Training Resources
Looking for outdoor recreation training and professional development opportunities? Check out these websites for upcoming virtual, hybrid, and in-person trainings as well as other resources. SORP members can also search Libraries a comprehensive list of outdoor recreation resources and websites.
Google Digital Garage
Google Digital Garage Google’s Digital Garage features free training to enhance technology skills including coding, AI, communication, marketing and many other topics. Cost: Free#technology#training#marketing#artificial-...
FEMA Emergency Management Institute
FEMA Emergency Management Institute FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute includes an extensive catalog of courses and certifications in emergency management. In addition to on-site programs, there are several virtual an...
ESRI Academy
ESRI Academy Free, on demand GIS training#GIS#training#mapping
PlayCORE Professional Development Hub
PlayCORE Professional Development Hub The PlayCORE Professional Development Hub includes live and on-demand training geared toward park and recreation providers including accessibility, equity, and funding. They also par...
Conservation Webinar Portal
Conservation Webinar Portal The USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) provides free live and on-demand webinars focused on forestry, agriculture, conservation, climate science and other natural resource disci...
Arthur Carhart Wilderness Training Center
Arthur Carhart Wilderness Training Center The Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center offers classroom & hybrid training courses, self-paced on-demand online courses, distance education courses, and free w...
Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education (AORE)
Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education (AORE) AORE is the leading organization in the United States dedicated to serving the needs of outdoor recreation professionals and educators from academia to private secto...
Adaptation Workbook
Adaptation Workbook The Northern Institute for Applied Climate Science and the USFS Eastern region developed this workbook and training to support climate change planning and implementation. The workbook and training inc...
Educate 360
Educate 360 Suite of training brands for project management, technology, and analysis Cost: Free and Fee-based#training#project-management#technology#analysis
Project Management Institute
Project Management Institute Courses for Project Management Professional certification and a range of project management training Cost: Free and Fee-based#project-management#certification#Professional-Development
Connected Realities
Connected Realities Facilitation, group dynamics, equitable participation in community engagement Cost: Fee-based#facilitation#Equity#Community-Engagement
Visual Thinking Strategies
Visual Thinking Strategies Facilitation method and professional development program that fosters collaborative, inclusive, community-building dialogue Cost: Fee-based#training#Professional-Development#collaborative#inclu...
Technology of Participation
Technology of Participation Structured facilitation approach for meetings, workshops, and strategic planning Cost: Fee-based#facilitation#participation#Strategies#strategic-planning
Center for Appreciative Inquiry
Center for Appreciative Inquiry Inquiry and strengths-based approach to working with groups Cost: Fee-based#human-centered#Community#Community-Engagement
OPM Center for Leadership Development
OPM Center for Leadership Development Leadership development based on federal government Executive Core Qualifications#Professional-Development#leadership#federal-government
Center for Creative Leadership
Center for Creative Leadership Research-based leadership development programs for early to advanced career professionals Cost: Fee-based#leadership#Professional-Development
USFS Grey Towers
USFS Grey Towers Leadership programs for USFS managers and supervisors including Leader as Convenors and Leading Together.#USFS#Professional-Development#leadership
Center for Outdoor Recreation Economy (Oregon State University)
Center for Outdoor Recreation Economy (Oregon State University) Degrees and certificates from a land grant university, as well as microcredential programs in DEI, outdoor recreation management, and professional readiness...
Avarna Group
Avarna Group Trainings and workshops focused on recreation and conservation practitioners Cost: Fee-Based #Recreation#Culture#history
Lacy Consulting
Lacy Consulting Trainings and workshops focused on recreation and conservation practitioners Cost: Fee-based#Consultant#workshops#training#Recreation#Conservation