REE SMART Center
The Research, Education,
and Economics (REE) Self Motivated and
Administered Reading and Training (SMART) Center
is a lending resource library available to all REE employees. It offers
a wide variety of self-development materials for loan to include audio
and video cassettes, books, and computer/video based training.
The SMART Center was established in 1992 through the effort of the Human
Resources Division, Administrative and Financial Management. The Center
contains over a thousand resources that can help employees improve their
current skills or acquire new ones.
The SMART Center provides employees with:
- An informal and easily accessible source which they can use for a
variety of self-development learning activities.
- The convenience of an on-site learning environment with materials
in various formats to use as the training need arises.
- Several training alternatives when preparing and implementing Individual
Development Plans (IDPs).
Resource Topics:
- Communication
- Customer Service
- Diversity
- EEO
- Employee Wellness
- Ethics
- Human Resources
- Information Technology
- Labor Management
- Listening
- Management and Organization
- Meetings
- Negotiation
- Presentation Skills
- Self-Awareness
- Sign Language
- Supervision and Leadership
- Team Building
- Writing
SMART Center Catalog. The SMART Center Catalog lists the resources
available for loan. Each item has a reference number, a brief description
of the resource, and the media format. The catalog may be viewed on web
site: http://www.afm.ars.usda.gov/smartcenter/catalog.html.
A paper copy of the catalog is available upon request.
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Hours of operation: Monday through Friday 8:15 AM -
3:30 PM
SMART Center
5601 Sunnyside Avenue
Room 4-1171
Beltsville, MD 20705-5107
Phone: (301) 504-1428
FAX: (301) 504-4422
For additional information about training and development
visit our web site:
http://www.afm.ars.usda.gov/hrd/empdev/
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Last Updated: 03/31/2003
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