1938
8 Federal trainers
meet monthly.
Over time…
academia, private sector,
and local government
join them.

Over the next 40 years…
No formal procedures, by-laws
or membership lists.
Just an Executive Committee
and a group of dedicated people
making valuable policy
and programming.

Annual Distinguished
Service Awards
1955
was launched to acknowledge
individuals and organizations
making significant contributions
to the fields of training and
human resource development.

1967-1971
and
held Joint Awards Ceremony.

TOC expanded 1983
from an annual one-day
Institute and Awards Luncheon
to an overnight Institute and
Awards Luncheon
at Cliffside Inn in
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.

1986
TOC expanded (again!)
from a one and a half day Institute
to a two and a half day
Institute and Awards Luncheon.

Institutes Over the Years
Themes Sites
• Youth Speaks Out on
• U.S. State Department
the World of Work (1969)
• Workforce 2000: • Nat’l Defense University
Opportunities for • Richmond, VA
Visionaries (1989) • Charlottesville, VA
• Focus on HRD: Building • Ocean City, MD
Partnerships for Change
(1994) • Redding, PA

1990s Incorporated in the
District of Columbia.
Obtained non-profit status,
adopted by-laws,
procedures,
registrant list,
offical Executive Board.

2007
Training Officer’s Conference
Training Officer’s Consortium

Established a
Scholarship fund
to assist
1990s
outstanding DC
High School students
interested in earning a college degree
related to a career
in human resource
development.

Established a
2008 scholarship fund
with the
University of the
District of Columbia
Foundation, Inc.
to continue TOC’s
yearly outreach effort.

We offer
Networking
Events Food
Collegial Support Business
Opportunities
Scholarships
Leadership Fun!

We serve
the Federal training community
in Washington, DC,
and
state, local
and
academic communities.

We create
an environment for exchange
and development of ideas
through: Professional
Development
Annual
Series
Awards
TOC Program Annual
News Institute

Today
We are
Family Educators
Volunteers Human
Trainers
Resource
Development
Colleagues Specialists
Friends Leaders