CIT Computer Training is in Session for the Summer

The CIT Computer Training Program is proud to announce the beginning of the Summer Term. We have been busy updating the program over the last few months and some of our processes have changed. For instance, after attending course sessions you will now receive your course completion certificates by email.

Share what you know

Our course offerings are always evolving to keep pace with the ever changing community at NIH. One of the unique opportunities afforded through our training program allows individuals from the NIH community to share their expertise with other colleagues. Are you involved in an emerging field of interest that will benefit the mission of NIH? Are you a project lead rolling out a new or updated program? Contact us, as we may be able to assist you with the opportunity to share what you know to benefit others. Many have volunteered to participate with our training program and we are always looking for new instructors.

Courses to watch for

IT Professionals
IT professionals will enjoy “Data Center Tours – Division of Computer System Services,” “Spend a Day with the Help Desk,” “ITIL V3 Foundations - Overview,” and more.

Personal Computers
There has been growing demand for Office 2007 in recent months and in response, we now offer 5 new sessions of “Office 2007 – What’s New.” In addition, a sampling of topics to be given this term are “Basic PC Skills for NIH,” “Seeking Information on the Web,” “Windows Vista,” and many more. There are also sessions of returning favorites including Excel, “Windows XP Tips and Tricks,” and “BlackBerry Tips and Tricks.”

Statistics
Statisticians and aspiring statistical analysts will enjoy the new statistics courses. They cover “SPSS 16.0 – What’s New,” and “SAS 9.2 – What’s New.”

Seminars for Scientists
In order to meet the needs of the diverse scientific community here at NIH, we offer sessions dealing with “Phylogenetics: Annotating our Sequences,” “in silico Drug Screening: Small Molecule Docking,” and “Protocol Development: Relevant Databases, Instruments, and Services Available through the NIH Library.” Returning topics include sessions on microarray data analysis, “Scientific Coding System On-Demand,” “AFNI Bootcamp,” and many more.

Grants
The always popular QVR (Introduction, Intermediate, and Advanced) sessions explain the workings of the system here at NIH. There will also be a session on the Electronic Council Book (ECB).

Class schedule updates and other information

Classes will be constantly added to the schedule. You can obtain full course information, register for summer 2008 classes, join our CIT Training Mailing list, and check out your transcript or current application status at our website, http://training.cit.nih.gov.

Most CIT Training courses are free of charge to NIH staff! While NIH employees get first priority for classes, contractors are welcome to attend when space is available, the class is related to their NIH work, and they have approval from their NIH supervisor.

If you have any questions about the CIT Training program or need information regarding renting computer classrooms, contact us by phone at 301-594-6248 x2 or by email at CITTraining@mail.nih.gov.