How to Register?

The Fundamentals of AWIPS Course (FAC) curriculum is available in the Commerce Learning Center (CLC). The SOO or local training facilitator can assign the curriculum to their staff or individual users can search for and request the curriculum themselves. For either method, just search for "Fundamentals of AWIPS" and the curriculum should be at the top of the returned list of training.

Course Description

The Fundamentals of AWIPS course is a brand new course that comprises the AWIPS Fundamentals materials previously included in the Radar and Applications Course (RAC), with the exception of the Hazard Services training which will remain a part of RAC. By rehousing those sections as a standalone course, incoming NWS forecasters can be assigned formal CAVE/D2D AWIPS training as early as their first week on the job, at the discretion of the training officer. The course is available through the CLC and is a combination of hands-on practice in an AWIPS cloud instance following along with recorded web-based lessons, self-guided learning and practice in the VLab applet, and a final proficiency exam.

Course Outline

Brief Description: The Fundamentals of AWIPS Course (a pre-requisite for the Radar & Applications Course) uses a variety of tools to help you learn the basics of AWIPS you need to perform tasks related to severe weather warning operations.
Delivery Method: Web presentation, videos on the WFOCluster WES Cloud Instance, web pages accessible from your local AWIPS machine
Approximate Completion Time: 15-20 hrs

Content:

• AWIPS Convective Warning Fundamentals Intro: Web Version | LMS Version
• AWIPS Convective Warning Fundamentals Web Pages: Web Version
• AWIPS Convective Warning Fundamentals Job Sheets: Web Version

Course Support

For course support or general questions, please email: nws.wdtd.awips@noaa.gov.