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• LEAD 2025-2026 Wetlands Training

  • When
    21 Aug 2025
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    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Wetlands Park Nature Center
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  The Nevada Recreation & Park Society's LEAD Institute is an annual leadership development program for early, mid-career and seasoned professionals. This three-year program will enhance individual organizational leadership skills, specifically addressing leadership styles, philosophies, and competencies. In addition, the program explores and introduces emerging approaches of integrating leadership development and personal growth. The course is designed to provide participatory and collaborative leadership and allows participants to learn from instructors and their fellow classmates. The intent is to prepare leaders with essential skills that will better prepare them for future challenges that requires strategic thinking, collaboration, systems thinking, and leading change.
  
  Participants accepted into the LEAD Institute, must commit to all trainings, mentoring obligations, etc. for the entire training year. 

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• 2025 NRPS Certified Playground Safety Inspector Certification

  • Start
    08 Oct 2025
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    8:00 AM
  • End
    10 Oct 2025
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    5:00 PM
  • Location
    East Las Vegas Community Center, 250 N Eastern Avenue Las Vegas, Nevada, 89101
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  The National Recreation and Park Association is dedicated to promoting children's right to play in a safe and challenging play environment.  The CPSI program offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date training on playground safety as well as provides certification for playground safety inspectors. This certification course is being organized by Nevada Recreation & Park Society. If you have any questions, please contact Lakeisha Dickens at ldickens@lasvegasnevada.gov.

  Fee Includes: Course materials

  Cancellation Policy: Textbook fees of $125.00 and a $100.00 cancellation fee will be retained by NRPS.  Cancellation requests must be submitted in writing and emailed to ldickens@lasvegasnevada.gov. No refunds or transfers will be processed after September 8, 2025. 

  Minimum Registration: NRPS will notify registered attendees and ship course material when the minimum registration number of 25 is met. NRPS suggests participants secure travel arrangements once the minimum number has been met.

  Prices: 

  NRPS/NRPA member: $575.00 (course and exam)

  NRPS/NRPA member: $150.00 (exam only)

  Non-member: $650.00 (course and exam)

  Non-member: $185.00 (exam only)

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• LEAD 2025-2026 Change Management Presentations

  • When
    22 Jan 2026
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    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Las Vegas City Hall: 495 S Main St.
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  The Nevada Recreation & Park Society's LEAD Institute is an annual leadership development program for early, mid-career and seasoned professionals. This three-year program will enhance individual organizational leadership skills, specifically addressing leadership styles, philosophies, and competencies. In addition, the program explores and introduces emerging approaches of integrating leadership development and personal growth. The course is designed to provide participatory and collaborative leadership and allows participants to learn from instructors and their fellow classmates. The intent is to prepare leaders with essential skills that will better prepare them for future challenges that requires strategic thinking, collaboration, systems thinking, and leading change.
  
  Participants accepted into the LEAD Institute, must commit to all trainings, mentoring obligations, etc. for the entire training year. 

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