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Research Workshops
Learn the research skills every Washington and Hill professional must have.
Legislative  ·  Judicial  ·  Regulatory  ·  Factual

Gain real-world research skills you can put to use immediately in Washington. Find out how to use professional print and online resources for legislative, legal and regulatory research.

"Research ... is not the sort of thing you learn once and for all."
The Craft of Research
, by Booth, Colomb, and Williams

Research is a fundamental job requirement of many jobs in Washington, DC, and our research skills courses can help you perform this work more efficiently and more effectively, contributing to better job reviews and promotion possibilities.

Wi-Fi Classroom

We provide laptops in our research courses with our Portable Wi-Fi ClassroomTM to facilitate learning. See course descriptions for details.

All of our courses and workshops include extensive interaction with our faculty, making our courses and workshops both educational and mini-consulting sessions with substantive experts.

Research Workshops from TheCapitol.NetClick to see upcoming course schedule

These courses are open to the public and are also available as custom, on-site training
Research Tools and Techniques for Analysts
Refining Your Online and Offline Research

Essential research skills. More

 

How to Find, Track, and Monitor Congressional Documents
Going Beyond Thomas
 
Save time and money
.  More

How to Research and Compile Legislative Histories
Searching for Legislative Intent
 
How to research, compile and analyze the legislative history of federal laws and statutes.  More
The following courses and any combination of their topics are available as custom, on-site training

How to Research Regulations and Rulemaking
Available as custom, on-site training

Learn how to find and use administrative rules and regulations.

Fundamentals of Federal Legal Research
Available as custom, on-site training
How to find and use cases, statutes, rules and regulations.



CEUs approved by George Mason University

Our courses are approved for CEUs from
George Mason University
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Space is limited for all courses.


 

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If you have suggestions for courses or topics you would like to see us offer, please contact us or complete our online suggestion form.
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See what previous attendees say about our training.

 


See also our Research Skills Audio Courses.

 

  Related Publications

Congressional Deskbook

Congressional Deskbook: The Practical and Comprehensive Guide to Congress. Fifth Edition

Congressional Directoryy

Congressional Directory, spiralbound, updated annually

Government Series
 

Smart Grid

Related Audio Courses

Capitol Learning Audio Courses

Real World Research Skills

 

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  • Congressional documents online

  • Federal Budget Links and Research Tools

  • Legal reference and research tools   

  • Legal resources on the Internet, materials from our Legal Research seminar

  • Legislation and Legislatures

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Bring these courses to your site.

These Research Skills courses and any combination of their topics are available as custom on-site training programs for your organization. We have tailored our custom programs for attorneys, program analysts, lobbyists, paralegals, military officers, FSO's, SES, Inspector Generals, legislative assistants, and others.  For more information about how our training can help your members and staff, please contact our client liaison.
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