NVFC Live Online Trainings

The NVFC offers the following live, virtual training opportunities, all of which are presented on Zoom:

Below are upcoming events; click on the title to register. This page is updated as more trainings are added. If you miss a live webinar, you can watch the recording in the NVFC Virtual Classroom. Recorded Roundtable Talks can be found here. R&R Coffee Talks and Volunteer Voices Live events are not recorded.

Roundtable Talk: The Role of Fire Department Chaplains
October 24 at 2pm ET
What is the role of a fire department chaplain? How can your department enlist a chaplain and help them succeed? What do newly-appointed chaplains need to know? Join Chaplains Dick Brown, Jim Cook, Jimmie Duncan, and John F. Long, Jr. for a panel discussion on what a fire service chaplain does and why a fire department should consider having a trained chaplain as part of their operational command structure. Attendees will also learn about the role chaplains play in providing behavioral health support to help a department thrive.

Volunteer Voices Live: Volunteer Performance Evaluations and Expectations
October 30 from 3-4:15pm ET
Recruiting volunteers is not easy, so it can be difficult to evaluate the ones you do have. However, when done regularly and efficiently, volunteer evaluations can benefit both the department and the volunteer by highlighting strengths, showing areas in need of improvement, and offering an opportunity for one-on-one interactions between leadership and volunteers. This live interactive discussion will focus on methods for evaluating volunteer performance, how to reward top performing volunteers, and how to help those who do not meet expectations to improve their performance. Come prepared to share and learn from one another. This discussion will not be recorded.

Webinar: So You’re a Training Officer – Now What? Incorporating Adult Learning Theory into FD Training Programs
November 13 at 2pm ET
Presenter: Rachel Buczynski
Congratulations, you’re a training officer! But…how do you teach adult learners? When we think of the science of how humans learn, we often think of children (i.e., pedagogy). However, there are learning theories unique to adults: how people learn in formal and informal ways once they are over 18. Many training officers (in all industries) find themselves in the role of educator with little to no background knowledge of andragogy (the science of adult learning). This webinar, presented by Rachel Buczynski, will help you understand more about andragogy so you can further build your skillset as a fire department trainer and reinforce techniques you’re already using.

Check out additional on-demand courses in the NVFC Virtual Classroom.