Maximizing Agents' Effectiveness: Virginia Cooperative Extension’s Answer to Training New Extension Agents

Authors

Jerry D. Gibson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityFollow
Almeshia S. Brown, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityFollow

Volume

40

Issue

1

Abstract

The New Agent Training Program is required for all new Extension agents employed by Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE). The New Agent Training Program is based on the programming skills inventory and the background they bring to VCE. This article is to shares with other Extension or related professionals the efforts that VCE is taking to train new Extension agents in necessary skills outside their subject matter training.

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Recommended Citation

Gibson, J. D., & Brown, A. S. (2002). Maximizing Agents' Effectiveness: Virginia Cooperative Extension’s Answer to Training New Extension Agents. The Journal of Extension, 40(1), Article 26. https://open.clemson.edu/joe/vol40/iss1/26