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CMF offers a range of professional development opportunities for House staff. To view scheduled courses by month, please visit our Events Calendar. program overviews**NOTE** As of February 1, 2010, CMF is no longer conducting Intern Orientation or DC-based Staff Assistant Orientation programs. Instead, these courses will be offered by the House Learning Center. Please visit http://registerme.house.gov or call 202-226-3800 for more information. Additionally, the final program of the Orientation for Entry-Level District Staffers was held in November 2009. This pilot has ended and will not be continued.
CMF offers a popular series of free management training programs throughout the year for House Chiefs of Staff and Staff Directors. CMF also offers a series of free management programs for House LDs. Programs are geared to and focus on how to be productive and effective in your current role while developing skills in preparation for the next step in your career. Effective Constituent Correspondence, Beginner This course is for House staff who are new to writing constituent mail and need to know the basics. Courses are offered periodically throughout the year. Effective Constituent Correspondence, Advanced This course is for House staff who currently write and/or manage constituent mail and want to improve their writing and lessen the administrative burden of correspondence. Courses are offered periodically throughout the year. Constituent Communications
As part of the Communicating with Congress project, CMF provided training programs to congressional staff to help them improve their offices' ability to respond to constituent communications. |