﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Upcoming Training Programs</title><link>http://nicic.org/Training</link><description>Training programs that are about to start.</description><item><title>Jan. 01, 2010: Operational Practice in the Management of Women's Prisons</title><description>This program explores issues that are key to policy development and operational practice in the management of women’s prisons.</description><link>http://nicic.org/Training/10P3101</link><pubDate>January, 01 2010</pubDate></item><item><title>Jan. 24, 2010: Offender Workforce Development Specialist Partnership Training Program</title><description>The purpose of this partnership training program is to help agencies develop the capacity locally to provide competency-based training for practitioners who assist individuals who have criminal records with making informed decisions relative to job and career choices based on their abilities, aptitudes, and interests and information relevant to today’s job market (e.g., occupational, educational, and labor market information).</description><link>http://nicic.org/Training/10T322</link><pubDate>January, 24 2010</pubDate></item><item><title>Feb. 14, 2010: Orientation for New Probation and Parole Chief Executive Officers</title><description>NIC continues to recognize the value of orientation for new probation and parole executives. This course focuses on the knowledge and skills important to a sound beginning in a new career.</description><link>http://nicic.org/Training/10C4001</link><pubDate>February, 14 2010</pubDate></item><item><title>Feb. 21, 2010: Orientation for New Pretrial Executives </title><description>This 40-hour program is designed to enhance the leadership capacity and promote sound pretrial release practices of, pretrial professionals with decision-making responsibilities. The program incorporates the National Association of Pretrial Service Agencies (NAPSA) Pretrial Release Standards with cutting-edge organizational and leadership strategies. </description><link>http://nicic.org/Training/10C3001</link><pubDate>February, 21 2010</pubDate></item><item><title>Feb. 22, 2010: Planning of New Institutions: Taking Control of the Planning Process</title><description>This 32-hour program familiarizes participants with all aspects of the new jail planning process and helps them develop a team approach to planning.</description><link>http://nicic.org/Training/10J2101</link><pubDate>February, 22 2010</pubDate></item><item><title>Mar. 01, 2010: Correctional Leadership for Women - Partnership Deliveries</title><description>This 36-hour leadership development training program allows participants to assess their personal leadership styles and set specific goals for a career development plan to enhance their professional development.
</description><link>http://nicic.org/Training/10P3303</link><pubDate>March, 01 2010</pubDate></item><item><title>Mar. 15, 2010: Conducting Prison Security Audits</title><description>This 36-hour training program is conducted at selected state correctional institutions and will be offered three times throughout the year.</description><link>http://nicic.org/Training/10P3201</link><pubDate>March, 15 2010</pubDate></item><item><title>Apr. 12, 2010: Executive Training for New Wardens </title><description>This 36-hour program enhances skills in areas essential to effective leadership and administration of a prison. Some of the topics to be discussed include institutional culture, central office relationships, fiscal decisionmaking, human resource management, media relations, action planning, and self-management. </description><link>http://nicic.org/Training/10P2502</link><pubDate>April, 12 2010</pubDate></item><item><title>Apr. 12, 2010: Management of Violent, High-Risk, and High-Security Inmates</title><description>This 36-hour training program focuses on issues surrounding supervision of violent offenders who are under the control and jurisdiction of departments of corrections throughout the country.</description><link>http://nicic.org/Training/10P3601</link><pubDate>April, 12 2010</pubDate></item><item><title>Apr. 26, 2010: Administering the Small Jail</title><description>This program focuses on key elements in effective jail administration and is designed to address the unique needs of small jail administrators.</description><link>http://nicic.org/Training/10J2802</link><pubDate>April, 26 2010</pubDate></item><item><title>May. 02, 2010: Executive Excellence</title><description>This 10-month executive development program offers innovative learner centered and competency-based training for future leaders of corrections agencies. </description><link>http://nicic.org/Training/10E1401</link><pubDate>May, 02 2010</pubDate></item><item><title>May. 17, 2010: Emergency Preparedness: Incident Command Systems for Corrections</title><description>This 36-hour training program will concentrate on the methods, concepts, and procedures needed to effectively evaluate an agency’s degree of readiness and preparation for a large-scale crisis or emergency.</description><link>http://nicic.org/Training/10P2601</link><pubDate>May, 17 2010</pubDate></item><item><title>Jun. 01, 2010: A Systems Approach for Workforce Performance - Partnership Delivery</title><description>This 36-hour “agency exclusive” strategy development program will focus on the concept of agency management and operations as a systemic and collaborative effort of all stakeholders in addressing policies, procedures, and practices in their correctional system. </description><link>http://nicic.org/Training/10P4201</link><pubDate>June, 01 2010</pubDate></item><item><title>Jun. 07, 2010: Managing Jail Design and Construction</title><description>This program teaches participants how to read and interpret facility planning documents, specifications, and schedules, as well as how and why changes occur during construction and how to manage them.</description><link>http://nicic.org/Training/10J2104</link><pubDate>June, 07 2010</pubDate></item><item><title>Jun. 14, 2010: Conducting Prison Security Audits</title><description>This 36-hour training program is conducted at selected state correctional institutions and will be offered three times throughout the year.</description><link>http://nicic.org/Training/10P3202</link><pubDate>June, 14 2010</pubDate></item><item><title>Jul. 20, 2010: Correctional Leadership Development</title><description>This 70-hour program is based on the Leadership Challenge Model developed by James Kouzes and Barry Posner.</description><link>http://nicic.org/Training/10M101</link><pubDate>July, 20 2010</pubDate></item><item><title>Jul. 26, 2010: Orientation for Parole Board Members</title><description>A 2½-day training program for parole board members is under development.  Information about the program will be provided January 2010.  </description><link>http://nicic.org/Training/10C4501</link><pubDate>July, 26 2010</pubDate></item><item><title>Aug. 01, 2010: Offender Workforce Development Specialist Partnership Training Program</title><description>The purpose of this partnership training program is to help agencies develop the capacity locally to provide competency-based training for practitioners who assist individuals who have criminal records with making informed decisions relative to job and career choices based on their abilities, aptitudes, and interests and information relevant to today’s job market (e.g., occupational, educational, and labor market information).</description><link>http://nicic.org/Training/10T325</link><pubDate>August, 01 2010</pubDate></item><item><title>Aug. 08, 2010: Orientation for New Pretrial Executives </title><description>This 40-hour program is designed to enhance the leadership capacity and promote sound pretrial release practices of, pretrial professionals with decision-making responsibilities. The program incorporates the National Association of Pretrial Service Agencies (NAPSA) Pretrial Release Standards with cutting-edge organizational and leadership strategies. </description><link>http://nicic.org/Training/10C3002</link><pubDate>August, 08 2010</pubDate></item><item><title>Aug. 22, 2010: Inmate Behavior Management</title><description>This 42-hour program teaches participants the information and skills necessary to develop a formal plan to manage inmate behavior in their respective jails.</description><link>http://nicic.org/Training/10J2301</link><pubDate>August, 22 2010</pubDate></item><item><title>Aug. 23, 2010: Planning of New Institutions: Taking Control of the Planning Process</title><description>This 32-hour program familiarizes participants with all aspects of the new jail planning process and helps them develop a team approach to planning.</description><link>http://nicic.org/Training/10J2102</link><pubDate>August, 23 2010</pubDate></item><item><title>Sep. 01, 2010: A Systems Approach for Workforce Performance - Partnership Delivery</title><description>This 36-hour “agency exclusive” strategy development program will focus on the concept of agency management and operations as a systemic and collaborative effort of all stakeholders in addressing policies, procedures, and practices in their correctional system. </description><link>http://nicic.org/Training/10P4202</link><pubDate>September, 01 2010</pubDate></item><item><title>Sep. 13, 2010: Direct Supervision Training for Trainers</title><description>This 74-hour program teaches participants the skills to deliver the How to Run a Direct Supervision Housing Unit curriculum to line staff. Participants experience the housing unit curriculum as trainees, are trained in curriculum materials and delivery methods, and present the curriculum to demonstrate their proficiency in curriculum delivery. They are given all the materials needed to provide specialized training to line staff in working face-to-face with inmates in a direct supervision setting.

</description><link>http://nicic.org/Training/10J2201</link><pubDate>September, 13 2010</pubDate></item><item><title>Sep. 13, 2010: Conducting Prison Security Audits</title><description>This 36-hour training program is conducted at selected state correctional institutions and will be offered three times throughout the year.</description><link>http://nicic.org/Training/10P3203</link><pubDate>September, 13 2010</pubDate></item><item><title>Sep. 20, 2010: Jail Administration</title><description>This program focuses on key elements in effective jail administration, including risk management; use of jail standards; development of and compliance with policies and procedures; inmate behavior management; determination of staffing needs; workforce development; systematic approaches to fire, safety, and sanitation; and ongoing operational assessment.</description><link>http://nicic.org/Training/10J2601</link><pubDate>September, 20 2010</pubDate></item></channel></rss>