The CIT Computer Training Program has overcome quite a challenging start to the new
2008 calendar year. On January 3, a water pipe above the classrooms in Bldg 12A burst
and thousands of gallons of water poured into the training rooms. The ceiling tiles, walls,
light fixtures, and carpets were damaged, as were a few laptops and other equipment.
Thankfully, the rooms were not in use at the time and no one was injured. For several
weeks the rooms were unusable which meant CIT Training staff had to cancel and
reschedule many training sessions. A lot of people were inconvenienced through this
challenging time; but, cooperation prevailed as the instructors and students worked
together to make changes. The CIT Training Program would like to thank all the folks
that were involved in the massive cleanup process. CIT Training is back in session!
With the ever-changing community at NIH, our courses have evolved to keep pace. One
of the unique opportunities afforded through our training program allows individuals
from the NIH community to share their expertise with other colleagues. Are you
involved in an emerging field of interest which will benefit the mission of the NIH? Are
you a project lead rolling out a new or updated program? Contact us as we may be able to
assist you with the opportunity to share what you know to benefit others.
Over 60% of the courses offered through CIT Training are scientific seminars. In order to
meet the needs of the diverse scientific community here at NIH, we offer sessions dealing
with Image Processing I & II, Microarray Data, AFNI, MIPAV, “Effective Utilization of
the Biowulf Cluster for Bioinformatics,” “Bioinformatics Resources for Functional
Categorization and Splice Variation Analysis,” “Mathematica 6,” SPSS topics and many
more.
In addition to scientific topics, the extramural staff will find a series of grants courses,
including a new topic - “Grants Management Spreadsheet.” This new seminar will cover
the Grants Management Standardized Categorical Excel Spreadsheet and its use. The
always popular, “Understanding the Grants Process,” QVR (Introduction, Intermediate,
and Advanced) and QVR Training Profile sessions explain the workings of the system
here at NIH. Sessions in ECB Data Administration (Basic and Advanced) and “ECB
Early Concurrence Workshop” round out the exciting sessions for grants.
NIH has a diverse user community, so our offerings cover many areas. Come see what all
the hype is about in Microsoft Office 2007 and Windows Vista. Two new offerings are
“Office 2007 – What’s New” and “Getting to Know Windows Vista.” In addition, a
sampling of topics to be given this term are “Basic PC Skills for NIH,” “Demystifying
the Mac,” and “Microsoft Visio Professional 2003 Introduction.” There are also sessions
of returning favorites including Excel and “BlackBerry Tips and Tricks.”
You can obtain full course information, register for Spring 2008 classes, join our CIT
Training mailing list, and check out your transcript or current application status at our
web site, training.cit.nih.gov.
Most CIT Training courses are free of charge to NIH staff! While NIH employees get
first priority for classes, contractors are welcome to attend when space is available, the
class is related to their NIH work, and they have approval from their NIH supervisor.
If you have questions about the CIT Training Program, contact us by phone at (301) 594-
6248 x2 or email us at CITTraining@mail.nih.gov.