The PAST program is a two-year, hands-on training program designed to teach WG 3-7 maintenance employees historic preservation skills.
FriYAY is a podcast and webinar series that covers a variety of topics spanning practical things like how to stay motivated, ways to expand your creativity, connect with others, and tips to keep you grounded!
The Trades Alive video series provides step-by-step tutorials on different aspects of historic preservation in parks.
Learn how HPTC developed portable hand-washing stations to meet the training center's needs to get back in the field, but keep its workers safe. Visit this page for detailed instructions!
Learn how to apply for the Harrison Goodall Preservation Fellowship, an opportunity to promote innovation and professional growth in the field of historic preservation.
Are you looking for training opportunities that are accessible outside the firewall now that you're home teleworking? Get started here!
Are you new to the NPS? Use this resources to find a list of resources and opportunities specifically geared towards you!
Learn more about the Historic Preservation Training Center's (HPTC) Gambrill House, the perfect place to host your next training event.
HPTC partners with the Stewards Individual Placement Program to provide training & hands-on experience in the preservation trades.
Learn about the Traditional Trades Apprenticeship Program (TTAP) and the work the current cohort is doing with HPTC this summer.
There is a great deal of confusion about poison ivy versus poison oak since there are two kinds of poison ivy and two kinds of poison oak. Learn more here!
The Welding Institute has a great reference on wrought iron and welding. Read more on the challenges with welding with wrought iron.
A program providing post-9/11 military service veterans hands-on skills training from NPS professionals on the maintenance of federal monuments & memorials.
The HPTC partnered with the HFC and JEFF to complete two exhibits within the new Visitor Center being constructed below the Gateway Arch.
Provides an overview of the Historic Preservation Training Center and introduces the five teams that work within the organization.
If you're entering areas like crawlspaces and manholes, the OSHA's Confined Space in Construction standard may apply to you.
The HPTC library is located at the Gambrill House and houses periodicals, manuals, reports, and books related to historic preservation.
Craftspeople from the HPTC spent two days sharing their skills and knowledge with the public and NPS employees during the Preservation Trades Rodeo.
The NCSP (National Chainsaw Safety Program) provides standards, competencies, and training to ensure all NPS operators know how to use a chainsaw safely.