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DOI Employees except for those in ASIA, BIA, BIE, and BTFA.
This course is for:
Program & Project Managers
Contracting Officers and Contract Specialists
Contracting Officer Representatives
Government Purchase Card Holders
All Department of the Interior (DOI) employees with oversight or involvement in the acquisition process
Goals and Objectives:
In this course, you will be introduced to the Buy Indian Act, the Act’s history and its purpose, as well as regulations, policies and regulations implementing the Act. The course will also discuss the acquisition process and requirements when using the Buy Indian Act authority.
Objectives:
After completing this course, you will be able to:
Understand the history of the Buy Indian Act.
Understand the importance of the Buy Indian Act
and its impact on native American owned businesses and communities.
Understand the applicability of the Buy Indian Act.
Understand key terms and definitions.
Apply & implement the Buy Indian Act regulations and policy to federal procurements and government card purchases within DOI.
Determine when a procurement can and cannot be set aside using the authority of the Buy Indian Act.
Intended Audience: Hydrographers whose duties include establishing elevations of survey reference marks at streamgages and wells and others that work with geodetic control of spatial datas that requires Level II NAVD 88 elevations.
Course Summary and Learning Objectives:
This course has two online modules to complete. Both must be completed before your transcript will show a "Complete" status.
After participating in the course, students should have a better understanding of the materials and methods used to install geodetic bench marks that meet NGS standards. Adherence to NGS standards will provide consistency in elevation information used in USGS products and save time and money.
The course will help the USGS to ensure that the vertical datum for projects mimics NAVD 88 with Level II accuracy (generally within 0.26 feet) (Office of Water Information Technical memorandum 2002.01).
Duration: 1 hour
NOTE: If you need to leave the course at any time, please Exit the course and open it again after the interruption. DOI Talent will log you off after several minutes of inactivity and it will not log your completion status for the course.
Summary and Objections: This is the self-certification for tracking purposes. This is a one time introductory course intended to enable Collateral Duty Safety Program Coordinators to gain an understanding of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) Act and 29 CFR 1960, Basic Program Elements for Federal Employee Occupational Safety and Health Programs as acquire basic knowledge of the OSHA 29 CFR 1910 Occupational Safety and Health Standard.
Note: This course meets the DOI/USGS requirement for initial training within 6 months of appointment and is the equivalent of the DOI/USGS developed alternative training venue "Safety: Collateral Duty Safety Officer LPT1" and "Safety: Collateral Duty Safety Officer LPT2" Training.
Target Audience: DOI Employees who drive 4x4 on and off road.
Description: This BLM 4X4 Safe Driving Program is designed to provide drivers with the knowledge to handle the increased challenges of driving off-highway vehicles. The program will give you a better understanding of the unique characteristics associated with 4X4 vehicles such as:
Vehicle handling
Preventive maintenance checks
Cargo security
Engaging and disengaging four-wheel drive systems
Tire chain installation
Vehicle recovery
You will also better understand the unique characteristics associated with driving vehicles on:
Unpaved or poorly maintained surfaces
Sand
Snow
Mud, and
other conditions unique to off-highway driving
This course is strictly knowledge/comprehension base and will address the hands-on application that will occur in the field. Contact your local state safety lead for more information on Instructor-led hands-on training opportunities.
Summary and Objectives: The goal of this course is to provide students with the basic knowledge needed to attend the SW1321 Streamflow Measurements Using ADCPs training course, including a familiarity of:
ADCP computation methods
ADCP deployment methods
Manufacturer software
Field procedures when using ADCPs
Course Contact: SW1321 Instructional Team GS-W_SW1321_TEL_Help@usgs.gov or Travis Knight tknight@usgs.gov
Description: The purpose of this training presentation is to provide you with information necessary to operate a Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV) on the job for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
After successfully completing this on-line course you will have the basic knowledge necessary to participate in the required field training segment of BLM's UTV Operator training course (BLM-I-020).
This course is designed to teach the beginning student and re-familiarize the experienced pilot with the basic and advance techniques of amphibious float flying. Course is in accordance with, OAS Operational Procedures Memorandum OPM-22.
This course is designed to teach the beginning student and re-familiarize the experienced pilot with the basic and advance techniques of float flying. Course is in accordance with, OAS Operational Procedures Memorandum OPM-22.
This course is designed to teach the beginning student and refamiliarize the experienced pilot with the basic Procedures of IFR flying in Alaska. Course is IAW, OAS Operational Procedures Memorandum (OPM) - 22.
This course is designed to standardize all DOI Bureau Instructors on the following: flight maneuvers, best practices and to improve quality for all DOI Bureau pilots
This course is designed to standardize all DOI Bureau Instructors on the following: flight maneuvers, best practices and to improve quality for all DOI Bureau pilots.
The course is scheduled to include 4.0 hours of ground instruction per day, plus various amounts of flight instruction each day. The accreditation goals of the course are to meet the OPM 22 Appendix 2 (4)(A) requirements for a pilot clinic every 36 months and to gain CEU credit towards the OPM 22 Appendix 2 (1) requirement of 30 CEUs annually.
Not all attendees are going to have the opportunity to receive flight instruction, but all attendees will have the opportunity to attend the ground portion, and those that do receive flight instruction will be awarded hour for hour CEU credit for that instruction via OAS 50/51 training form submission.
If the weather does not allow flight instruction, then additional ground instruction will be offered to all attendees, and the CEU clinic credit minimum will be adjusted accordingly.
This course is designed to teach the beginning student and re-familiarize the experienced pilot with the basic and advance techniques of operating from Unprepared landing sites in Alaska. Course is in accordance with, OAS Operational Procedures Memorandum OPM-22.
This course is designed to teach the beginning student and re-familiarize the experienced pilot with the basic and advance techniques of ski flying in Alaska. Course is in accordance with, OAS Operational Procedures Memorandum OPM-22.
This course describes the special flight rules that apply to flying over the Grand Canyon National Park. This training is required for pilots performing missions under the operational control of the USDA Forest Service and the Department of the Interior in the restricted airspace in and around the Grand Canyon National Park.
Note: This version of the GCNP-SFRA Course is intended for Certified Pilots.
This course describes the special flight rules that apply to flying over the Grand Canyon National Park. This training is required for pilots performing missions under the operational control of the USDA Forest Service and the Department of the Interior in the restricted airspace in and around the Grand Canyon National Park. This version presented for the Public and General Aviation users who do not need to receive the FAA waiver but wish to view the course.
Note: This version of the GCNP-SFRA course is intended for the Public & General Aviation Users.