USGS Mandatory Training

Human Capital Services and Support

Mandatory Course Topic	Employee Group	Deadline Date	Course Required Every	Courses (WBT: web-based training, TBA: to be announced)	Initial Course hours	Refresher/Updates
Contracting/Acquisition
Contracting Officer (CO)	Employees holding a CO appointment (COA)		Dependent on COA level		Dependant on COA level	See web site
Contracting Officer's Representative (COR)	Employees appointed COR in writing		Every 2 years		40 hrs.	40 hours every 2 years
Administrative
Charge Card Users	All employees who use a Federal Bankcard		Once	https://cctrain.nbc.gov https://chargecardtraining.nbc.gov/	2 hrs.	n/a
Charge Card Approving Officials	All supervisors who review/approve charge card statements.		Once	On-line at https://cctrain.nbc.gov https://chargecardtraining.nbc.gov/	2 hrs.	n/a
Charge Card Approving Official Refresher Training	All employees who use a Federal Bankcard		Every 3 years	http://www.doi.gov/doilearn/	1 hr.	Every 3 years
Diversity
Managing for Diversity	Supervisors/Managers		4 hours Annually by FY	An Internal link is available to a list of courses that meet the "Diversity" requirements.	Varies for different courses	n/a
EEO
Discrimination and Whistleblowing in the Workplace (No Fear Act)	All Employees minus contractors, volunteers, emeritus, etc	12/30/11	Every 2 years	http://www.doi.gov/doilearn/	1 hr.	Every 2 years.
EEO for Supervisors/Managers	Supervisors/Managers		4 hours Annually by FY	An Internal link is available to a list of courses that meet the "EEO" requirements.	Varies for different courses	n/a
Ethics
Annual Ethics Training for financial disclosure report filers	Employees who file financial disclosure reports OGE Form 278 and OGE Form 450. Filing criteria found in 5 CFR 2634.202 and 5 CFR 2634.904.		Annually by calendar year	Personnel required to receive annual ethics training (financial disclosure report filers) receive an e-mail containing the current year's annual training course from the Ethics Office in October or November.	1 hr.	n/a
Information Technology (IT) http://www.doi.gov/doilearn/
Federal Information System Security Awareness & Records Management & Privacy Act Training (FISSA+)	Required for anyone who uses government computers. If not found in your "Access My Required Learning" area in DOI LEARN, you must self-register for it through the Course Catalog.	5/4/12	Yearly	http://www.doi.gov/doilearn/	90 mins.	Every year
Role Based (Specialized) IT Security Training (RBST)	IT Employees who are considered to have IT Security Responsibilities. for more information.	6/15/12	Yearly		Varies	Every year
Computer Security Incident Response Training (CSIRT)	Specific to USGS Security Points of Contact (SPOCs)	5/25/12		See: http://itsot.usgs.gov/csirt/SPOC-List-2012.xls and http://itsot.usgs.gov/csirt/index.html Training (CSIRT)	Varies	Every year
Program/Project Management (FAC-P/PM)
Federal Acquisition Certification for Program and Project Managers (FAC-P/PM)	Employees responsible for managing major capital investment projects		Position Specific	Acquisition (including COTR training) 24 hrs., Project Management 24 hrs., Interpersonal/Leadership Skills 16 hrs., Government-Specific Skills 24 hrs., Earned Value Management System (EVMS) and Cost Estimating 24 hrs. to maintain the FAC-P/PM Certification. http://www.fai.gov/drupal/certification/program-and-project-managers-fac-ppm	112 minimum hours	Continuous Learning Requirement of 80 CLPs must be earned every two (2) years
Supervisory
Basic Supervisory Training	New Supervisors within first year of position		Within first year of supervisory position	OPM supervisory courses: Supervisory Development Seminar Week 1: Fundamentals and Supervisory Development Seminar Week 2: Learning to Lead DOI University Supervisory courses: 40-Hour Supervision: Level I - Basic Skills - Leadership, Management & Supervision and 40-Hour Supervision: Level II - Leadership, Management & Supervision USGS Supervisory course: Supervisory Challenge Class	40 hrs. first year
1) Veteran Employment Training for Hiring Managers or 2) Veteran Employment Training for Human Resource Professionals	All Supervisors, Managers, and Job Series 201 HR Professionals	12/30/11	Yearly	http://www.doi.gov/doilearn/	30 mins.	Every year
Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employment Rights Act (USERRA)	All Supervisors, Managers and Job Series 201 HR Professionals	12/30/11	Yearly	http://www.doi.gov/doilearn/	1 hr.	Every year
Teleworking
Telework 101 for Employees	Employees and Supervisors who telework.		Required one time before Telework agreement is signed	http://www.doi.gov/doilearn This course should be taken in DOI LEARN per OPM, not from Telework.gov.	30 mins.	n/a

Mandatory Course Topic

Employee Group

Deadline Date

Course Required Every

Courses (WBT: web-based training, TBA: to be announced)

Initial Course hours

Refresher/Updates

Contracting/Acquisition

Contracting Officer (CO)

Employees holding a CO appointment (COA)

Dependent on COA level

Dependant on COA level

See web site

Contracting Officer's Representative (COR)

Employees appointed COR in writing

Every 2 years

40 hrs.

40 hours every 2 years

Administrative

Charge Card Users

All employees who use a Federal Bankcard

Once

https://cctrain.nbc.gov
https://chargecardtraining.nbc.gov/

2 hrs.

n/a

Charge Card Approving Officials

All supervisors who review/approve charge card statements.

Once

On-line at https://cctrain.nbc.gov https://chargecardtraining.nbc.gov/

2 hrs.

n/a

Charge Card Approving Official Refresher Training

All employees who use a Federal Bankcard

Every 3 years

http://www.doi.gov/doilearn/

1 hr.

Every 3 years

Diversity

Managing for Diversity

Supervisors/Managers

4 hours Annually by FY

An Internal link is available to a list of courses that meet the "Diversity" requirements.

Varies for different courses

n/a

EEO

Discrimination and Whistleblowing in the Workplace (No Fear Act)

All Employees minus contractors, volunteers, emeritus, etc

12/30/11

Every 2 years

http://www.doi.gov/doilearn/

1 hr.

Every 2 years.

EEO for Supervisors/Managers

Supervisors/Managers

4 hours Annually by FY

An Internal link is available to a list of courses that meet the "EEO" requirements.

Varies for different courses

n/a

Ethics

Annual Ethics Training for financial disclosure report filers

Employees who file financial disclosure reports OGE Form 278 and OGE Form 450. Filing criteria found in 5 CFR 2634.202 and 5 CFR 2634.904.

Annually by calendar year

Personnel required to receive annual ethics training (financial disclosure report filers) receive an e-mail containing the current year's annual training course from the Ethics Office in October or November.

1 hr.

n/a

Information Technology (IT)
http://www.doi.gov/doilearn/

Federal Information System Security Awareness & Records Management & Privacy Act Training (FISSA+)

Required for anyone who uses government computers. If not found in your "Access My Required Learning" area in DOI LEARN, you must self-register for it through the Course Catalog.

5/4/12

Yearly

http://www.doi.gov/doilearn/

90 mins.

Every year

Role Based (Specialized)
IT Security Training (RBST)

IT Employees who are considered to have IT Security Responsibilities. for more information.

6/15/12

Yearly

Varies

Every year

Computer Security Incident Response Training (CSIRT)

Specific to USGS Security Points of Contact (SPOCs)

5/25/12

See: http://itsot.usgs.gov/csirt/SPOC-List-2012.xls and http://itsot.usgs.gov/csirt/index.html Training (CSIRT)

Varies

Every year

Program/Project Management (FAC-P/PM)

Federal Acquisition Certification for Program and Project Managers (FAC-P/PM)

Employees responsible for managing major capital investment projects

Position Specific

Acquisition (including COTR training) 24 hrs., Project Management 24 hrs., Interpersonal/Leadership Skills 16 hrs., Government-Specific Skills 24 hrs., Earned Value Management System (EVMS) and Cost Estimating 24 hrs. to maintain the FAC-P/PM Certification.
http://www.fai.gov/drupal/certification/program-and-project-managers-fac-ppm

112 minimum hours

Continuous Learning Requirement of 80 CLPs must be earned every two (2) years

Supervisory

Basic Supervisory Training

New Supervisors within first year of position

Within first year of
supervisory position

OPM supervisory courses:
Supervisory Development Seminar Week 1: Fundamentals
and
Supervisory Development Seminar Week 2: Learning to Lead

DOI University Supervisory courses:
40-Hour Supervision: Level I - Basic Skills - Leadership, Management & Supervision
and
40-Hour Supervision: Level II - Leadership, Management & Supervision

USGS Supervisory course:
Supervisory Challenge Class

40 hrs. first year

1) Veteran Employment Training for Hiring Managers or 2) Veteran Employment Training for Human Resource Professionals

All Supervisors, Managers, and Job Series 201 HR Professionals

12/30/11

Yearly

http://www.doi.gov/doilearn/

30 mins.

Every year

Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employment Rights Act (USERRA)

All Supervisors, Managers and Job Series 201 HR Professionals

12/30/11

Yearly

http://www.doi.gov/doilearn/

1 hr.

Every year

Teleworking

Telework 101 for Employees

Employees and Supervisors who telework.

Required one time before Telework agreement is signed

http://www.doi.gov/doilearn This course should be taken in DOI LEARN per OPM, not from Telework.gov.

30 mins.

n/a

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