NOTICE: due to a full schedule of classes, no
additional classes will be scheduled until October 2010 and
later.
We can bring our courses to your
agency and make the process as simple as possible for you. These courses
are ideally suited for groups of employees who work with protocol issues,
whether or not in a protocol office. Our off-site courses range from
"basic training" in all the critical areas of protocol including precedence,
seating, flags, ceremonies, and receiving lines.
Additionally, we are happy to tailor our
programs to suit your agency's specific needs both in terms of topics covered as
well as the scope of the course materials.
We offer several formats tailored to
different lengths and needs. Our 2-day Phase I class provides the basic
protocol training offered in Phase I of our standard 5-day Combined Phase I & II
class. We also have a 4-day day Combined Phase I & II class which
duplicates the classroom materials of our standard Combined Phase I & II class
less the 1/2-day field exercise. Finally, we can also bring to your agency
our Phase III class in a 3-day program.
All of these classes are identical in content to our regular courses except
that they do not include an ice breaker, break service, luncheon, or field
exercises.
Classes can be set up with as
little as a month's lead time providing there is no conflict with our
regular course schedule.
All participants receive
our CD which includes our book, The Protocol and Event Management
Guide
containing Practical Protocol for the Military & Government, the
Military Dining Guide, The Flag Guide, and Ceremonies
Guide, our Conference and Meeting Planning Guide, a wide array of government and military publications on
protocol, two dozen pieces of standard military ceremonial music, and
event checklists and templates; and our Practical Protocol Lite booklet in paper form.
Writing pads and pens are also provided. Participants
also receive a certificate of completion. Dress for the training is
civilian casual. Class hours are as shown (starting and ending times can be modified to
meet your needs) with a one-hour lunch break and two 10 minute breaks each
morning and each afternoon. Payment is accepted via SF
182, DD Form 1155, cash,
check, and VISA/MC, including IMPAC and GPC cards.
What
programs we can bring to your agency (click on course for more information) - -
TIPS005 Phase I Course (Protocol & Event Management
for the Military & Government 2-day class
This course provides training on a wide
range of topics of interest to those working in or with protocol and event
management. The
TIPS005 course qualifies for credit toward our four-phase certificate
program (credit for Phase I only) and for designation as a
Certified Protocol Specialist.
The Combined Phase I & II
course is our basic and intermediate training program designed to cover
all topics related to the business of protocol and event management and
is conducted in a 4-day format. The four-day program is identical to our on-site 5-day course with the exception
that the field exercise has been eliminated. The program agenda:
First Day
8:00Admin
matters/introductions Professional Organizations
Resources (books, rosters,
pubs) Protocol
Organization & Mission of Protocol
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Precedence
Event Management (to
4:00)
Second Day 8:00 Practical Exercise:Event Management
Conference Management
Security
Issues & Planning 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Contracting Roundtable: Contracting
Forms of
Address 4:00 Conclusion
TIPS003A
Phase III, Protocol & Event Management for the Military &
Government 3-day program
Our off-site Phase III course
condenses the standard 5-day format to 3 full days by eliminating the field exercise,
ice breaker,
break service, and luncheon.
First Day
8:00
Welcome; administrative issues; introductions
Visitor & Guest Relations Protocol
Office Operations
12:00
Lunch
1:00 Roundtable:
Protocol Office Operations Precedence
& Its Applications
(to 4:00)
Second Day 8:00Advanced
Seating Issues Practical Exercise: seating Official
Gifts & Ethics 12:00 Lunch
1:00 Roundtable:
Ethics Planning & Finalizing Event Contracts Working with Hotels, Clubs & Caterers Roundtable:
Working with Hotels, Clubs
Third day
8:00 Visitors & Guest Relations presentation Changes of Command & Other Ceremonies 12:00
Lunch
1:00Roundtable:
the change of command Advanced
Flag Procedures & Policy
The Joint
Environment
Conclusion
(4:00)
Fees:
Fees for our off-site courses are as
shown below and include all materials and all our instructor's expenses.
There are no additional charges (revised 4/29/09 for
programs not already scheduled).
No. of Days
Up to 25 people
2
$7,000
3
$8,000
4
$9,000
Above rates for
Continental U.S. sites only. For high-cost areas, please
add $100 per training day. A high-cost area is one with a
daily total government per diem rate (lodging and meals) of $200 and above.
Payment does not have
to be made prior to the training and can be made by check, purchase order, or
VISA or Master Card including IMPAC/GPC cards.
The above fees are for continental U.S.
training sites only. Overseas agencies please contact us for a
quote (the fee for overseas programs will be that stated above
plus our travel, lodging, meals and local transportation).
With an average cost of
$1,200-$1,500 per person to attend our Orlando classes, we can train up to 25 people for the cost of sending 5 or 6
people to our Orlando site.
What do you need to do to arrange
training?
Our needs:
All that we require is (1) a room suitable for the training (2)
a table about 4 ft. x 4 ft. in size, and (3) a projection
screen, extension cord and power strip. We bring all necessary
equipment and materials with us except as just noted. We also
take care of and pay for our own travel, lodging, meals, and
other expenses; the course fee is all-inclusive. Some suggestions for a
successful program - -
BEFORE FINALIZING
TRAINING AT YOUR AGENCY, PLEASE PROCESS AND FINALIZE YOUR
APPROVAL AND FUNDING. WHILE WE DO NOT REQUIRE A CONTRACT
TO CONDUCT TRAINING (ALTHOUGH WE APPRECIATE ONE), WE DO ASK
THAT ALL AGENCY APPROVALS BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO LOCKING IN THE
TRAINING. WE NEVER APPLY A PENALTY CHARGE TO
CANCELLATIONS, HOWEVER, IF YOUR FUNDING IS NOT APPROVED AND YOU
KNOW THAT THE TRANING CAN NOT BE HELD, WE WILL APPRECIATE THE EARLIEST
POSSIBLE NOTICE.
Try to choose 2
or 3 different dates for flexibility.
Facilities
selected for our classes must be cost-free unless the
requesting agency intends to pay any associated user fees.
Contact us first
to see if we are available on specific dates; we will
tentatively block the dates on our calendar. There is
no obligation or penalty if the training can not be
completed. Call 1-321-331-1177 or
email
contact@jmarprotocol.com .
Next, contact
your funding source to determine if the training can be
approved and funded.
If approval is
likely, let us know so that we can lock in the dates.
Again, there is no obligation or penalty should you need to
cancel. Once the training has been approved, let us know so
that we can begin our travel planning and preparation of
training materials.
Choose a
location in which participants can sit at a table rather
than just in chairs, and try to choose one that has access
to a break area or snack facility so that participants can
get coffee, sodas or snacks during the day.
If there will be
participants from outside your agency or off your
installation, please be sensitive to security and access
restrictions, as well as parking limitations and
requirements for those attending the class. Also, our
instructor is not a federal employee; therefore, the
training site must be one to which we can obtain access
(we do have retired military ID cards).
Also, for
participants from outside your agency or off the
installation, please make available to them information on
basic services: rest rooms, snack bars, lunch options,
etc. This can be done at the beginning of the
training.
We will need a
room that will provide at least 15 feet between the
projection screen and our projector. Due to
compatibility issues, we prefer to use our own projectors
and laptop computers. Although we can try to connect our laptop to
your projector, we have not had a lot of luck with that in
the past (it only works about 50% of the time). We can
bring our presentation on CD for use on your system,
however, your computer must have Microsoft Power Point
installed.
We will need
access to the training site one (1) hour prior to the start
time so that we can set up. Someone responsible for the
training within the requesting agency should also plan to be
at the training site shortly before and when the class begins to ensure those who are
scheduled to attend show up and to address any
administrative issues that may need to be covered.
We ask that at
least a few days before the training, you provide us
directions to the installation or agency, including the
training site itself, and any necessary information about
parking restrictions. If the training site is on a second or
higher floor, please let us know where an elevator is
located as we will be bringing 2-3 bags of equipment and
materials.
Should you have any
questions about arranging this kind of training, please feel free
to contact us at 1-321-331-1177 or by email to
contact@jmarprotocol.com .
Recent
off-site classes have been conducted for the following agencies:
99th Regional Support Command, Ft. Dix, N.J.
(Jul09)
160th SOAR(Abn), Ft. Campbell, Ky. (Jul 09)
General Dynamics Information Technology, Dayton,
Ohio (Jun 09)
1-81st Cavalry, Oregon National Guard, Ft. Stewart, Ga. (May 09)
Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, Twentynine
Palms, Calif. (Sep 08)
The George C. Marshall Center, Garmisch, Germany (Aug 08)
USA RDECOM ECBC, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. (Aug 08)
188th Infantry Brigade/3d Infantry Division, Ft.
Stewart, Ga. (Jul 08)
National Training Center, Ft. Irwin, Calif. (Jun 08)
Joint Interoperability Test Command, Ft. Huachuca,
Ariz. (Apr 08)
Virgin Islands National Guard, St. Croix, V.I. (Feb
08)
18th Wing, Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan (Dec 07)
Defense Intelligence Agency, Bolling AFB, D.C. (May
07)
Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, Tinker AFB,
Okla. (Apr 07)
Office of the Chief, Army Reserve, Arlington, Va.
(Dec 06)
Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, Twentynine Palms, Calif. (Aug
& Sep 06)
US Army Special Operations Command/JFK Special Warfare Center & School, Ft.
Bragg, N.C. (Aug 06)
National Guard Professional Education Center, Camp Robinson,
Ark. (Jun 06)
US Army CERDEC, Ft. Monmouth, N.J. (Apr 06)
III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan (Mar 06)
542nd CSW, Robins AFB, Ga. (Sep 05)
53rd Transportation Bn, Ft. McPherson, Ga. (May 05)
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, Va. (Apr 05)
Maryland National Guard, Reisterstown, Md. (Apr 05)
US Army Soldier Systems Command, Natick, Mass. (Dec 04 & Jan
05)
The Boeing Company, Long Beach, Calif. (Nov 04)
90th Regional Readiness Command, North Little Rock, Ark. (Aug 04)
Air Logistics Command, Robins AFB, Ga. (Aug 04)
US Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. (Jun 04)
Navy Combat Systems Direction Activity, Virginia Beach, Va. (Apr 04)
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, Va. (Feb 04, Feb 05)
Some Others:
US Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. (Feb 02)
The Boeing Company, Huntington Beach, Calif. (Mar 02)
Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, Miss. (Feb 01 & Oct 01)
US Army Operational Test Command, Ft. Hood, Tex. (May 99)
Arnold Engineering Development Center, Arnold AFB, Tenn. (Oct 98)
US Army Reserve Command, Ft. McPherson, Ga. (Oct 98)
Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Va. (Sep 98)
USSOUTHCOM, Corozal, Panama (Aug 97)
374th Wing, Yokota AB, Japan (Sep 96)
99th Regional Support Command, Oakdale, Pa. (Mar 96)
Military Ocean Terminal, Bayonne, N.J. (Mar 95)
XVIII Airborne Corps, Ft. Bragg, N.C. (Feb 93)
US Army Construction Engineering Research Lab, Champaign, Ill. (Sep 92)
US Army Depot Systems Command, Chambersburg, Pa. (Jan 91 & Sep 92)