New Horizons offers a broad range of courses for state and local government employees that can be used to strengthen existing skill sets or drive successful professional development. Whether you’re responsible for the public works department, water and wastewater management, IT infrastructure, safety and operations and more – we provide an all-inclusive training solution.

Desktop Applications Training

Understanding and optimizing the power of Project, Access, Excel, Word and other applications to maximize personnel productivity is an ongoing and challenging task. New Horizons offers a full range of software application training specifically designed to enhance user productivity. From " How to Analyze Project Data" to "Tables, Pivot Tables and Conditional Formatting," New Horizons can customize and deliver interactive training to assist government employees with their specific needs or questions. 

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K-12, COMMUNITY COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY 

New Horizons offers training for teachers, administration and school staff. Today, School leaders are tasked with the challenge of doing more with less. We understand this challenge and have helped many education entities exceed with limited funds.

Certification Programs 

Certification is one of the best ways to validate that your personnel have the requisite competencies, technical knowledge, skills and experience to do their jobs. New Horizons provides training for more than 50 certifications from leading technology vendors and organizations, including Microsoft, Citrix, Cisco, Adobe, VMware and CompTIA. 

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Sanitation, Irrigation, Utility 

Special Districts are comprised of multiple government agencies. These agencies require specialized training for each department. Our representatives have worked with many Special District entities to customize training to meet their needs. Contact one of our representatives to create a customized training plan.  

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Cyber Security 

Applying technology to improve readiness and efficiency is fundamental to the government culture. Through technology the world is getting smaller, threats are more unpredictable, and information has become as valuable a commodity as any tangible asset. In addition to being the world's largest independent training provider, New Horizons holds the designation of being the largest network provider for many of our technical and certification vendor partner programs, including: 

•  Microsoft Certified Partner for Learning Solutions
• Cisco Authorized Training 
• Computing Technology Industry Association - CompTIA Security+ & CySA+
• VMware Authorized 
• Citrix Authorized Learning Centers
• EC Council Authorized Training Partner (ATP) Certified Ethical Hacking (CEH)
• Authorized Prometric Testing Centers 
• ISC2 Authorized Education Providers (AEP)

Unsure which cybersecurity certification is right for you? START HERE

End User Security

Your employees could be the biggest threat to your network. The average cost for a company to remedy a hack is about $4,000,000. That's about $157 per record. Almost 80% of these breaches are due to human error. Train your end users how to spot these red flags, warning signs, and more: 

• Ransomware
• Social Engineering
• Phishing
• Malware

To sample this course, click our video below:

Workplace/Sexual Harassment Training 

New Horizons Multi-State training adheres to some of the strongest and most stringent workplace harassment laws in the nation. Requirements of who needs training may vary across the nation but the training covers compliance in all states. To find out more and discuss your specific needs, request a quote and we will gladly discuss the options available to you.

Blog: According to Compliance Week. "If you're following New York or California, you're doing as much or more than you need to be doing in almost every state," says Joshua Zuckerberg, a partner at law firm Pryor Cashman. Read More about What CA SB 1343 Means For My Company.

Whitepaper: While many of the new laws stemmed from the #MeToo movement and strengthen harassment protections. There are many others that clear up ambiguities in laws passed in prior years and a few make small changes to employers in specific industries. Download the report to read all about the California labor laws in effect on January 1, 2020.

Course Demo: It is important that employees be responsible for maintaining harmonious relationships in the workplace. This includes identifying the standards and boundaries for appropriate and inappropriate behavior. By maintaining harmonious relationships, you can prevent harassment and help to create a better and safer workplace. In this demo, you will learn:

• Definition of Sexual Harassment 
• Types of Harassment 
• The Effects of Sexual Harassment on the Workplace 
• How to maintain A Better/Safer Work Environment

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Learning & Enrollment Portal for the State of California Employees

Government agencies can take advantage of using a specialized portal for whom we already work with for fast enrollment with specialized discount pricing. Please enter the portal here.

Contracts

With a variety of contracting vehicles at your disposal, New Horizons makes it easy to contract training at the speed of need.

Funding / Grants    

Our representatives have decades of experience working with government agencies and can help you navigate funding/grants to reach your training goals. Grants are available to those who qualify. Contact one of our experts to see how we can help. 

Learning Credits

Learning Credits are a great way to use encumbering funds to maximize training dollars and reserve the surplus for next years budget needs. State/local governments and the DoD have all used Learning Credits to maximize their budgets. Whether the full scope of training needed for the next fiscal year is known or not, these entities rely on securing Learning Credits to manage their training and development budget. 

Government Agencies using Learning Credits - Imperial County Office of Education, USAF Nellis AFB, City of San Bernardino, City of Burbank, Town of Oro Valley, Metropolitan Water District                                                                                                                                             

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