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Choose what fits your headcount, timeline, and budget, or combine them." }, { "$common": "sections.privateGroup", "body": "When you have a team, a department, or a whole agency to train, we bring the course to you and shape it around your city, county, or state's priorities and real cases.", "bullets": [ "Any course or certificate in our catalog, delivered onsite, live online, or blended", "A new course built to your specification when nothing off-the-shelf fits", "Scheduled around your calendar, for a cohort of any size", "Rostering, progress, and completion reporting for the whole group" ], "links": [ { "label": "Request private training", "href": "mailto:onsite@graduateschool.edu?subject=State%20and%20local%20group%20training%20inquiry" }, { "label": "Group training details", "href": "https://www.graduateschool.edu/group-training" } ] }, { "$common": "sections.openEnrollment", "bullets": [ "A published schedule across the full curriculum, entry to advanced", "Live online, or in person at 1050 Connecticut Ave NW in Washington, DC", "No minimum headcount and no setup: register and go", "The same instructors and materials as our private cohorts" ], "links": [ { "label": "Browse the class schedule", "href": "https://www.graduateschool.edu/schedule" } ] }, { "$common": "sections.selfPaced", "links": [ { "label": "Browse self-paced courses", "href": "https://www.graduateschool.edu/self-paced" }, { "label": "See the learner experience", "href": "/learners" } ] }, { "id": "procurement", "nav": "How to buy", "heading": "Simple to purchase, however your agency buys", "body": "You do not need a federal contract vehicle to train with us. 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