Common Learning Portal

What is Fundamentals?

Staying at Albright Training Center and the Grand Canyon

What is the weather like? What is for sale at the General Store? What if I need a package delivered? Find answers by using the links below or post a question in your Fundamentals class forum.

All employees are encouraged to create or update their CLP profiles since they will receive an invite to their class forum about 1 month prior to class.

Weekend and After Class Activities

There will be ample time to explore Grand Canyon National Park and the surrounding areas after class and on the weekend. Popular activities include hiking, biking, and viewing sunrises and sunsets. You can find more informaiton to help you prepare for your time outside of class in the link below.

• Optional Weekend Activities and Guidance

NPS Fundamentals Essentials Online Reading

The NPS Fundamentals Essentials introduce important areas and aspects of National Park Service operations. You will maximize your Fundamentals experience by reviewing this material.

• Operations at a National Level
• Volunteers
• Administration, Business Operations, and Information Technology
• Working with Other Agencies
• Stewardship
• Facilities Management
• Law and Policy
• Partnerships
• Relevancy, Diversity, and Inclusion
• Planning
• Culture
• Resource Management
• Commercial Services
• Teamwork
• Visitor and Resource Protection
• Networking
• Safety and Wellness
• Interpretation and Education
• Preventing and Addressing Workplace Harassment
• Visitor and Resource Protection

**New learning activities will be available soon.**

Additional Resources

• NPS Career Fields
• Building Your Emotional Intelligence
• Individual Development Plan Guide
• New Employee Toolkit: Contains New Employee Handbook, Payroll Forms, New Employee Checklists, Acronyms and Common Terms
• NPS Headquarters Organization Chart
• National Park Service Management Policies
• NPS Planning: Catalog of Products and Services
• NPS Programs Guide