About the Program

The San Francisco Bay Coastal Training Program (CTP) is part of a national CTP initiative implemented through the National Estuarine Reserves Division of NOAA. The goal of the Coastal Training Program is to improve decision-making related to coastal resources management at local and regional levels.

The local CTP is managed by a program coordinator with support and input from a multi-agency advisory committee consisting of several NERR partners.

Each local Coastal Training Program within the national network conducts market analyses and needs assessments as a part of program development. This ensures that a new Coastal Training Program focuses on unmet training needs, avoids duplicatioin of existing efforts, and identifies partnership opportunities. Partnerships are key to the success of the Coastal Training Program - if you are interested in exploring how the Coastal Training Program can work with your organization, please contact us!