Product Description

While the NPS's organization structure defines how its sites are managed, it is important to recognize the larger context in which employees work. This course provides you with an understanding of the role of federal government employees within the National Park Service (NPS), the NPS’s role within the Department of the Interior, and the Department of the Interior’s role in the federal government as a whole. In this course, you will learn the role of the National Park Service within the Department of the Interior, and the Department of the Interior’s role in the federal government.

Learning Objectives:

• Recognize the relationship and function between the DOI and DOI bureaus and offices.

• Identify the relationship between the NPS and the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the federal government.

  Course Authors:

• Constantine Dillon, Acting Chief, NPS Training and Development Program

• Maia Browning, Universal Competencies Training Manager