Training Opportunities
Negotiation Skills Training
The volume and complexity of FOIA requests is growing at agencies across the government; for this reason, it is essential that agencies communicate clearly and negotiate with requesters to make the FOIA process efficient and transparent. OGIS’s half-day negotiation skills training session for federal FOIA professionals addresses how FOIA disputes arise, and how communication skills can help you collaborate with requesters to tailor FOIA requests.
In this interactive, synchronous virtual training session we discuss:
- Challenges in the current FOIA landscape, with a particular focus on requests that cannot be completed in twenty working days, and agency backlogs
- Why using interest-based negotiation techniques (rather than position-based techniques) assists parties to build trust and find agreement
- Communications skills and real-life strategies for difficult communications with requesters and agency colleagues
If you are interested in discussing whether this training is right for your agency, please contact us at ogis@nara.gov.
Other FOIA Training Opportunities
- The Department of Justice, Office of Information Policy in conjunction with the Department's Office of Legal Education, offers numerous FOIA training resources and courses
- The American Society of Access Professionals (ASAP) sponsors many training opportunities related to FOIA.