B U L L E T I N Facilities Planning & Operations
Date:	June 3, 2005
Subject:	GROUNDS TRAINING PROGRAM SCHEDULE
From:	Linda da Silva, Director of Facilities Maintenance & Operations
Attendance by all Groundskeepers, Lead Groundskeepers, Supervisors of Custodial and Grounds Operations and Facilities Managers is mandatory.

FY 04-05 GROUNDS TRAINING PROGRAM
TRAINING DESCRIPTION		DATE	TIME	LOCATION
Basic Plant & Shrub Care (COMPLETED)		04/09/04	12:45-2:15 PM	CSM Bldg 6 Swinerton Conf. Rm
Riding & Push Mowers (COMPLETED)		06/18/04	12:45-2:15 PM	Cañada College Bldg 1-101
Turf Management (COMPLETED)		07/16/04	12:45-2:15 PM	Skyline College Bldg 5 Rm 131 (Library)
Synthetic Turf Maintenance Training (Field Turf) (COMPLETED) * attendance is mandatory for CSM Groundskeepers and Supervisors only; all others are optional.		08/31/04	8:00-9:00 AM	CSM Football Field
Synthetic Turf Maintenance Training (Field Turf) (COMPLETED) * attendance is mandatory for SKY Groundskeepers and Supervisors only; all others are optional.		09/08/04	8:00-9:00 AM	SKY Soccer Field
Irrigation (Hunter Irrigation Controls) (COMPLETED)		09/10/04	12:15-2:45 PM	Skyline College Bldg 1 Rm 319
Fire Prevention Awareness (Diane Martinez) (COMPLETED)		10/15/04	12:45-2:15 PM	District Board Room
Chain Saw Operation (COMPLETED) * this training will be held at each of your campuses.		10/05/04 01/07/05 11/19/04	12:30-1:30 PM 12:45-2:15 PM 12:45-2:15 PM	CAN FMC CSM FMC SKY FMC Conf Room
Pesticides (COMPLETED) * this training will be held at each of your campuses.		01/21/05 01/28/05 02/04/05	12:45-2:15 PM 12:45-2:15 PM 1:00-3:00 PM	SKYLINE CSM CAN
Basic Tree Pruning/Trimming (Brendan O'Brien) (COMPLETED)		02/11/05	12:45-2:15 PM	District Board Room
Tractor Operation * this training will be held at each of your campuses.		5/6/05 6/3/05 3/25/05	12:30-1:30 PM 10:00-11:00 AM 12:45-2:15PM	CAN FMC CSM FMC SKY FMC
Hardscape Management * this training will be held at each of your campuses.		6/2/05 6/17/05 6/10/05	12:30-1:30 PM 10:30-11:30 AM 9:30-10:30 AM	CAN FMC CSM FMC SKY FMC
Species Identification		TBD	12:45-2:15 PM	TBD
Note:
Engineers, Custodians, and Staff Assistants are invited to attend any or all of these training sessions.  The training times have been scheduled to coincide  with Groundskeeper work shifts, and to best allow both day and swing shift to attend at their option.  Should any optional attendees wish to attend a training session, prior arrangements with their immediate supervisor to modify that day's working hours will be necessary.  Release time for day shift staff who wish to attend Engineer training will not be provided, in an effort toward fairness in making optional career advancement training accessible for all Facilities employees.