Writing: http://www.GoLearn.gov/ -- the official learning and development site for the U.S. Federal Government.

There are several writing courses listed in GoLearn.gov related to basic writing skills. NETI is facilitating a review of many of the courses and will report their recommendations to you via this training source. In the meantime, we suggest you browse the online catalog and focus on FREE courses and the SkillSoft vendor library of courseware. The SkillSoft courses have been made free to U.S. EPA employees. Here is a list of some of the “writing” SkillSoft courses that may interest you:

• Exploring the New Basics of Business Writing (COMM0221)

• Writing High-impact Reports and Proposals (COMM0222)

• Writing Concisely and Accurately (COMM0212)

• Writing Effective Business Documents (COMM0213)

• Preparing to Write Effectively to Your Audience (COMM0211)

• Writing: The Art of In-house Memos (COMM0225)

• Writing Effective E-mail Messages (COMM0226)

• The Writing Process (COMM0017)

• Writing to Reach the Audience (COMM0015)

• Writing with Intention (COMM0011)

• Using Good Letters to Deliver Bad News (COMM0224)

• Producing Letters that Drive Your Business (COMM0223)

If interested in these courses, register with www.GoLearn.gov. Registration is easy -- use your EPA e-mail address as your user I.D. Then GoLearn.gov will send you a password. You must use and change the password within one day or you will need to repeat the registration process.

We hope you enjoy these courses and others. Should you encounter any technical difficulties, contact GoLearn-info@opm.gov.

Should you have questions regarding course registration and access to SkillSoft courses, please contact your AAship Training Officer or Diana Kennedy at 202-564-6818.