Qualifications Analysis Workshop
September 17 - 19, 2008 Instructor: Jane Martin Honolulu, HI $845 September 24 - 26, 2008 Instructor: Diana Dea San Diego, CA $845 September 30 - October 2, 2008 Instructor: Rose Marie Gwin Philadelphia, PA $895 October 15 - 17, 2008 Instructor: Cassandra Jordan Washington, DC $895 November 12 - 14, 2008 Instructor: Cassandra Jordan Washington, DC $895 January 21 - 23, 2009 Instructor: Mark Meza Washington, DC $895 January 28 - 30, 2009 Instructor: Jane Martin Las Vegas, NV $895 February 3 - 5, 2009 Instructor: Jane Martin Westminster, CO $895 March 16 - 18, 2009 Instructor: Richard Indelicato Washington, DC $895 May 5 - 7, 2009 Virginia Beach, VA $895 May 12 - 14, 2009 Instructor: Rose Marie Gwin Washington, DC $895 June 10 - 12, 2009 Instructor: M. Katherine Collins Dallas, TX $895 July 13 - 15, 2009 Instructor: Jane Martin Phoenix, AZ $895 July 21 - 23, 2009 Instructor: Cassandra Jordan Washington, DC $895 July 22 - 24, 2009 Atlanta, GA $895 August 3 - 5, 2009 Instructor: Diana Dea San Francisco, CA $895 August 18 - 20, 2009 Instructor: Jane Martin San Antonio, TX $895 August 18 - 20, 2009 Instructor: Felix Garza, Jr. Kansas City, MO $895 August 24 - 26, 2009 Honolulu, HI $895 September 1 - 3, 2009 Instructor: Mark Meza Washington, DC $895 September 9 - 11, 2009 Instructor: Rose Marie Gwin Philadelphia, PA $895 September 28 - 30, 2009 Instructor: Diana Dea San Diego, CA $895
Overview:
Learn how to hire high quality employees for your agency. This course covers OPM's Qualifications Standards Handbook and focuses on legal and regulatory requirements such as: basic eligibility, minimum qualification requirements and specialized experience requirements. Participants learn to evaluate federal job applicants and assess the relative qualifications of job candidates.
This course is also part of the Certificates of Accomplishment in Human Resources Management .
HR specialists, assistants and others who are involved in federal recruitment, staffing and/or placement process.
Distance Education Option: Qualification Standards for GS Positions (STAF7051N) . View Course Selection Guides .
Syllabus -- Qualifications Analysis Workshop, STAF7004D, Grad. School, USDA
Day one of three
Introduction
Course Overview
Pre-Course Survey
Staffing's Role in Human Resources Management
Historical Perspective
Federal Human Resource Management References
Qualification Analysis Tools
The Qualification Standards Handbook
Purpose of the Handbook
Scope of the Handbook
Purpose of Standards
Content of Standards
Index to Standards
Evaluating Experience
General and Specialized Experience Defined
Type, Level and Amount of Experience
Detail and Misassignment Experience
Day two of three
Evaluating Education
Type, Level and Amount of Education
Accredited Educational Institutions
Occupations with Specific Course Work
Professional and Scientific Positions
Superior Academic Achievement
Combinations of Semester and Quarter Hours
Crediting Combinations of Experience and Education
Clerical and Administrative Support Provisions
Technical and Medical Support Provisions
Administrative and Management Provisions
Professional and Scientific Provisions
Selective and Quality Ranking Factors
Guidelines for Appropriate Selective Factors
The Use of Quality Ranking Factors
Day Three of Three
Special In-Service Placement Provisions
Modifying Experience Requirements
The Add-On-Rule
Minimum Education Requirements
Training Agreements
Legal and Regulatory Requirements
Time After Competitive Appointment Requirement
Minimum/Maximum Age Requirement
Written Test Requirement
Medical/Physical Requirement
Licensor and Certification Requirement
Citizenship Requirement
Final Analysis
Determine Minimum Qualification Requirements
Determine Eligibility Requirements
