Current USGS Classes in DOI Talent
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Last updated January 6, 2026
| Course Name | Course Number | Event Date | Sign-up Period | Seats Available | Supervisory Approval Required? (Y/N) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guidelines for the Operation and Computation of Records of Continuous Water-Quality Monitors | USGS-OED-QW2298-OprCompRecQW | Jan. 12-16, 2026 | Aug. 25-Dec. 17, 2025 | 0 | Y |
| Introduction to R | USGS-WRD-C1857-IntroR | Jan. 13-15, 2026 | Open | 0 | Y |
| USGS Mentoring Seminar Series - Communications | USGS-CARD-22-207-MentorSeminarSeries | Jan. 13 | Nov. 24, 2025-Jan. 13, 2026 | 14 | N |
| USGS Field Safety Course (OSH) | USGS-SAF-015-FldSaf | Jan. 14 | Open | 170 | Y |
| USGS High Performance Computing: Introduction to HPC | USGS-CIS-24-073-HighPerfCompIntro | Jan. 14 | Open | 13 | N |
| USGS Library: Employee Orientation | USGS-ORT-24-072-LibraryOrientation | Jan. 15 | Open | 87 | N |
| USGS High Performance Computing: R for HPC | USGS-CIS-24-075-HighPerfCompR | Jan. 21-22, 2026 | Before Dec. 12, 2025 | 23 | N |
| USGS Safety Webinar Series - New Lab Biosafety Checklist in IAS | USGS-SAF-S1603-WebSeries | Jan. 21 | Open | 982 | N |
| USGS Laboratory Safety (OSH) | USGS-SAF-OSHA-8206-224-LabSaf | Jan. 22 | Open | 997 | N |
| USGS Motorboat Operator Certification Course (MOCC) - Practicals Module (OSH) | USGS-SAF-MOCC-S2554-Practicals | Jan. 26-30, 2026 | Open | 5 | Y |
| USGS Motorboat Operator Instructor (MOICC) Certification Course (OSH) | USGS-S-19-61-MOICC | Jan. 26-30, 2026 | Open | 1 | Y |
| Groundwater Data Processing | USGS-GW-20-7-GWDataProcessing | Jan. 26-30, 2026 | Before Jan. 9, 2026 | 17 | Y |
| USGS Wilderness First Aid (OSH) | USGS-SAF-CR-WFA-Wild1stAid | Jan. 27-28, 2026 | Open | 0 | Y |
| USGS Standard First Aid/CPR/AED (OSH) | USGS-SAF-FirstAid/CPR/AED | Jan. 29 | Open | 0 | Y |
| USGS High Performance Computing: Python for HPC | USGS-CIS-24-074-HighPerfCompPython | Feb. 4-5, 2026 | Open | 27 | Y |
| USGS Water-Quality Principles | USGS-OED-QW1022-WQP | Feb. 9, 2026 | Before Jan. 30, 2026 | 18 | Y |
| USGS Standard First Aid/CPR/AED (OSH) | USGS-SAF-FirstAid/CPR/AED | Feb. 10 | Open | 8 | Y |
| USGS Wilderness First Aid (OSH) | USGS-SAF-CR-WFA-Wild1stAid | Feb. 12-13, 2026 | Open | 9 | Y |
| USGS Mentoring Seminar Series - Time Management | USGS-CARD-22-207-MentorSeminarSeries | Feb. 12, 2026 | Dec. 1, 2025-Feb. 12, 2026 | 15 | N |
| USGS Safety Webinar Series (OSH) - Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) | USGS-SAF-S1603-WebSeries | Feb. 18, 2026 | Open | 983 | N |
| Field Methods for the Collection of Sediment and Water-Quality Samples with Large Samplers from Boats on Large Rivers | USGS-OED-ID1837-FldMethLgSmpls | Feb. 23-24, 2026 | Before Nov. 21, 2025 | 1 | Y |
| USGS Flood Frequency Analysis with Bulletin 17C and PeakFQ | USGS-WNRM-25-019-FloodFreqAnalysisBull17CPeakFQ | Mar. 3-6, 2026 | Jan. 29, 2025-Jan. 16, 2026 | 4 | Y |
| USGS High Performance Computing: Advanced Scheduling | USGS-CIS-24-071-HighPerfCompAdvSched | Mar. 4, 2026 | Open | 16 | N |
| Groundwater Data Processing | USGS-GW-20-7-GWDataProcessing | Mar. 9-13, 2026 | Dec. 15, 2025-Feb. 6, 2026 | 21 | Y |
| USGS Principles and Applications of Estimating Groundwater Age | USGS-WNRM-25-046-PrincAppsEstGrndWtrAge | Mar. 9-12, 2026 | July 9- Aug. 29, 2025 | 2 | Y |
| Streamflow Record Computations using ADVMs and Index-velocity Methods | USGS-OED-WRD-SW1319-StrFlowRecADVM | Mar. 23-27, 2026 | Aug. 11-Dec. 23, 2025 | 1 | Y |
| USGS High Performance Computing in the Cloud | USGS-CIS-24-064-HighPerfCompCloud | Mar. 11, 2026 | Open | 24 | Y |
| USGS Leadership Seminar Series - Tuckman's Model Group Development | USGS-L-21-152-LeaderSemSeries | Mar. 17, 2026 | Open | 15 | N |
| USGS Supervisory Seminar Series - Tuckman's Model Group Development | USGS-SUPER-22-206-SuperSeminarSeries | Mar. 17, 2026 | Open | 18 | N |
| USGS Safety Webinar Series - OSHMB - Coordinating OSH Events & Working with the Associated Records (CDSPC KSA II & VI) | USGS-SAF-S1603-WebSeries | Mar. 18 | Open | 998 | N |
| Streamflow Measurements using ADCPs (SonTek/RDI) | USGS-OED-WRD-SW1321-StrFlowMeasADCP | Mar. 23-27, 2026 | Before Jan. 9, 2026 | 15 | Y |
| Streamflow Measurements using ADCPs (SonTek/RDI) | USGS-OED-WRD-SW1321-StrFlowMeasADCP | Apr. 13-17, 2026 | Sept. 30, 2025-Jan. 13, 2026 | 0 | Y |
| USGS Leadership Seminar Series - Situational Leadership | USGS-L-21-152-LeaderSemSeries | Apr. 14, 2026 | Open | 17 | N |
| USGS Supervisory Seminar Series - Situational Leadership | USGS-SUPER-22-206-SuperSeminarSeries | Apr. 14, 2026 | Open | 16 | N |
| USGS High Performance Computing: Introduction to HPC | USGS-CIS-24-073-HighPerfCompIntro | Apr. 15, 2026 | Open | 45 | N |
| USGS Laboratory Safety (OSH) | USGS-SAF-OSHA-8206-224-LabSaf | Apr. 16 | Open | 997 | N |
| USGS Streamflow Measurement Computation with ADCPs and Midsection Methods | USGS-WNRM-23-011-StreamflowMeasCompADCPMidMethods | Apr. 20-23, 2026 | Sept. 10, 2025-Jan. 20, 2026 | 0 | Y |
| Sediment Data-Collection Techniques | USGS-OED-SW1091-SedDataCol | Apr. 27-May 1, 2026 | Dec. 1, 2025-Jan. 16, 2026 | 15 | Y |
| USGS High Performance Computing: R for HPC | USGS-CIS-24-075-HighPerfCompR | Apr. 29-30, 2026 | Open | 24 | N |
| Introduction to Groundwater Field Techniques | USGS-OED-GW1227-IntroGWFldTech | May 4-7, 2026 | Sept. 2-Oct. 17, 2025 | 5 | Y |
| Streamflow Measurements using ADCPs (SonTek/RDI) | USGS-OED-WRD-SW1321-StrFlowMeasADCP | May 4-8, 2026 | Sept. 30, 2025-Feb. 3, 2026 | 0 | Y |
| USGS High Performance Computing: Python for HPC | USGS-CIS-24-074-HighPerfCompPython | May 6-7, 2026 | Open | 30 | Y |
| Water Quality Instrumentation: Operation, Calibration, and Maintenance | USGS-W-16-322-QWInstrOprCalMaint | May 18-21, 2026 | Sept. 16-Nov. 14, 2025 | 0 | Y |
| USGS Leadership 201 | USGS-OED-L2295-L201 | May 18-22, 2026 | Open | 11 | Y |
| USGS Camera-Based Monitoring Hardware and Software | USGS-NRM-23-032-CamBaseMonitHardandSoftware | May 18-22, 2026 | Sept. 2- Mar. 9, 2026 | 0 | Y |
| USGS Leadership Seminar Series - Train the Trainer | USGS-L-21-152-LeaderSemSeries | May 20, 2026 | Open | 17 | N |
| USGS Supervisory Seminar Series - Train the Trainer | USGS-SUPER-22-206-SuperSeminarSeries | May 20, 2026 | Open | 16 | N |
| USGS Safety Webinar Series - OSHMB - Explanation and application of the fault tree analysis tool & examples for OSH (CDSPC KSA III & IV) | USGS-SAF-S1603-WebSeries | May 20 | Open | 998 | N |
| Water Quality Field Methods Refresher | USGS-OED-QW3190-FieldMethRef | June 1-5, 2026 | Nov. 18-Dec. 10, 2025 | 5 | Y |
| USGS High Performance Computing: Advanced Scheduling | USGS-CIS-24-071-HighPerfCompAdvSched | June 3, 2026 | Open | 20 | N |
| USGS High Performance Computing in the Cloud | USGS-CIS-24-064-HighPerfCompCloud | June 10, 2026 | Open | 30 | Y |
| USGS Leadership Seminar Series - Emotional Intelligence | USGS-L-21-152-LeaderSemSeries | June 18, 2026 | Open | 17 | N |
| USGS Supervisory Seminar Series - Emotional Intelligence | USGS-SUPER-22-206-SuperSeminarSeries | June 18, 2026 | Open | 19 | N |
| USGS Leadership Seminar Series - Difficult Conversations | USGS-L-21-152-LeaderSemSeries | July 14, 2026 | Open | 20 | N |
| USGS High Performance Computing: Introduction to HPC | USGS-CIS-24-073-HighPerfCompIntro | July 14 | Open | 50 | N |
| USGS Supervisory Seminar Series - Difficult Conversations | USGS-SUPER-22-206-SuperSeminarSeries | July 14, 2026 | Open | 18 | N |
| USGS Laboratory Safety (OSH) | USGS-SAF-OSHA-8206-224-LabSaf | July 16 | Open | 997 | N |
| Field Water-Quality Methods for Groundwater and Surface-Water | USGS-OED-QW1028-FldWatGWSW | July 20-31, 2026 | Dec. 1-19, 2025 | 0 | Y |
| USGS High Performance Computing: R for HPC | USGS-CIS-24-075-HighPerfCompR | July 22-23, 2026 | Open | 30 | N |
| Streamflow Record Computations using ADVMs and Index-velocity Methods | USGS-OED-WRD-SW1319-StrFlowRecADVM | Aug. 3-7, 2026 | Dec. 9, 2025-May 5, 2026 | 12 | Y |
| USGS High Performance Computing: R for HPC | USGS-CIS-24-075-HighPerfCompR | Aug. 5-6, 2026 | Open | 30 | N |
| USGS Supervisory Seminar Series - Employee Engagement | USGS-SUPER-22-206-SuperSeminarSeries | Aug. 20, 2026 | Open | 19 | N |
| USGS Leadership 201 | USGS-OED-L2295-L201 | Aug. 24-28, 2026 | Open | 17 | Y |
| USGS High Performance Computing: Advanced Scheduling | USGS-CIS-24-071-HighPerfCompAdvSched | Sept. 2, 2026 | Open | 20 | N |
| USGS High Performance Computing in the Cloud | USGS-CIS-24-064-HighPerfCompCloud | Sept. 10, 2026 | Open | 30 | Y |
| USGS Leadership Seminar Series - Time Management | USGS-L-21-152-LeaderSemSeries | Sept. 23, 2026 | Open | 20 | N |
| USGS Supervisory Seminar Series - Time Management | USGS-SUPER-22-206-SuperSeminarSeries | Sept. 23, 2026 | Open | 18 | N |
| USGS Leadership Seminar Series - Situational Leadership | USGS-L-21-152-LeaderSemSeries | Oct. 20, 2026 | Open | 20 | N |
| USGS Supervisory Seminar Series - Situational Leadership | USGS-SUPER-22-206-SuperSeminarSeries | Oct. 20, 2026 | Open | 20 | N |
| USGS Leadership Seminar Series - Train the Trainer | USGS-L-21-152-LeaderSemSeries | Nov. 17, 2026 | Open | 19 | N |
| USGS Supervisory Seminar Series - Train the Trainer | USGS-SUPER-22-206-SuperSeminarSeries | Nov. 17, 2026 | Open | 20 | N |
| USGS Leadership Seminar Series - Tuckman's Model Group Development | USGS-L-21-152-LeaderSemSeries | Dec. 9, 2026 | Open | 19 | N |
| USGS Supervisory Seminar Series - Tuckman's Model Group Development | USGS-SUPER-22-206-SuperSeminarSeries | Dec. 9, 2026 | Open | 19 | N |