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We are currently revising content on plainlanguage.gov, including the federal guidelines, training materials, and other online resources. We’ve temporarily paused accepting training requests until after this update is complete. We hope to resume training later in the fall 2023.

Train-the-trainer bootcamp

At our bootcamps, we train federal employees how to conduct plain language classes for government agencies. Please sign up if you:

  • want to become a volunteer trainer
  • are a federal employee
  • are enthusiastic about plain language
  • have already attended a PLAIN half-day class
  • have supervisor approval to teach 1–2 classes a year for PLAIN at an agency other than your own

We can train 30 people per class. Registration is done on a first-come, first-served basis. You must be a federal employee (not a contractor) and have a .gov or .mil email address to register. We don’t maintain a waitlist. If you did not attend a bootcamp in previous years, you must register again.

We offer these bootcamps 3–4 times a year. We’ll announce the dates on our mailing list once they’re set.