Learner Role

California State Parks is proud of its reputation for training excellence and is looked upon as a leader in park management, interpretation, maintenance, and public safety training. Employees are the key ingredient for FOCUS to be successful.

FOCUS system allows all Learners to perform the following actions from the Learner Dashboard:

• View Course Catalog - Explore available training courses and register for training classes.
• View status of Training Requests
• View/Download Training Record
• View/ track Continuous Professional Training (CPT) Status
• Track Learning Paths
• Withdraw from a Course
• Submit External Certificates or Degrees
• Submit Proof of Course Completion.

From your device, go to training.parks.ca.gov using a supported browser Chrome, Edge, and Safari. Click on the FOCUS link at the right side under Related Pages navigation panel. Click on the system icon/logo to proceed to the FOCUS Welcome page.

• If you have a Parks network user account, select Parks Email Account Login button. The system will authenticate your login via your Parks network account, and you will be signed in directly without entering your credentials.
• If you have a Parks network user account, but you do not have an account set up in FOCUS the system may ask you to select your network account to proceed with your login. FOCUS will create an account for you the first time you login and auto sync your account with Active Directory to authenticate you on subsequent logins. You will be able to click on Parks Email Account Login link and you will be signed in directly without entering your credentials.
• The first time that you login, you will see the following screen please input your CalHR Position Number and Birth Year. This is an important feature that allows your account to sync with CalHR to keep track of your training records across State agencies.
  
  IMPORTANT NOTE:

  Some positions share a single position number. If you receive a message that it is already in use, simply leave the screen blank and click Sign In at the Bottom

• If you are a seasonal employee or partnering organization, but you do not have a Parks network user account, select Non-Parks Email Login.
  • Select Don't Have an Account? link
  • Fill out your information and select Register for a FOCUS account. Your password and confirm password must match. Please keep track of your password for future login.

Your new account registration request will be reviewed, and you will receive an email notification for further instructions.

Once your account request has been approved, you will receive an Account Approved notification below. Follow the link provided in your notification or you may also login via the FOCUS Welcome page.

Select Non-Parks Email Login and enter your email address and password you provided on your registration form.

If your account request has been denied, you will receive an Account Request Denied notification below.