Trainings

No matter what type of fieldwork you are doing, there is training for you! Some trainings are offered through the university - some are even free - while others are 3rd party. Prices are subject to change but we provide estimates where available. 

Oftentimes people doing fieldwork feel confident in their abilities from their past experiences, but training can help ensure you have a professional level of comfort and knowledge to safely lead fieldwork. We encourage you to explore these options and attain funding to take anything relevant. Some trainings are required. Others are highly recommended. All are worth your while!

When planning your project budget, be sure to include costs for these trainings! Reach out to training coordinators to find out how much total cost (lodging, food, training) will be.

Trainings Through UC Davis

Field Research Safety Workshop

Interactive workshop to discuss planning strategies to stay safe and get the most out of your trips to the field. Can be customized to the needs of your research group. Free for Davis students/labs.

Info: EHS Field Trainings

Inquire: Fieldsafety @ ucdavis.edu

MOTC

Paddle Craft  Operation and Water Rescue Training

UC Davis Scientific Diver Certification Course

Mental Health First Aid

Mental Health First Aid® focuses on recognizing the patterns of thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and appearance that show there might be a challenge in the workplace.​​

You will learn:

How to recognize the signs and symptoms that suggest a potential mental health challenge.

How to listen non-judgmentally and give reassurance to a person who may be experiencing a mental health challenge.

How to refer someone to appropriate professional support and services.

How to apply an action plan to non-crisis and crisis scenarios in the workplace.

Just as CPR helps you assist an individual having a heart attack, Mental Health First Aid helps you assist someone experiencing a mental health or substance use-related crisis.

Workplace Violence Prevention | Human Resources (ucdavis.edu)

Activity Details - SumTotal

Mental Health Gatekeeper Training

The Mental Health Gatekeeper Training Program consists of two separate 2-hour mental health trainings offered to UC Davis staff and faculty who work with students. These trainings are sponsored by the Office of Student Affairs. It is funded by the University of California Office of the President’s Equity in Mental Health Program. 

Both trainings are evidenced-based trainings designed to help equip staff and faculty with skills and knowledge to comfortably and confidently speak to students about mental health concerns and help them identify campus mental health resources. They are referred to as "gatekeeper" trainings because faculty and staff are often in these positions in which they can be students' gateways to help. 

The two trainings are: 1) Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) focused on psychiatric crises and (2) The Inquiring Mind focused on mental health promotion and early intervention. 

Link: Mental Health Gatekeeper Trainings | Healthy UC Davis 

Non-Davis Trainings

Sierra Rescue Wilderness Medical Courses

Many options available! The most relevant options listed below. Link to page with details. Locations of trainings primarily in Northern California (in and around Coloma). Sometimes EH&S receives funding to cover this training at Davis - keep an eye out for announcements!

"Wilderness first aid" refers to aid when you are 30 minutes away from care in a hospital.  Rural towns and urban settings could qualify. Anyone can take these and learn a lot regardless of where you are doing work. 

Wilderness First Responder and River Rescue Certification

10 days, $1,045

Wilderness First Responder

8 days - $785

Wilderness and Urban Disaster First Responder

8 days - $785

First Aid with Wilderness Focus and CPR (1 day - 8 hours, 2 day - 16 hours, and 3 day - 24 hours options)

8 hours: $155

2 days $255

CPR/Epi 

3 hours: $70

Sierra Rescue Technical Rope Access

These courses are custom courses tailored to an Agency or Organization’s needs. We have worked with the FBI, USFS, DFG, and others to create a curriculum that develops the technical rope skills relevant to both the environment and equipment available to the personnel. The course is taught compliant with any OSHA laws and regulations that apply. https://sierrarescue.com/course-info/technical-ropes-courses/ 

Sierra Rescue Ice Rescue

Because there is no such thing as “safe ice”, Rescue 3’s Ice Rescue Technician course teaches you how to operate as safely as possible in this high-risk environment. This Ice Rescue course is especially valuable for those who work on frozen lakes and rivers.

Ice Rescue Technician - Sierra Rescue International

4x4 Basics

Will you be driving offroad (ie not one pavement)? Make sure you have the skills necessary to safely traverse technical driving conditions. Training in Hollister and San Diego.

Link to training website. 

Sexual Harassment and Assault in the Field (Field Futures)

Keeping people safe from other people is an important responsibility shared by people leading fieldwork. Make sure you have the tools to assess and intervene in situations of sexual harrasment and assault when in the field.

Click here to learn more and schedule a workshop. 

Right to Be: Bystander Intervention Training

Free trainings available: Right To Be 

Trainings revolve around how to intervene to stop harassment, deal with active shooters, and more.