**U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service**

**National Conservation Training Center (NCTC)**

**Course Information Sheet**

**GUEST ROOM:**

You MUST call the Hotel Reservations Office to confirm your guestroom
reservation. Calls for student lodging will be accepted no earlier than
10 weeks and must be made no later than 5 weeks prior to the start of
the course. You are required to guarantee your room with a valid credit
card. If you will not be staying onsite please call and cancel your
reservation so we may offer it to someone else. Please make our
Reservations Office aware of any special accommodations or dietary
requirements. If you need to make a shuttle reservation, you should do
so at this time. The Hotel Reservations Office may be reached at:
(voice) 877-706-NCTC (6282), (fax) 304-876-7910, and (TTY) 304-876-7201.

You may check-in on your scheduled arrival date at any time after 1:00
PM at the Entry Auditorium building. Checkout is 12:00 noon on your
scheduled departure date. If your flight home is not until the day
following the class end date, you will need to arrange for your own
off-site lodging. To get a list of alternate lodgings, contact the Hotel
Reservations Office at 877-706-NCTC (6282).

Your accommodations include a private guest room with a full size bed
and private bath, in room hair dryers and first floor community laundry
facilities. *Guests not attending NCTC sponsored courses or events* may
stay with you in your room at no additional charge, but must register
with the front desk. They may eat in the café and pay for their meals
a-la-carte or purchase the meal plan. Students here for NCTC sponsored
courses or events that choose to share a room may do so, however, BOTH
students will be charged a reduced room rate and both students will be
on the meal plan.

**COSTS:**

**MEALS: All NCTC course participants who stay onsite must participate
in the NCTC meal plan**. The meal plan provides full service breakfast,
lunch and dinner. The meal plan begins with dinner on the scheduled
arrival date and ends with lunch on your scheduled departure date. All
guests are expected for dinner on the scheduled night of arrival. Dinner
is served from 5:30 to 7:30 PM except Sundays, when dinner is available
until 9:00 PM. Dinner will be held for all guests arriving on the 7:00
PM shuttle and is served in the Commons Lounge. If you will be arriving
after 9:00 PM and want to receive a box dinner, you must call the Hotel
Reservation Office at 877-706-NCTC (6282). If, after reserving a box
dinner, you find you will not need it, you must cancel the order or you
will be charged for the meal.

**LODGING**: Service employees who are students are not charged for
*on-site lodging* *or meals* while attending courses at NCTC. *Service
Employees are responsible for paying for any off-site accommodations,
all meals if staying off-site, meals en-route to the NCTC and all
transportation & incidental costs*. All guests are expected to pay for
the NCTC shuttle, room telephone calls and lounge/campus store charges
upon checkout. Charges to other guests for meals and lodging are:
Personnel serving as Instructors - \$109/day, National Park Service and
Bureau of Land Management employees - \$109/day, All Other
Participants - \$119/day. *All guests are expected to pay upon checkout
via MasterCard, American Express, or VISA, check or cash.* Please make
checks for lodging payable to Aramark Services, Inc.

**TUITION**: Service employees are not charged tuition for attendance at
NCTC sponsored courses, however, cancellation policies must be adhered
to, or penalty charges will apply. Arrangements for tuition payments
must be made prior to course attendance. VISA, MasterCard, American
Express, Discover, training forms, purchase orders, and checks are all
acceptable means of payment for tuition. Please make checks for tuition
payable to USFWS, NCTC.

**SHUTTLE SERVICE: (Shuttle service is not available between any offsite
lodging and NCTC)**

**Shuttle service is available only from Washington-Dulles International
Airport**. The one-time fee of \$70.00 is charged for one way or round
trip service and is payable at the NCTC Front desk upon checkout. If you
want to use the shuttle, you MUST make a reservation through the Hotel
Reservations Office at 877-706-NCTC (6282). Office hours are Monday
through Friday, 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM. The fax number is 304-876-7910 and
TTY is 304-876-7201.

**Shuttle Schedule:** The shuttle runs between Dulles and the NCTC at
the following times:

Sunday (or Monday Federal Holiday) Arrivals:

Depart Dulles at 1:00 PM - Arrive NCTC at 3:00 PM

Depart Dulles at 4:00 PM - Arrive NCTC at 6:00 PM

Depart Dulles at 7:00 PM - Arrive NCTC at 9:00 PM

Friday Departures:

Depart NCTC at 1:30 PM - Arrive Dulles at 3:30 PM

Depart NCTC at 4:30 PM - Arrive Dulles at 6:30 PM

**Directions to Shuttle at Dulles**: From the Dulles main terminal,
follow the signs to baggage pickup and proceed to the appropriate
baggage carousel to claim your luggage. Once you have claimed your
luggage, proceed to the airport exit directly across from luggage
carousels 2 & 3, proceed up the exit ramp and through Door #7 to the
shuttle pick up location. Transportation is provided by Reston Limousine
Service and will also display USFWS/NCTC identification. Picture
identification is required to board the shuttle. The Shuttle departs on
time

**FLIGHTS:**

**Allow Adequate Time to Make Your Flight**. When making flight
arrangements, please allow a minimum of two to four hours prior to your
flight to provide adequate time to check-in/check-out at the airport,
handle baggage, etc. Travel time between Dulles Airport and the NCTC is
approximately two hours. Please make sure all personal comforts are
attended to prior to boarding the shuttle, as there are no scheduled
stops between the NCTC and the airport.

**ATTIRE:**

General attire for NCTC training courses is casual dress. **The NCTC is
a walking campus, so sturdy, comfortable shoes are strongly
recommended.** Suitable clothing should be brought if you wish to
participate in recreational activities. There are walking trails and a
physical training center on-site. Bring rain gear for inclement weather.

**ON-SITE ACTIVITIES:**

NCTC offers a variety of activities available to students staying on
campus. A fitness center with quality weights and exercise equipment
provides an opportunity for an early morning or evening workout. Shower
rooms and towels are also available. A game of Ping-pong or a friendly
game of basketball on our full-sized basketball court offers some
competitive exercise, as well.

**DAY CARE**:

A day care facility is available at NCTC for children ages 5 weeks
through 5 years. All children under 18 must be either in the daycare
program or supervised by an adult while at NCTC. Call 304-876-7354 for
registration & pricing information.

**DRIVING:**

Maps to NCTC are [available](http://training.fws.gov/mapdir.html).
Parking passes will be issued at the Front Desk at NCTC upon check-in
and must be displayed in your vehicle. If arriving after 6:00 PM, the
gate may be closed. If so, please use the call button to call the Front
Desk to allow entry.