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A How-To Series on Board Meetings is comprised of 10 webinars from July through September 2020. Descriptions for each webinar can be found below. Webinars can...
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Robert’s Rules of Order is the most common authority for running board meetings, yet the book is 800+ pages long and difficult to read. This interactive class distills ...
Sheraton Portland Airport
Emotional intelligence (EI) has been identified as the single driver of professional success in all types of jobs (Forbes, 2017). It plays a particularly crucial role in customer ...
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Let's get together and share best practices and our experiences as we continue to help our customers during the COVID-19 pandemic. During this unprecedented time...
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Through this monthly series of presentations, leading experts will discuss the use of drones and the value they can add to your organization today. There is no need to...
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During this webinar, participants will learn about the direct and indirect cash flow statements, and develop and practice analytical skills in relationship to the cash ...
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NWPPA is committed to providing lineworkers throughout the Greater Pacific Northwest with high-quality learning experiences that promote professional development. ...
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Discussion and decision-making are the heart of the board’s work, yet often they are challenging. This webinar gives the chair the tools, tips, and guidelines to ensure ...
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In this challenging time, we have to be able to work together effectively when we are physically separated. The skill of the leader makes an enormous difference in the ...
Best Western Plus Hood River Inn
There are many interesting roles and opportunities in today’s electric utility. With the changes in energy sources, community needs, legislative impact and consumer requirements...
Best Western Plus Hood River Inn
A full-day, interactive workshop that covers all of the essential elements of communications planning for public utilities. Leave with actionable information and a head-start ...
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Get acquainted with, or brush up on skills in, many applications of Microsoft Office and Office 365. Intimate class sizes will contribute to the ability to work with an expert...
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Communicating and collaborating with Microsoft Teams is critical, especially as many are working remotely. In this course, students will utilize the power of Microsoft ...
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Do you feel frustrated by the system of motions in Robert’s Rules of Order? Motions aren’t difficult, they’re just weird! Get the insights and tips to use motions effectively ...
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As communities in the U.S. become increasingly diverse and the Spanish-speaking population grows, organizations in the private and public sectors are looking for ...
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Elected chairs sometimes assume that they are the “decider” and can direct the course of board meetings as they choose. What can members do when a chair ...
Best Western Plus Hood River Inn
This two-day course focuses on building the knowledge, attitudes and skills necessary to deliver outstanding customer service with both internal and external customers. Topics ...
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The strength of a distribution pole relies on the stability the pole foundation. This webinar will discuss various methods to improve foundation stability including pole foam...
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This is one of three courses that qualifies for credit toward the Leadership Skills Series Certificate from NWPPA. For more information about this and other certificate programs, please see the NWPPA Certificate Program Brochure.
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OneNote is one of Microsoft’s best-kept secrets, and one of its most useful programs. In this course, you will learn how OneNote can be used to organize and share information...
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NWPPA is committed to providing lineworkers throughout the Greater Pacific Northwest with high-quality learning experiences that promote professional development....
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Learn the key guidelines from Robert's Rules of Order for processing meeting minutes, gain confidence in taking minutes, and be able to serve your board when parliamentary...
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This four-session, interactive online workshop covers all of the essential elements of communications planning for public utilities. Creating an effective communications ...
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Through this monthly series of presentations, leading experts will discuss the use of drones and the value they can add to your organization today. There is no need to ...
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During this session, participants will dive into the investments area on the balance sheet. Participants will learn about the impact of external investments and internally ...
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OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams, Outlook, and OneNote. When do you use what?
With the many collaboration ...
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During this three-day session, participants will work in a hands-on virtual environment that simulates a real-world network to learn the following:...
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How does public comment differ from public hearings? What is the best way to manage these forms of community input? We will present tried-and-true guidelines...
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In this two-part course, students will learn required skills to work in Excel. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Understand Excel basic uses...
In this course, students will develop mastery of their documents by learning advanced find/replace techniques, the manipulation of styles, use of the Navigation Pane and ...
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This webinar series is comprised of six interactive webinars and one chat session where participants learn more about the history of the electric utility sector, the business ...
Grouse Mountain Lodge
This is a regular meeting of the long-standing Environmental Task Force that examines environmental issues and the impact of current and proposed environmental regulations on ...
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Learn the fundamentals of using Excel to perform calculations and create charts. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: Understand advantages...
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Refresh your knowledge and understanding of the requirements for hazardous waste operations and emergency response (HAZWOPER), as required by 29 CFR 1910....
Grouse Mountain Lodge
This is required training for first responders who are likely to witness or discover a hazardous substance release and need to initiate an emergency response sequence by notifying the proper...
Grouse Mountain Lodge
Designed for electric utilities as part of NWPPA's Environmental Series, this eight-hour course is intended as a detailed review of the oil Spill Prevention, Control, and ...
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Once you know how to make motions, amend them, refer them to a committee (or call the question), what’s next? This webinar will explore the lesser-known motions Reconsider...
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Administrative professionals and executive assistants have a demanding and essential role at utilities, but you knew that already. They often have interaction and conversations ...
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You use Outlook every day, and probably have for years. But many people do not unleash the full power of the Outlook Calendar. Become an Outlook Calendar power ...
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Please save the date for our rescheduled 80th Annual Membership Meeting!...
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You were elected to serve your constituents, but if you’re new to the role, it can be challenging. Based on key concepts from Robert’s Rules, get the tools, insights, and ...
Hilton Garden Inn - Billings
This popular two-day course presents a clear understanding of the technical heartbeat of the utility by providing employees with a comprehensive understanding...
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Utility designers have more options available for support arms than ever before. This webinar will focus on the different types of support arms and materials used. The mounting ...
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Through this monthly series of presentations, leading experts will discuss the use of drones and the value they can add to your organization today. There is no need to...
Hilton Garden Inn - Billings
Public utilities’ biggest investment is the electric infrastructure assets including poles, wire, and transforms needed to deliver electricity. It’s a complex process to take raw materials, ...
Riverhouse
The Northwest Communication and Energy Innovations Conference (NIC) is designed with communicators and energy services professionals in mind. This year there will be a strong ...
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NWPPA is committed to providing lineworkers throughout the Greater Pacific Northwest with high-quality learning experiences that promote professional development....
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Just got elected chair? Now what? You don’t have to learn all of Robert’s Rules to be a good chair, but you must master certain guidelines and principles. Whatever...
Residence Inn Boise City Center
During this class, you will explore your own communication approach and learn how to flex your style to that of others for greater effectiveness. First, using a special assessment...
Residence Inn Boise City Center
This course is for personnel who wish to obtain an overview and basic working knowledge of employment and labor laws that affect their business. On day one, attendees ...
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Did you know that over 30% of our time is spent looking? Want to spend less time looking and more time doing? This course will help you find digital information quickly ...
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Participants will visit and build on time value of money concepts. This webinar will begin with the basic input components and built in complexity over the webinar ...
Lodge at Whitefish Lake
This is part of the Leadership Skills Series Program. The SLII Experience is recognized as both a business language and a framework for employee development that transcends ...
DoubleTree Hotel Missoula Edgewater
Administrative Professionals represent themselves, their bosses and their organizations. To achieve the goals of the organization, positive working relationships between ...
DoubleTree Hotel Missoula Edgewater
This is a three-day series of classes that provides utility-specific information directed toward administrative assistants and executive secretaries who want to become more ...
Courtyard by Marriott Richland
This advanced two-day class provides attendees with a journeyman lineman's view of AC transformers. The curriculum includes a combination of electrical theory and hands-on practice. The overall...
DoubleTree Hotel Missoula Edgewater
This one-day course will cover the varied aspects of communication that Admins use daily in their business environment. Topics include effectiveness in listening, ...
DoubleTree Hotel Missoula Edgewater
ALL utility employees regardless of position or responsibility need to understand their chosen business. The more they understand the complexity of the electric ...
Courtyard by Marriott Richland
The course will cover troubleshooting problems and what to look for in single-phase problems; how to fix three-phase problems from wrong voltages and how they occur, to giving ...
Crowne Plaza Seattle Downtown
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On national, regional, and local levels, energy conservation, or energy efficiency, is viewed as a reliable, low risk, and high return energy resource. A conservation potential ...
The ability to create and lead successful projects is no longer left solely to professional project managers. These skills are now required by the vast majority of positions as ...
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There are many competing demands challenging how our utility could and should spend money each year on general plant investments and long-term asset investments....
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This deep dive starts with the essentials of Excel's conditional formatting and then takes off quickly. You will learn to call out interesting data using colors, icons, or data...
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NWPPA is committed to providing lineworkers throughout the Greater Pacific Northwest with high-quality learning experiences that promote professional development....
This one-and-a half day course has been designed by Teri Wallis to build a bridge between the approval of a strategic plan and the implementation and execution ...
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Through this monthly series of presentations, leading experts will discuss the use of drones and the value they can add to your organization today. There is no need to...
The front-line leader's role in facilitating performance will be described, along with ways of dealing with challenges such as denial and reluctance to accept accountability. ...
Confluence Technology Center
This first day course is designed to provide individuals with a thorough overview of the logistics and warehousing functions. The course will also address the physical and documentation ...
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In this two-part series, learn the power of Excel as a database. Topics include database terminology, outlining and doing data subtotals, and more. Upon successful completion...
Enzian Inn
Join your peers at this member meeting where labor relations leaders share their experiences, recommendations, and lessons learned about key labor relations and human ...
This three-day course is part of the comprehensive staking technician program. It will teach students the basic and advanced methods of line route surveying. This course also includes ...
Anchorage Hilton
The electric utility industry of the 22nd century will look much different than it does today. With the changes in workforce and new technology comes the need for new technical...
Anchorage Hilton
The utility must have a consistent cash flow to accomplish its work plan in an effective and efficient manner. This class provides an overview of business ...
This course is part of the Comprehensive Staking Technician Program. Experienced line designers say obtaining the right-of-way easement is the toughest part of staking. A well-designed power...
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Since animals cause many outages, it is often easy to blame an unknown outage on a squirrel. Many different products are on the market to help reduce animal caused outages ...
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Are you looking for a tool that will help you with agile projects? Microsoft Planner can help! In this hands-on course, you will earn how to utilize Microsoft Planner to create ...
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NWPPA is committed to providing lineworkers throughout the Greater Pacific Northwest with high-quality learning experiences that promote professional development....
Captain Cook Hotel
There are many interesting roles and opportunities in today’s electric utility. With the changes in energy sources, community needs, legislative impact and consumer requirements...
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Through this monthly series of presentations, leading experts will discuss the use of drones and the value they can add to your organization today. There is no need to...
The MARC Union-Labor Relations program increases the skills and confidence of front line supervisors to serve as management's front line representatives in dealing with employees...
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Develop a mastery of your Word documents in this two-part series. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Use advanced selection techniques...
Hotel Theodore
This is a three-day series of classes that provides utility-specific information for administrative assistants and executive secretaries who want to become more effective in managing their tasks and in communicating with others....
Hotel Theodore
Administrative Professionals are in a position to communicate on behalf of their bosses and to communicate information to their bosses that is necessary for good decision ...
Captain Cook Hotel
Whenever you’re not getting the results you’re looking for, it’s likely that a crucial conversation is keeping you stuck. Whether it’s a problem with poor quality, slow ...
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The industry is moving from reliability to resiliency where resiliency defines how quickly a system recovers from a major event. Although storm hardening of the entire system ...
Captain Cook Hotel
Being in charge is just not enough. As crew leaders, foremen must build the skills to interact well with other teammates across all functions, work with the public, and...
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Cleaning up bad formatting can be a nightmare until you understand how Word works and what tools are available to fix these issues. Participants are encouraged to ...
Hotel Theodore
This one-and-a-half-day course will take you through the fundamentals of FERC (RUS) accounting and provide practical examples you can use in your utility. Employees will ...
Hotel Theodore
In today’s workplace, employees are experiencing tremendous challenges that pull them in many directions all at once. There are tremendous changes underway in ...
Hotel Theodore
Collaboration among co-workers to meet the organization’s goals has never been more important. Organizations are expecting employees at all levels to work together...
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Through this monthly series of presentations, leading experts will discuss the use of drones and the value they can add to your organization today. There is no need to...
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NWPPA is committed to providing lineworkers throughout the Greater Pacific Northwest with high-quality learning experiences that promote professional development. ...
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