What career resources and opportunities for training are available to FWS employees?
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service provides employees with many opportunities for career development and personal growth. Leadership Development The future of the Refuge System depends on well-rounded, competent leaders. This policy chapter provides guidance and tools for development of leadership skills and career planning. It also describes policy, procedures and responsibility for leadership development within the National Wildlife Refuge System and implements the recommendations on leadership contained in the System’s long-term vision document, Fulfilling the Promise. Career Pathways The purpose of these reports is to define career pathways within the National Wildlife Refuge System of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. • Senior Leadership Career Pathways Report (1.33 MB PDF) • Conservation Planning Career Pathways Report (1.1 MB PDF) • Refuge Managers Career Pathways Report (1 MB PDF) (Standard position descriptions (SPDs) will become part of the report when they are finalized by
