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<P>The National Zoo is dedicated to furthering the education of current and
future conservation professionals, including graduate students, scientists,
resource managers, educators, industry representatives and staff of government
and non-government organizations. Smithsonian staff and research associates have
offered training courses on a variety of topics for over three decades. Building
on the world-renowned training courses of the Smithsonian, new opportunities for
graduates and professionals are now being offered. </P>
<P>In collaboration with George Mason University, many of our courses are
offered for either non-credit continuing education or for graduate credit. A
graduate certificate is also offered for participants who take a series of
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Professional certificate information will be available soon.</P>
<P>All six Centers of Excellence at the National Zoo offer a variety of training
opportunities. Please click on the links below to learn more about the
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<LI><SPAN class=PSubTitle>January 10-19, 2011:</SPAN><A
title=http://nationalzoo.si.edu/SCBI/MAB/GMU/consconflict.cfm
href="http://nationalzoo.si.edu/SCBI/MAB/GMU/consconflict.cfm"> Conservation
Conflict Resolution</A><BR>Developing the crucial skills needed to ensure
conservation efforts endure.
<LI><SPAN class=PSubTitle>February 7-18, 2011:</SPAN><A
title=http://nationalzoo.si.edu/SCBI/MAB/GMU/statsecology.cfm
href="http://nationalzoo.si.edu/SCBI/MAB/GMU/statsecology.cfm"> Statistics for
Ecology and Conservation Biology </A><BR>Establishing the theoretical
framework and essential quantitative skills for effective research design and
implementation.
<LI><SPAN class=PSubTitle>March 14-25, 2011:</SPAN> <A
title=http://nationalzoo.si.edu/SCBI/MAB/GMU/spatial.cfm
href="http://nationalzoo.si.edu/SCBI/MAB/GMU/spatial.cfm">Spatial Ecology,
Geospatial Analysis, and Remote Sensing for Conservation</A><BR>Learning to
detect, monitor, map, and model local and global changes in biological and
ecological systems.
<LI><SPAN class=PSubTitle>April 18-29, 2011:</SPAN> <A
title=http://nationalzoo.si.edu/SCBI/MAB/GMU/terremammals.cfm
href="http://nationalzoo.si.edu/SCBI/MAB/GMU/terremammals.cfm">Species
Monitoring and Conservation: Terrestrial Mammals<BR
title=http://nationalzoo.si.edu/SCBI/MAB/GMU/terremammals.cfm>L</A>earning
current research and monitoring techniques and their application to
conservation.
<LI><SPAN class=PSubTitle>May 3-13, 2011:</SPAN> <A
title=http://nationalzoo.si.edu/SCBI/MAB/GMU/leadership.cfm
href="http://nationalzoo.si.edu/SCBI/MAB/GMU/leadership.cfm">Effective
Conservation Leadership</A><BR>Cultivating leadership, communication, and
teamwork approaches and applying them to diverse conservation
situations.</LI></UL></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>