Fully Involved: An important update from us. 8.6.24

GSFA • August 6, 2024
Fully Involved: An important update from us. 8.6.24

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Fire Service Leaders, 

 

Your Georgia Fire Academy is hosting a direct delivery of the National Fire Academy Course Shaping the Future. This course will be held on our Forsyth Campus on September 10-11, 2024.


This 2-day course is designed to assist first- and second-level supervisors and Company Officers (COs) in developing knowledge and skills in contemporary approaches to organizational problem solving. Topics include Use of creative approaches to identifying trends within their organizations. Applying problem-solving methodologies. The importance and application of continuous improvement within organizations. How to quantify problems and solutions. Factors in organizational and individual resistance to change. Strategies for implementing change. The course incorporates facilitated, student-centered methodologies, including lecture, small and large group activities, and individual assessments


Please share the attached flyer. 

 

Use the following link to register:

Shaping the Future

 

Ike McConnell

Division Director, Georgia Fire Academy

Georgia Public Safety Training Center

478-993-4697   imcconnell@gpstc.org

www.gpstc.org

1000 Indian Springs Dr, Forsyth, GA 31029

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Shaping the Future - Sep 10-11, 2024

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