# Federal Hiring Authorities and HR Flexibilities Course (Self-Paced)

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## Overview

Make better-supported federal staffing recommendations. Compare appointment authorities, in-service placement routes, referral requirements and pay flexibilities using fictional hiring cases. Distinguish the authority to act from candidate eligibility, qualifications and procedural requirements.

Examine veterans authorities, direct hire, Pathways and selected excepted-service routes, then connect hiring choices to incentive and pay-setting questions. Build a recommendation that identifies evidence, required approvals, unresolved conditions and an alternative approach.

## What you'll learn

- Analyze a staffing need and distinguish authority, eligibility, qualifications and process.
- Compare appointment routes using current scope, evidence and conversion requirements.
- Evaluate competition and eligibility requirements for in-service and reinstatement actions.
- Apply referral and qualification distinctions to a documented examining handoff.
- Select potential pay flexibilities and identify their evidence and approval requirements.
- Defend a staffing recommendation, alternative and conditional implementation plan.

## Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of federal staffing and placement is recommended, through introductory training or equivalent experience.

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $1199