he National Training Seminar is the annual opportunity for delegates to share best practices in implementing the JAG Model across the 27-state National Network. Considerable effort is expended toidentify state and local staff willing to share their best practices with delegates from JAG affiliated states.

JAG National Center for Evidence-based Practices invites CSA representatives to recommend NTS workshop presenters in the Spring annually. Contact your CSA representative and volunteer to conduct a best practices workshop at the National Training Seminar. State and local staff may volunteer to be a NTS workshop presenter by contacting us. When contacting, please include the following:

• Name
• Title
• State Affiliate
• Address, City, State and Zip
• Telephone Number
• Fax Number
• E-mail Address

NTS workshops are presented at NTS based upon the following categories:

• Program Application
  • School-to-Career (Senior) Program
  • Dropout Prevention (Multi-Year) Program
  • Dropout Recovery (Out-of-School) Program
    
    
• JAG Model Components
  • Oversight Body (Board of Directors)
  • Program Staff
  • Student Selection and Load
  • Classroom
  • Career Association
  • Employer Marketing and Job Development
  • Job Placement and Follow-up
  • Change in Status
  • National Data Management System (NDMS)
    
    
• Curriculum Competencies
  • Career Development Skills
  • Job Attainment Skills
  • Job Survival Skills
  • Basic Skills
  • Leadership and Self-Development Skills
  • Personal Skills
  • Life Survival Skills
  • Work Place Skills
    
    
• Roles and Responsibilities
  • CSA Representatives (State Directors)
  • Program Managers
  • Supervisors
  • Curriculum Coordinators
  • NDMS Coordinators
  • Career Association Coordinators
  • Specialists

Workshop presenters receive a special certificate for volunteering to conduct a NTS workshop.