Certifying Officer Training
Certifying Officers and anyone involved in making federal payments.
Online
Available 24/7
Free
Hosted by:
Payment Management
Point of Contact:
For questions, please contact the Payments Call Center at the Kansas City Financial Center payments@fiscal.treasury.gov1-855-868-0151 option 2, option 0
Event Details:
This training provides new and experienced federal certifying officers (COs) and members of the federal payment management community with the content and skills needed to certify the validity of their payments, disbursed on behalf of their agency by the Fiscal Service.
The training will also help COs and members of the payment management community understand their individual and agency responsibility and accountability for ensuring payments are legal, proper, and correct.
Effective November 1, 2018, all COs, Data Entry Operators, and individuals designated as an “Agent to Receive and Deliver Checks,” who process payments through the Fiscal Service, are required to complete CO training. Each of these individuals, who must be government employees, will be required to affirm a current completion of CO training as part of each issuance of new or renewed credentials.
The training supplements the instructions found in the Treasury Financial Manual (TFM) at Volume I, Part 4A, Chapter 3000, Requirements for Scheduling Payments Disbursed by the Bureau of the Fiscal Service. More information on this requirement is available in this memorandum.
The CO training offers visually enhanced computer-based modules designed for ease of understanding, navigation, and ongoing reference. The course takes a few hours to complete, and provides a certificate upon successfully passing the exam at the end of the training.
Fiscal Service developed the training as an on-demand resource with continual accessibility for all responsible officers and anyone involved in making federal payments.
- For more information about Certifying Officer Training, see our CO Information sheet.
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Updates
- Fiscal Service Mandates Federal Payment Certifying Officer
- Certifying Officer Training Release 3.0 Information
- Fiscal Service Releases New Certifying Officer Training