Executive Director Tri-Weekly Update

 Ladies and Gentlemen,

Good morning. This Tri-Weekly provides updates on the FY27 Environmental & Emergency Management Needs Assessment and the 34th Annual PDS. NAVSAFENVTRACEN will use the needs assessment data to make informed decisions in a fiscally constrained environment as we develop the FY27 course schedule. We also encourage participation in the remaining days of the Joint Safety and Environmental Professional Development Symposium.

REMINDER: FY27 Training Needs Assessment – Environmental & Emergency Management (DON-260219-26H2). This is a reminder that the FY27 Environment & Emergency Management Training Needs Assessment is currently underway and will close 24 April 2026. Accurate and complete input from Echelon II commands is essential to building a reliable training schedule, especially in light of FY26 funding shortfalls and continued fiscal constraints. Submissions must reflect the full scope of demand, including both Echelon II and all subordinate command requirements. Incomplete or inaccurate data will directly impact NAVSAFENVTRACEN’s ability to effectively plan, fund, and execute training in FY27. The needs assessment is the official mechanism for capturing training demand, and submitted quotas will serve as the baseline for all scheduling and resourcing decisions. Ensuring your data is correct, comprehensive, and validated prior to submission is critical. As funding constraints are expected to tighten further in FY27, Echelon II commands are also encouraged to provide recommendations on how to meet training requirements within a constrained budget environment.

All submissions are due 24 April via the DON Tasker system. Timely, accurate submissions are essential to ensuring enterprise training needs are met.

34th Annual Joint Safety & Environmental Professional Development Symposium (PDS 2026). The Joint Safety and Environmental Professional Development Symposium (PDS 2026) is happening this week. If you have not yet registered, there is still time to do so. Whether attending a single session or multiple days, participation provides meaningful opportunities for professional exchange, collaboration, and alignment across the safety and environmental enterprise. Registration remains open for attendees with .mil, .gov, or .edu email addresses. Register here:  PDS 2026 Registration

Thank you for your continued support. Your engagement in events like PDS directly contributes to strengthening readiness, improving execution of safety and environmental programs, and ensuring effective stewardship of resources.

Thank you all for your feedback on our tri-weekly updates. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me if you have any questions. 

Attachment-FY 26 course schedule

 

 V/R,
Hal Mohler
Executive Director
Naval Safety and Environmental Training Center
NIPR:  Hallock.N.Mohler.Civ@US.Navy.MIL
 
  
 
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To view our schedule and course locations: https://navalsafetycommand.navy.mil/Learning/NAVSAFENVTRACEN/NAVSAFENVTRACEN/
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For any quota related questions email: navsafenvtracen.quotas@us.navy.mil