Basic Staffing and Placement
September 15 - 19, 2008 Instructor: M. Katherine Collins Philadelphia, PA $1095 September 22 - 26, 2008 Instructor: Patti Mulvey Washington, DC $1095 September 22 - 26, 2008 Instructor: William Carbonneau San Antonio, TX $1095 October 20 - 24, 2008 Instructor: Richard Indelicato Washington, DC $1095 October 27 - 31, 2008 Instructor: Felix Garza, Jr. Dallas, TX $1095 November 3 - 7, 2008 Boston, MA $1095 November 17 - 21, 2008 Instructor: Mark Meza Washington, DC $1095 December 8 - 12, 2008 Instructor: Richard Indelicato Washington, DC $1095 December 8 - 12, 2008 Instructor: Diana Dea Las Vegas, NV $1095 January 12 - 16, 2009 Instructor: Cassandra Jordan Washington, DC $1095 January 26 - 30, 2009 Instructor: Diana Dea San Diego, CA $1095 January 26 - 30, 2009 Instructor: Patti Mulvey Chicago, IL $1095 February 2 - 6, 2009 Instructor: Earl Govert Atlanta, GA $1095 February 23 - 27, 2009 Instructor: Cassandra Jordan Washington, DC $1095 March 9 - 13, 2009 Instructor: Felix Garza, Jr. San Antonio, TX $1095 March 9 - 13, 2009 Instructor: Patti Mulvey Washington, DC $1095 March 16 - 20, 2009 Instructor: Earl Govert Orlando, FL $1095 March 30 - April 3, 2009 Instructor: Cassandra Jordan Washington, DC $1095 April 6 - 10, 2009 Instructor: Cassandra Jordan Washington, DC $1095 April 20 - 24, 2009 Instructor: Rose Marie Gwin Baltimore, MD $1095 April 27 - May 1, 2009 Instructor: Richard Indelicato Washington, DC $1095 May 4 - 8, 2009 Instructor: Felix Garza, Jr. Denver, CO $1095 May 11 - 15, 2009 Virginia Beach, VA $1095 May 18 - 22, 2009 Instructor: Rose Marie Gwin New York, NY $1095 May 18 - 22, 2009 Instructor: Diana Dea Phoenix, AZ $1095 June 8 - 12, 2009 Instructor: Diana Dea San Francisco, CA $1095 June 8 - 12, 2009 Instructor: Rose Marie Gwin Washington, DC $1095 June 22 - 26, 2009 Instructor: Patti Mulvey Washington, DC $1095 July 6 - 10, 2009 Instructor: Patti Mulvey Washington, DC $1095 July 13 - 17, 2009 Instructor: Felix Garza, Jr. Salt Lake City, UT $1095 July 27 - 31, 2009 Instructor: Patti Mulvey Chicago, IL $1095 August 3 - 7, 2009 Instructor: Felix Garza, Jr. Oklahoma City, OK $1095 August 10 - 14, 2009 Instructor: Mark Meza Washington, DC $1095 August 17 - 21, 2009 Atlanta, GA $1095 August 24 - 28, 2009 Instructor: Diana Dea Las Vegas, NV $1095 August 31 - September 4, 2009 Instructor: Felix Garza, Jr. Columbus, OH $1095 September 14 - 18, 2009 Instructor: Denise Cairo Philadelphia, PA $1095 September 14 - 18, 2009 Instructor: Patti Mulvey Washington, DC $1095 September 21 - 25, 2009 Instructor: Cassandra Jordan Washington, DC $1095 September 21 - 25, 2009 Instructor: Felix Garza, Jr. San Antonio, TX $1095
Overview:
Learn how to recruit and hire the right people with the right skills for your jobs. This course provides the new federal HR practitioner with the background, historical perspective and knowledge of current programs and regulations necessary to operate in today's personnel staffing environment. You learn about recruitment methods, qualifications, merit promotion, in-service placement actions and much more.
This course is also part of the Certificates of Accomplishment in Human Resources Management .
Human resources management specialists, assistants, clerks and others, such as supervisors, managers and EEO staff members, who need knowledge about current staffing procedures.
Distance Education Option: Basic Staffing and Placement (STAF7100N) . View Course Selection Guides .
Syllabus -- Basic Staffing and Placement, STAF7000D, Grad. School, USDA
Day one of five
Introduction
Course Overview
Pre-Course Survey
Historical Perspective
The Spoils System
Origins of the Merit System Researching Legal and Regulatory Requirements
How Actions Become Regulations
Components of the Federal Regulatory System
The Federal Register System
OPM's Notice and Posting Employment Policies and Practices
Overview
Merit System Principles
Prohibited Personnel Practices
Public Notice Requirements
Competitive vs. Excepted Service
Staffing authorities and procedures
Day two of five
Review of Day One
Employment Policies and Practices -- Continued
Delegated Examining System
Order of Referral in Competitive Examining
Compiling a Certificate of Eligibles
The Rule of Three (working a Certificate of Eligibles)
The Career Conditional Employment System
Service Requirement for Career Tenure
Completion of Probationary Period
Reinstatement Eligibility
Employment of Individual Experts and Consultants Non-Permanent Employment
Term
Temporary Limited Appointments
TAPER
Day Three of Three
Review of Day Two
Merit Promotion and In-Service Placement Actions
Agency Promotion Programs
Covered Personnel Actions Qualifications
Qualifications Glossary
The Qualification Standards System
Crediting Experience
Crediting Education
Day Four of Five
Review of Day Three
Qualifications -- Continued
Combining Education and Experience
Eligibility Requirements
Time-In-Grade Restriction
Time-After-Competitive-Appointment Restriction Job Analysis
Job Analysis Glossary
Pertinent Laws and Regulations
Regulatory Requirement
Job Analysis Steps
Developing KSAs
Day Five of Five
Review of Day Four
Recruiting
The Staffing Specialist's role in recruiting
College Recruitment vs. College Relations
Interviewing Techniques
Automated Recruitment Systems Downsizing Approaches
Alternatives to Reduction in Force
Outplacement Assistance
Career Transition Assistance Program
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program
Reduction in Force Principles
Displacement in RIF: Bumping and Retreating
Appeal rights in RIF New Directions in Staffing
OPM's HR Manager Software
OPM's USAJobs Website
OPM's Homepage and how to use it
