRCS Boot Camp Video, "The NRCS Boot Camp Experience," explains the purpose of Boot Camp as part of the NRCS Strategic Plan. To view the video, select "The NRCS Boot Camp Experience." To view Chief Dave White's Boot Camp Welcome Video, select "Chief Dave White Boot Camp Welcome Video."
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