Federal Advisor Trainings
Host a Federal Advisor Training
Would your campus be a good place to host a regional Federal Advisor Training? The Partnership is looking for applications to host one of six trainings across the country in 2010-11.
Each year federal agencies need to hire more than 100,000 recent graduates and 60,000 interns. Yet, only thirteen percent of career counselors report feeling confident advising students on the federal job search and application process. The Call to Serve Federal Advisor Trainings close the knowledge gap by conducting regional professional development sessions hosted at member campuses.
This is a great way to get more involved with the Partnership, be recognized by agencies and campuses as a leader in the federal employment arena, and professionally develop staff right on campus. In the last two years, 549 advisors from 234 campuses participated in the trainings, and 100% of attendees would recommend the training to a colleague. The success of the trainings was in part due to 11 fabulous host campuses!
Applications must be received by Friday, April 2, 2010.
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Informational Webinar
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March 25, 2010 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EST
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Host Benefits
Some of the benefits of hosting a training include:
- Ensuring a Federal Advisor Training comes to your region;
- Four free training registrations for staff and/or faculty from your campus; and
- A complimentary 60-90 minute strategy session with your college/university to build support across campus.
What Do Past Hosts Say?
“Being the host of the full day Federal Advisor Training last year was a two-fold opportunity: for the first time 29 colleges in Upstate New York were equipped with the basic knowledge on the federal job process, while, secondly, being given the knowledge base to adequately prepare their students and alumni to not just be applicants, but competitive applicants for federal opportunities.”
Sharitta Gross, Rochester Institute of Technology
“The best part of hosting the training … included the opportunity to hear from career and academic advisors at other regional universities…All of this combined with the federal agency panel, the training day was well worth hosting.”
-Kari Hamende of Loyola University
“…Our decentralized career centers teamed up to apply for the host role with a goal to facilitate the training and become more informed about public sector employment. As hosts, we not only gained a better understanding of federal employment resources and application processes, but we were able to make great connections…university colleagues from across the region.”
-Robert Vega, University of Texas at Austin
Past Federal Advisor Training Locations
- Durham, North Carolina
- Chicago, Illinois
- South Orange, New Jersey
- Austin, Texas
- Denver, Colorado
- Rochester, New York
- College Park, Maryland
- Georgia State
- Chapman, California
Target Locations
We are particularly interested in hosting trainings in the following locations. Areas not listed are still encouraged to apply, especially if they can demonstrate wide support from universities and colleges in the region:
- California (northern)
- Florida
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Nebraska
- Ohio
- Oregon
- New York (New York City area)
- Tennessee
- Texas (Dallas area)
- Washington state
Overview of Federal Advisor Trainings
The Partnership for Public Service, in collaboration with the National Association for Colleges and Employers (NACE), offers a one day interactive professional development training that equips you with the knowledge and resources needed to effectively advise students on the federal job search and application process. NACE, co-sponsor of this program, is an NBCC Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPTM). This program is eligible for 6.5 credit hours.
Objectives
- Learn how to navigate the federal process, including researching federal opportunities, deciphering federal applications and mastering KSA writing.
- Identify best practices for building agency relationships by leveraging existing university relationships and strategically developing new long-term relationships.
- Discuss ways to promote federal service in cost-effective and sustainable ways by involving the whole campus community and using on-campus stakeholders to promote federal service.
Sponsors
For more information about Federal Advisor Trainings, contact:
Brooke Bohnet
Associate Manager, Education and Outreach
Partnership for Public Service
(202) 775-2750
bbohnet@ourpublicservice.org
The Partnership for Public Service is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that works to revitalize our federal government by inspiring a new generation to serve and by transforming the way government works.
