Climate Services Professional Development Series

The purpose of this training is to facilitate National Weather Service field staff's understanding and application of climate products and services field staff must be able to incorporate and apply new ideas and techniques of dynamic climatology at the local level. Field staff must be able to communicate climate information and concepts as part of the office outreach program. 

This 6-part Professional Development Series includes the following Professional Competency Units (PCU):

• PCU 1: Know the Infrastructure for Climate Data and Services
• PCU 2: Understand Climate Variability and Change and Apply to Local Services
• PCU 3: Understand the Basis and Methodologies of CPC Products
• PCU 4: Use NOAA Climate Products and Tools in Local Climate Services
• PCU 5: Apply Climate Information to Decision Support, Partnership, and Communication
• PCU 6: Understand Principles for Conducting Timely, Accurate, and Consistent Climate Data Observations and the Broad Range of Their Applications