Summer is almost upon us. The kids are soon to be released from school and thoughts are starting to turn toward family vacations. It’s time for cook-outs, swimming, campfires, sight-seeing, and a whole host of different adventures! The sun is shining, the lake beckons and we are… not on vacation yet. It’s almost here, but not just yet. Hang in there! Summer vacation is coming!

While you are waiting, how about participating in a few choice trainings to help you constructively pass the time? What better way to spend those last few hours before clocking out for vacation than developing yourself professionally? Here’s a pre-summer smorgasbord of delectable training courses for your sampling:

• (27100324) Introduction to Change Management - Understand how change management contributes to overall benefit realization and why it is important for your organization


• (COURSE ds_msex2010_01_enus) Excel 2010 Getting Started - Everyone says they know how to use Excel, but do they really? Increase your comfort in using Excel with this foundational training.


• (COURSE pe_05_a03_bs_enus) Becoming More Professional through Business Etiquette - Your reputation often precedes you in any work environment. It can define your credibility, impact your career opportunities, and shape your relationships with your colleagues. In this course, you’ll learn the basics of how to act professionally and practice proper business etiquette.


• (COURSE apd_17_a03_bs_enus) Reaching Sound Conclusions - In this course, you’ll learn how to recognize the critical-thinking activities associated with reaching a sound conclusion. You’ll discover how to employ effective questions, use tools to help you conclude findings, and create an action plan for putting conclusions into practice when solving problems.

By the way, need some reading material for the road or while on the plane? Be sure to check out the FAA’s Skillsoft Library at https://dot.skillport.com/ ! Now is a great time to read these classics that you always intended to read!

• Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action, by Simon Sinek
• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen Covey
• The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You, by John C. Maxwell
• How to Win Friends and Influence People, by Dale Carnegie

MANDATORY LMS TRAINING:

Upcoming Mandatory LMS Training:

• (FAA30202712) Responding to Employees Alleging Violation of Whistleblower Protections for Managers: Due June 30, 2021
• (FAA30050042) FY21 Information Security and Privacy Awareness Training (SAT): Due August 15, 2021
• (FAA30200131) 2020-2021 Annual Standards of Conduct: Due September 30, 2021
• (FAA30202708) Accountability Board Training for FAA Managers: Due September 30, 2021
• (FAA30201371) ASH Security Awareness Virtual Initiative (ASH SAVI): Due December 31, 2021

Rolling Mandatory Training:

• (FAA30202422) How to Make a Reasonable Suspicion Determination for Managers: Please check your LMS Learning plan for your specific training due date.
• (FAA70400015) Insider Threat Detection Mitigation Program: Please check your LMS Learning plan for your specific training due date.

Stay tuned for mandatory training courses to be added in the near future! Check your Learning Plan in eLMS for the latest information and training requirements.

FLLI PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING:

The Federal Leadership and Learning Institute (FLLI) recently announced changes to their 4^th Quarter training schedules. All classes in the 4^th Quarter will be held virtually and any in-person classes are being converted to virtual. Please check enrollment and registration information on any 4^th Quarter courses to confirm details.

Registration is still open for some 3^rd and 4^th Quarter FLLI course offerings, with limited seats available. Please reach out to your organization’s Training Coordinator for more information on seat availability in select courses. As a reminder, FLLI Course enrollment is by self-registration only. Managers are now responsible for registering themselves in FLLI classes. MMAC Training Coordinators are available to assist and guide managers in this new process. Please contact your MMAC Training Coordinator for more information.

MMAC TRAINING COORDINATORS:

Please feel free to contact your organization’s Training Coordinator with any questions or for further information on the MMAC Training Program.

• AMA: Jamie Loving, AMA PL-1 and Training Coordinator
• AMC: Justin Cockroft, AMC PL-1 and Training Coordinator
• AMK: Cynde Starnes, Training Coordinator
• AMP: Bianca So, Training Coordinator
• AJW-L: Devin Richardson, Training Coordinator