FAQs About Our
Custom, On-Site Training
Commonly asked questions about our
tailored, on-site training.
1. What is TheCapitol.Net?
2. What are the benefits
of custom training?
3. Is there a
charge for designing and developing a custom program?
4. Do you have any custom
programs other than those I've seen on your web site?
5.
Can our program include
topics presented by our own staff and trainers?
6. How many people
can you train in a custom program?
7.
How is the program fee
determined?
8.
What does the program fee
include?
9.
How does
the fee for a custom program compare to that for
your public training conferences?
10. What forms of
payment do you accept for custom training?
11. Who can I talk
with if I have more questions or if I want to discuss a
custom training program for my organization?
1. What is TheCapitol.Net?
TheCapitol.Net is
a non-partisan small
business that provides
continuing professional education and publications for
thousands of government and business leaders each
year. TheCapitol.Net
came out of Congressional Quarterly, which had offered many
of these training courses since the late 1970s.
Our experienced
faculty are
all independent subject-matter experts with current
experience, and include: senior government executives;
former members of Congress; Hill and agency staff; editors
and journalists; lobbyists; lawyers; nonprofit executives;
scholars; and other experts.
We are registered
with CCR.
FEIN/TIN: 54-1917701
DUNS: 04-273-5071 CAGE: 1K5S4
If you need a
Form W-9, we have a pre-filled version here
(1-page pdf)
TheCapitol.Net has designed and
delivered hundreds of custom training programs for
hundreds of clients, including
federal and state agencies,
law and lobbying firms, foreign delegations, corporations,
labor unions, and trade associations. Our custom
programs have been delivered in locations across the
country.
See
what
our clients say about our custom training.
A
4-page overview of our custom, on-site training is available
as a pdf.
See our
About
Us page for more details.
Government agencies, see
our Information for
Government Agencies page.
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2. What are the benefits
of custom training?
Choosing custom training from TheCapitol.Net has many
benefits:
- Give your staff or members a higher
comfort level when they deal with Congress and legislative matters
- Save staff or member travel-time and
associated expenses to an off-site location
- Plan around your schedule
- Guide the content to meet your
training goals and the needs of your attendees
- Discuss sensitive or proprietary issues in confidence
- Weave your own presentations in among
our topics
- Allow organization-specific issues to be addressed by the faculty
- Off-the-record Q&A
allows for frank interaction among attendees and
faculty
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3. Is there a
charge for designing and developing a custom program?
No, not for the typical custom program (1/2-day to 5-days). Before we issue a cost proposal, we work with you to
tailor a program that meets your training and
educational needs and objectives. However,
the agenda developed by us is copyrighted by us and can
not be used without charge.
4. Do you have any
custom programs other than those I've seen on your web
site?
We can design any custom program to meet your training
objectives and goals. Very few of our custom clients use any
of our programs "off-the-shelf."
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5. Can our
program include topics presented by our own staff and
trainers?
Yes, we can work with you to build a training program that includes
topics presented by a combination of our faculty and your own in-house
trainers and experts. Examples include:
- An executive of the client organization
presented a 15 minute welcome and overview of the
client's mission.
- We designed and our faculty
presented a 5-day program
- Our faculty presented one hour as
part of a client's multi-day program.
6. How many people
can you train in a custom program?
In our custom programs, we have trained as few as one person and as many as 750
people at one time. Most of our on-site training programs have between 20
and 40 people and are cost-effective, when compared to our
public course registration fees alone, when
the training group numbers at least 15 to 20 people.
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7. How is the
program fee determined?
After we agree on the agenda and training goals, we will discuss your program
with our faculty and select the faculty we believe are
most qualified to meet the training goals and present most
effectively the tailored program to your attendees.
The
fee for each program depends on the location, number
of attendees, length, and training materials used.
Call your Client Liaison for details, or complete our
custom
program information request for more
information.
8. What does the
program fee include?
We provide pre-program development and design, materials for your internal marketing and
promotion, all course materials, and faculty chosen
for your topic and your audience at the time and
location you choose.
Our
custom program clients provide the classroom/meeting
space, audio visual equipment, program
facilitation, food and beverages for attendees, training
certificates, CLE and CEU arrangements, all marketing and registration functions, and travel
arrangements for attendees.
When a custom training program is held
outside the Washington, DC, metro area, travel
arrangements for faculty are usually made by the client. Regardless,
all travel costs are in addition to the training program
fee.
We can
provide, at extra cost, meeting space, program facilitation, audio visual equipment, food
and beverages for attendees, marketing,
Training Certificates,
CEU approval
from George Mason University, registration, and
faculty and
attendee travel arrangements. Call your Client
Liaison for details, or complete our
custom
program information request for more
information.
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9. How does
the fee for a custom program compare to that for
your public training conferences?
Most of our
private on-site programs have between 20
and 40 people and are cost-effective, when compared to our
public training course registration fees alone, when
the training group numbers at least 15 to 20 people. Our
minimum fee for custom, on-site training is $2500.
However, most clients look at more than
just a per-head cost when comparing a custom program to a public
training conference. Choosing custom training means you
- Save staff or member travel-time and
associated expenses to an off-site location
- Plan around your schedule
- Guide the content to meet your
training goals and the needs of your attendees
- Discuss sensitive or proprietary issues in confidence
- Weave your own presentations in among
our topics
- Allow organization-specific issues to be addressed by the faculty
Call your Client
Liaison for details, or complete our
custom
program information request for more
information.
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10. What forms of
payment do you accept for custom training?
TheCapitol.Net
accepts all forms of payment for its custom
training, but we prefer payment by check or EFT. We
do not accept checks from non-US banks, and all payments
must be made in USD ($).
11. Who can I talk
with if I have more questions or if I want to discuss a
custom training program for my organization?
Related
information
TheCapitol.Net is a
non-partisan firm, and the opinions of its faculty,
authors, clients and the owners and operators of its vendors are
their own and do not represent those of TheCapitol.Net.
URLs: www.TheCapitol.Net/CustomPrograms/customFAQ.html
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Last updated:
April 04, 2008
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