# Calculating Service Computation Dates Course (Self-Paced)

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## Overview

Determine creditable service and correctly compute all four types of service computation dates (SCDs): leave, retirement, reduction-in-force (RIF), and Thrift Savings Plan (TSP). Recognize when and how to change an employee's SCD. Sessions will be taught virtually with live instructor-led interaction, individual and group exercises emphasis on peer learning. This course is offered in a one-day format.

NOTE: Students should take one of the following courses or have equivalent experience before enrolling in this course: Federal Staffing and Placement (STAF7009), Basic Staffing and Placement (STAF7100), Federal Staffing (STAF7102), OR Processing Federal Personnel Actions (STAF7010).

## What you'll learn

- Learn what Service Computation Dates (SCD) are.
- Determine whether service is creditable and how it is credited for civil service employment.
- Determine if uniformed service is creditable.
- Learn how to verify service.
- Learn when to compute the SCD or make changes to the SCD.
- Learn the differences between SCD for Leave, RIF, TSP, Retirement, and Severance Pay.

## Curriculum

#### Module 1: Verifying Prior Service

- Learn how to verify an employee's prior service for creditability in the federal service computation system.
- Understand the importance of the SF144, resume reviews, and Official Personnel Folders (OPFs) in verifying prior service.
- Explore the process for reconstructing personnel records and verifying military service.

#### Module 2: Computation of the SCD-Leave

- Learn how to compute the SCD-Leave to determine leave accrual rates for full-time, part-time, and intermittent employees.
- Understand the impact of breaks in service, intermittent service, and nonpay creditability on the SCD-Leave calculation.
- Practice calculating SCD-Leave with examples using the alternate and preferred methods.

#### Module 3: How and When to Change the SCD

- Learn when and why changes to the SCD should be made (e.g., due to prior service or errors).
- Understand the impact of changes to the SCD on employees’ leave balances and other federal benefits.
- Review the required remarks and effective dates of changes to the SCD in personnel records.

#### Module 4: SCD-RIF (Reduction in Force)

- Learn what SCD-RIF is used for and how it is applied in reduction-in-force scenarios.
- Understand the criteria for creditable service and how to calculate SCD-RIF for retention purposes.
- Learn how to determine if retired military members are eligible for veterans' preference in RIF and their associated creditable service.

#### Module 5: SCD-TSP (Thrift Savings Plan)

- Learn how to compute the SCD for TSP purposes and its impact on employees’ retirement savings.
- Understand the eligibility requirements and how prior service is credited for TSP calculations.

#### Module 6: SCD-Retirement

- Learn the process for computing the SCD for retirement and its significance in determining retirement benefits.
- Understand how creditable service for retirement purposes is determined, including military and civilian service.

#### Module 7: SCD-Severance Pay

- Learn how to calculate the SCD for severance pay and the types of service that are creditable for this purpose.
- Understand the requirements for determining severance pay eligibility for federal employees based on their SCD.

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $699