FPAN - Training

FPAN Trainings

The Florida Public Archaeology Network offers training programs, workshops, and informational presentations on a variety of topics.

Whether you need:

training for professional certification
to maintain CEUs
a new way to get your organization involved in your local heritage
to learn about archaeological resources for your job or volunteer position

… we can help out!

Some of our programs are free of charge, while others have a small registration fee to help cover the cost of materials and activities. Click on the links below to learn more about FPAN’s Training Programs.

If you don’t see the program you’re interested in scheduled in your area, contact your local FPAN office and request it! All FPAN Regions can offer these programs, but usually need 5-10 people (depending on the program) to make a class.

Heritage Awareness Diving Seminar (HADS)

The Heritage Awareness Diving Seminar provides scuba training agency Course Directors, Instructor Trainers, and Instructors with information and skills to proactively protect shipwrecks, artificial reefs, and other underwater cultural sites.

HMS Florida

Heritage Monitoring Scouts (HMS Florida) is a public engagement program created focused on tracking changes to cultural sites at risk, particularly those impacted by climate change in the form of erosion and sea level rise.

Cemetery Resource Protection Training (CRPT)

Join Florida Public Archaeology Network staff to learn about protecting human burial sites and preserving historic cemeteries.

Submerged Sites Education and Archaeological Stewardship (SSEAS)

This program is intended to train sport divers in the methods of non-disturbance archaeological recording and then give these trained divers a mission!

Governmental Opportunities for Preserving Heritage Resources (GOPHR)

This program is designed to inform local governments and heritage groups about the opportunities and complications associated with preserving and utilizing archaeological and historical sites!

Project Archaeology: Investigating Shelter

This is a supplementary science and social studies curriculum unit for grades 3-5. This workshop aims to familiarize educators with archaeology resources for the classroom that enhance learning opportunities in math, science, art, and social studies.

Archaeology Works

These hands-on workshops focus on different archaeological subjects but are designed for people of all ages.

Forest Resources Special Sites Training (FoRESST)

This one-day workshop helps forestry professionals to identify, manage, and protect "special sites" such as historical and archaeological resources they are likely to encounter in the course of their work, including Native American sites, cemeteries, indu

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