U.S. Office of Personnel Management - Ensuring the Federal Government has an effective civilian workforce

Policy Guidance

The Training and Development Group designs policy and programs to ensure the Government's learning and development programs support strategic human capital investments.  We do this through:

• Development of policy frameworks and flexibilities to establish Governmentwide systems to support effective learning and development programs in the agencies, particularly leadership development programs for managers and executives; and
• Promulgation of flexible policies and strategic Governmentwide advice and guidance to implement systems to support employee learning and development.
  

We provide expert technical advice on complex Governmentwide HRD issues to assist Federal agencies to achieve their goals.  The following are links to various laws and policy documents.  Please check this site frequently for additions.

TRAINING LAW

• Title 5 United States Code 41, Training

GUIDANCE

• 5 CFR 410, Training
• 5 CFR 412, Executive, Management, and Supervisory Development
• Restrictions on Use of Training Contained in Public Law 106-58 (December 8, 1999)
• Human Resource Development Flexibilities
• OPM Guidance on Conducting Diversity Training
• Training and Development Fact Sheets with Questions & Answers

OTHER GUIDANCE

• Executive Order No. 11348: Providing for the Further Training of Government Employees (April 20, 1967)
• Executive Order 13111: Using Technology to Improve Training Opportunities for Federal Employees (January 12, 1999)
• EEOC Notice No. 915.022: Policy Guidance on "New Age" Training Programs which Conflict with Employees' Religious Beliefs
• Office of Federal Procurement Policy - Policy Letter No. 05-01: Developing and Managing the Acquisition Workforce
• Office of Management and Budget Circular A-11
• Comptroller General Decisions
• Restrictions on HIV/AIDS training (Ryan White CARE Amendments of Public Health Service Act, Public Law 104-146, May 20, 1996
• Full Version of the Ryan White CARE Act