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Training and Development Policy

Training Information

We are a continuing source for current human resource development trends and innovations. One of our goals is to provide you with up-to-date sources for training information and HRD issues. The following sites are just a few links to these resources:

CAREER ASSESMENT RESOURCES

CORE COMPETENCY RESOURCES

HUMAN CAPITAL

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT RESOURCES

LEARNING TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES

TRAINING RESOURCES

OTHER RESOURCES


CAREER ASSESSMENT RESOURCES

  • Career Manager
    Visit this website hosted by the Department of Interior. This website contains resources and tools on career assessment, career planning and career management. 
  • America's Career InfoNet
    This website contains links to tools for career assessment, career planning, and career management.

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CORE COMPETENCY RESOURCES

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HUMAN CAPITAL RESOURCES

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KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT RESOURCES

  • Center for Army Lessons Learned
    This website is an example of Knowledge Management. It exists to collect and analyze data from a variety of current and historical sources, including Army operations and training events.
  • KM.GOV
    KM.GOV is a part of FirstGov and serves as a portal to websites, workgroups, events, and resources that address knowledge management issues.

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RESOURCES

  • Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL)
    Learn about the Department of Defense ADL initiative which is about activities focused on instructional content, development, and delivery using emerging technology for online learning. Also learn about other learning technology activities that are being developed.
  • Environmental Protection Agency's National Enforcement Training Institute (EPA) 
    EPA's National Enforcement Training Institute trains Federal, State, Local and Tribal lawyers, inspectors, civil and criminal investigators, and technical experts in the enforcement of the Nation's environmental laws. The institute uses a balanced training approach using traditional classroom training, distance learning, and cooperative agreements with other organizations. This website also contains the proceedings of the Government Learning Technology Symposiums (GLTS) which are available for downloading through their clearinghouse.
  • Federal Government Distance Learning Association (FGDLA)
    The FGDLA coordinates with the Government Alliance for Training and Education (GATE), the Government Education and Training Network (GETN), and the Government Resources and Capabilities Directory (GRCD) to provide information and promote distance learning within the Federal Government.
  • General Services Administration On-Line University
    GSA hosts an on-line university for the Federal Acquisition Workforce. The university consists of multimedia tutorials, samples, forms, live audio broadcasts, on-line chat rooms for seminars, and instructor-led presentations.

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TRAINING RESOURCES

  • Air Force Acquisition Career Management Center
    Through this website, the Air Force acquisition workforce is informed on important career development issues.
  • Department of Energy Universal Catalog
    The Department of Energy's Universal Catalog is an on-line index that links training catalogs from DOE sites across the country. DOE employees and contractors are able to locate any training program available in the DOE system right at their computer.
  • Ethics Resource Library
    This website provides references to training seminars and computer-based training programs related to the executive branch ethics program.
  • OPM's Federal Executive Institute
    For more than two decades, the Federal Executive Institute (FEI) has been charged with the development of generalist career executives. The FEI is an interagency residential learning center with a curriculum that addresses broad perspectives basic to effective performance in the senior executive service.
  • Financial Management Service
    This website hosted by the Department of Treasury contains training courses for the financial manager.
  • General Services Administration Sponsored Education and Training
    This website hosted by GSA contains training information on the Federal Acquisition Institute program, the IRM Certificate program, and the Information System Security training program.
  • OPM's Management Development Centers
    OPM's Management Development Centers are exclusively dedicated to building the special brand of leadership required by America's dynamic and diverse workforce via seminars and instructor-led presentations.
  • The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation
    Federal employees with a strong career interest in issues of importance to the U.S.-Japan relationship now have the opportunity to apply for a Mike Mansfield Fellowship. During the two-year program, Fellows spend a year working full-time in Japanese government offices, preceded by a year of full-time rigorous language and area studies training in the United States. After completing the program, Fellows return to their U.S. agencies with proficiency in Japanese and practical, firsthand experience with Japan and its government that enables them to contribute to their agencies' Japan-related work.
  • Tennessee Valley Authority University (TVA)
    Visit this site to see how TVA University provides an opportunity for its employees to gain knowledge and skills needed to meet agency goals; serves as a strategic tool for change; and enhances integration and coordination of all education and training activity at TVA.

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OTHER RESOURCES