Web-Based Basic LR Course:

By consensus of the National Executive Board completion of the Web-Based Basic Labor Relations course is preferred prior to attending the Basic Facility Representative Course. To register for the Web-Based Basic LR Course log into www.natca.org, double click on the NATCA Academy, open, complete and submit the registration form for Web- Based Basic LR course. Once the form is submitted the enrollee will be contacted by a member of the Web-Based Training Committee.

2010 NATCA Web-based Training
Basic Labor-Management Relations Course

The basic labor relations course is a five-week program conducted entirely online and mentored/proctored by an experienced NATCA activist. Weekly participation in an online forum via a computer with high-speed internet access is required. The course will provide you with prerequisite material to all training courses offerered by the academy and, potentially, credit towards a degree at the NLC.

o May 30th through July 3rd
o July4th through August 7th
o August 8th through September 11th
o September 12th through October 16th
o October 17th through November 20th
o November 21st through December 24th

To enroll, see your facility representative or contact Kristi Martin in the NNM Regional Office.

 Basic Facility Representative Training – beginning at 9am on Monday and ending at noon on Friday with Local Officer Training (LOT) beginning on Wed at 1pm and ending at 5pm. (Basic Facility Representative course will be 4 full days and will cover two days of Contract Interpretation, 2 days of Labor Relations as well as Reloaded, Legislative and Safety/Tech briefings.

o February 1-5, Boston, MA
o March 1-5, Seattle, WA
o April 19-23, Chicago, IL
o October 4-8, New Orleans, LA
o November 1-5, Orlando, FL

 NATCA Basic Arbitration class – beginning Monday at 9am and ending Thursday at 5pm
(1 per region and 10 floating)
o February 22-25, San Diego, CA
o April 5-8, St. Louis, MO
 NATCA Advanced Arbitration - begins at 9am on Monday and ends at NOON on Friday
(1 per region and 10 floating)
o May 17-21 , Tampa, FL
 Labor Arbitration Services classes
 Labor Arbitration Services Basic Arbitration – begins Monday at 9 a.m. and end at NOON on Friday (class size is limited to 15)
o May 3-7, Clearwater, FL

Courses listed below are open and will close 45 days out

 Federal Contract Tower—begins at 9am on Wednesday and ends at 5p.m. on Thursday
o November 17-18, TEXAS (city TBD)

 Drug & Alcohol Training – begins at 9a.m on Wednesday and ends at 5p.m. on Thursday
o November 17-18, TEXAS (city TBD)

OSHA Training – begins at 9a.m on Wednesday and ends at 5p.m. on Thursday
o November 17-18, TEXAS (city TBD)

 OWCP Training —begins at 9a.m on Wednesday and ends at 5p.m on Thursday
o November 17-18, TEXAS (city TBD)

PLEASE REVIEW THE ATTACHED REGIONAL ALLOCATIONS FOR NUMBER OF ATTENDEES FROM EACH REGION FOR BASIC FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE TRAINING.
Two years ago SRF – 12 from our National Constitution was extended to all locals for Basic Facility Representative Training. The 2010 training program will return to the standing rule below and will not extend reimbursement to locals with more than $4000 in annual dues rebates.

SRF-12 Reimbursement for Training/Meetings (9/04, 4/06, 9/08)

“For any local receiving $4,000 or less in annual dues rebates, transportation and lodging expenses required to attend NATCA training courses or regional meetings will be paid by the region or department hosting the event, in accordance with NATCA’s expense reimbursement policy. All such expenses require pre-approval by the individual responsible for the budget before costs are incurred.”

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS SHOULD SUBMIT ATTENDEES FOR ALL FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE TRAINING TO CAROLYN KAMARA NO LATER THAN 45 DAYS IN ADVANCE

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS PLEASE REQUEST THAT ALL ATTENDEES BRING A LAPTOP AS WE MOVE FORWARD PROVIDING TRAINING ELECTRONICALLY.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS ARE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE TO CAROLYN KAMARA A COUNT OF THOSE ATTENDEES WHO WILL NOT HAVE ACCESS TO A LAPTOP FOR TRAINING SO THAT MANUALS ARE MADE AVAILABLE

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS ARE REQUESTED TO ENSURE ATTENDEES FOR REPRESENTATIVE TRAINING HAVE COMPLETED Web-Based Basic LR (not a requirement for the February 2010 Basic Representative course) OFFERED THROUGH THE ACADEMY AS REQUIRED.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact the Training Department.