John S. McCain III National Center for Environmental Conflict Resolution – all training

The National Center’s training courses provide participants with essential negotiation and conflict management skills as well as opportunities to practice collaboration and conflict resolution skills in the context of environmental and public policy issues. Trainings teach practical strategies to resolve a wide variety of contentious issues and emphasize collaborative problem-solving processes that create opportunities for […]

Enhanced Skills in Natural Resource Negotiation

This training course presents participants with advanced principles, skills, and techniques used in natural resource negotiation. The focus of the course is threefold: 1) strategy development, 2) personal skill enhancement, and 3) effective management of negotiating teams. Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to: Apply negotiation strategies to a variety of natural resource […]

Human Dimensions: Foundations of Natural Resource Conservation

This course will foster a common understanding and application of human dimensions of natural resource conservation. It will provide an overview of key concepts, methods, and practical applications; historical context and “must have” tools for the natural resource professional’s toolbox. The course is based on a human dimensions framework and relies heavily on case study […]

Collaborative Conservation: Partnerships in Practice

Collaborative Conservation: Partnerships in Practice (C2P2) is designed for experienced practitioners actively involved in community-based partnerships who want to further cultivate their understanding and use of conservation social science concepts and practices. C2P2 builds on the foundational skills and professional competencies taught in Managing by Network. Topics include collaborative governance, adaptive leadership, collaborative process design, trust building, and […]

USACE Collaboration and Public Participation Center of Expertise: Training Options

Training Corps personnel in the use of collaborative tools and processes is a fundamental goal of the CPCX. Our programs and materials are designed to explain collaborative approaches to conflict resolution—including interactive computer modeling—and help Corps staff implement them effectively. CPCX updates and improves the content and delivery of USACE conflict resolution and public participation […]

Bureau of Land Management, National Training Center

The BLM’s National Training Center provides instructor-led training, distant learning courses and other learning opportunities and services to agency employees, partners and contractors. The curriculum covers renewable and non-renewable resource management programs, planning and business management, engineering, safety, information technology and more. This professional development prepares employees and public collaborators to support the BLM’s mission. […]

Risk Communication and Public Participation

The course is designed to teach participants to better communicate risk, understand and engage various publics, and learn to use the public participation planning process. This interactive workshop teaches participants strategic communication, risk communication and public participation principles and strategies relevant to any issue. Participants learn how to identify missions, goals and objectives; identify and […]

Working at the Speed of Trust

Individuals can learn to “see” trust and its measurable impact, which allows them to build credibility, strengthen relationships, and work collaboratively to deliver essential results. When trust is low, people become suspicious, guard communication, speculate, and disengage. As a result, productivity grinds to a crawl, and the costs—whether social, emotional, or financial—increase. We call these […]

Strategic Stakeholder Engagement

In this course, students will identify stakeholder needs, conduct environmental analysis, identify stakeholder opportunities which align with USACE capabilities, determine the types of USACE assistance the stakeholder most needs, and create an account plan. This course helps students create account plans that help build and maintain productive partnerships. The course content focuses on stakeholders, their […]

Collaboration and Conflict Transformation in Multiparty Processes

Natural resource professionals involved in multiparty collaborative decision processes face increasingly complex decisions where underlying conflict can undermine their efficacy if unknown or inappropriately addressed. Conflict transformation encompasses managing and resolving conflict by harnessing the energy inherent in conflicts to motivate change and improvement, not only of the decision but also of the institutions and […]