Trail Skills College Tasks and Timelines
This document brings together the shared experiences of two Trail Skills College trainings initiated in the White Mountain National Forest and duplicated on the Mark Twain National Forest.
Crew Training
Skill Definition
Implement a training program that provides crew members with the skills, knowledge, and behaviors that are necessary for high quality trail operations, the implementation of trail management goals, safe operations, overall effectiveness and team engagement
Entry Level Performance
- Demonstrate ability to identify and seek training opportunities that enable progression in one’s career
- Actively engage in the crew training program
Full Performance Level
- Provide training to a larger crew or multiple smaller crews, including members with limited experience, adjusting teaching strategies if necessary to maximize crew learning
- Conduct training for new crew members that embodies DEI principles (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion)
- Identify the training needs of individual crew members and the team
Expert Level Performance
- Create a training plan that provides crew members with the knowledge, skills, and experience to perform entry level skills in trail construction and maintenance on a trail project
- Identify higher level training opportunities for crew members seeking to build their skills and specialities
- Build capability within the crew to facilitate training and share expertise
Resources for Crew Training
Documents and Media
• Video Trainings
• Training Programs
• Calendar
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Recorded Trainings for Crew Training
Higher Education Trail Programs: Applying the Trail Competencies
This webinar will discuss the process of developing higher education trail programs that span the spectrum from one-off online certificates to two-year associate degrees and beyond.
Trail Competencies and Skills
This webinar will discuss the Trail Competency Framework and how they are being used for program and curriculum development, workforce development efforts, bolstering trail stewardship capacity, and professionalization of the trail industry.
Cultural Landscape Training Framework
This webinar will provide an exclusive first walk through of the Cultural Landscape Training Framework showcasing how outdoor professionals can embrace multiple perspectives of the Indigenous landscapes they work on.
Developing a Trail Competency Framework
Working across sectors to create shared language around trail skills and expertise.
Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion (JEDI): Part 1 (The What and Why of JEDI)
This webinar will help you articulate what you mean when you are talking about JEDI and why it is important to your organization. This webinar is hosted by the Partnership for the National Trail System, the National Wilderness Stewardship Alliance,…
Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion (JEDI): Part 2 (JEDI Strategies For Your Organization)
You will leave the webinar with a map that can help you identify priorities for your organization and areas where you need more support. This webinar is hosted by the Partnership for the National Trail System, the National Wilderness Stewardship…
Further Education
Training Programs for Crew Training
Trail Academy
Trail Academy is our free class series that teaches students how to tackle any trail-related challenge. Courses are hosted both in the field and online, and are a great starting point for anyone looking to become a certified Trail Crew Leader or…
Trail Sustainability Institute
The Trail Sustainability Institute (TSI) is NWTA’s internal training classes for everything related to trail building. We want to make sure our trail builders are knowledgeable in not only how to build/maintain fun trails, but ensure those trails…
PCTA Trail Skills Course
Because wildfires, wind storms, floods, gravity, and vegetation growth are constant threats to the PCT, the annual maintenance and reconstruction of the trail is a never-ending and monumental undertaking. Such work, historically carried out by…
Trailbuilding Professional Certificate
The Trailbuilding Professional certification integrates field-based training using hand tools and heavy machinery with first responder training, geospatial information science and technology (GIST), natural resource management, and business…
Trail Master Steward – Introduction Course
The Trail Master Steward online course is intended to provide volunteers, trail organizations, and land managers both a foundational understanding of the values inherent in trail stewardship as well as introduce the basic skills required to be…
Advancing Trails Webinar Series
American Trails brings agencies, trail builders, planners, architects, advocates, and volunteers the latest in state-of-the-art information on all aspects of trails and greenways. Our webinars focus on a variety of trail topics, usually applicable…
Training Calendar
Upcoming Trainings for Crew Training
Custom Trainings
There are 23 trainers on TrailSkills
with Crew Training experience
Hire Workers
There are 55 workers on TrailSkills
with Crew Training experience
Kimberly Bradley
Hartford, CT
CT Trails and Greenways Coordinator
Connecticut State Parks Division, Department of Environmental Protection
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