Adjudicating and Applying Veterans' Preference Course (Self-Paced)
IDSTAF8607

Self-paced online training with expert support

Gain the skills to assess and apply veterans' preference accurately and keep your personnel actions compliant with current federal hiring law.

$699 6 clock hours Live Support Start anytime

This course includes

  • 6 hours of project-based training from experts
  • Answers from real instructors
  • Additional 1-on-1 mentoring outside of class
  • Verified digital certificate of completion
  • Learn at an accredited institution
  • Credits: 0.8 CEUs

This course is self-paced. For live online or in-person instruction, take Adjudicating and Applying Veterans' Preference.

Veterans’ preference gives certain veterans, spouses, widows, widowers, and parents a legally protected advantage in federal hiring and retention. Applying it correctly requires a precise understanding of who qualifies, what type of preference they receive, and how it operates across competitive and excepted service appointments.

This course equips you to assess and implement veterans’ preference so your personnel actions comply with current laws, rules, and regulations. You will work through the definitions, the six types of preference, the documentation and adjudication of claims, special appointing authorities, and the entitlements and complaint avenues available to those who qualify.

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This course has a prerequisite

Students should have prior experience with federal hiring processes, including familiarity with competitive and excepted service appointments, category rating, and the application of laws and regulations governing veterans’ preference in staffing decisions.

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