Description:
Recruit and hire the right people with the right skills for your agency's needs. Gain the background and knowledge necessary to operate in the complex Federal staffing environment. Become knowledgeable about staffing rules, regulations, and principles; appointment authorities; recruitment methods and hiring procedures; qualifications; merit promotion; and in-service placement actions. This course is part of the Certificates of Accomplishment in Human Resources Management.
Duration:
5 days
Level:
Foundational
Who Should Attend?
HR practitioners and others, such as supervisors, managers and EEO staff members, who need to use and apply current federal staffing procedures and regulations.
Credits:
3 CEUsLearning Outcomes:
- Describe the role of the HR practitioner in assisting agency managers today and in the future.
- Devise alternative solutions to recruiting challenges.
- Research and use all available resource and reference material, including legal and regulatory issuances.
- Assess minimum qualifications using the General Schedule Qualification Standards.
- Evaluate a candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies.
- Apply concepts of time-in-grade and time-after-competitive appointment restrictions.
- Apply merit promotion and other in-service procedures.
- Describe concepts used in downsizing.
- Inform applicants/employees about the civil service employment system.
Available Sessions:
| Guaranteed-to-Go | Session Code | Start Date | End Date | Location | Tuition | |
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Guaranteed-to-Go
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Session Code STAF7009-003 | Start Date Apr 28, 2025 9:00 AM EST | End Date May 02, 2025 4:30 PM EST | Location Virtual | Tuition $1,849.00 | |
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Guaranteed-to-Go
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Session Code STAF7009-004 | Start Date May 12, 2025 9:00 AM EST | End Date May 16, 2025 4:30 PM EST | Location Virtual | Tuition $1,849.00 | |
| Guaranteed-to-Go | Session Code STAF7009-005 | Start Date Jun 02, 2025 9:00 AM EST | End Date Jun 06, 2025 4:30 PM EST | Location Virtual | Tuition $1,849.00 | |
| Guaranteed-to-Go | Session Code STAF7009-006 | Start Date Jun 09, 2025 9:00 AM EST | End Date Jun 13, 2025 4:30 PM EST | Location Virtual | Tuition $1,849.00 | |
| Guaranteed-to-Go | Session Code STAF7009-007 | Start Date Jun 23, 2025 9:00 AM EST | End Date Jun 27, 2025 4:30 PM EST | Location Virtual | Tuition $1,849.00 | |
| Guaranteed-to-Go | Session Code STAF7009-008 | Start Date Jul 14, 2025 9:00 AM EST | End Date Jul 18, 2025 4:30 PM EST | Location Virtual | Tuition $1,849.00 | |
| Guaranteed-to-Go | Session Code STAF7009-009 | Start Date Aug 04, 2025 9:00 AM EST | End Date Aug 08, 2025 4:30 PM EST | Location Virtual | Tuition $1,849.00 | |
| Guaranteed-to-Go | Session Code STAF7009-010 | Start Date Aug 18, 2025 9:00 AM EST | End Date Aug 22, 2025 4:30 PM EST | Location Virtual | Tuition $1,849.00 | |
| Guaranteed-to-Go | Session Code STAF7009-011 | Start Date Aug 25, 2025 9:00 AM EST | End Date Aug 29, 2025 4:30 PM EST | Location Virtual | Tuition $1,849.00 | |
| Guaranteed-to-Go | Session Code STAF7009-012 | Start Date Sep 08, 2025 9:00 AM EST | End Date Sep 12, 2025 4:30 PM EST | Location Virtual | Tuition $1,849.00 | |
| Guaranteed-to-Go | Session Code STAF7009-013 | Start Date Sep 22, 2025 9:00 AM EST | End Date Sep 26, 2025 4:30 PM EST | Location Virtual | Tuition $1,849.00 | |
| Guaranteed-to-Go | Session Code STAF7009-014 | Start Date Oct 20, 2025 9:00 AM EST | End Date Oct 24, 2025 4:30 PM EST | Location Virtual | Tuition $1,849.00 | |
| Guaranteed-to-Go | Session Code STAF7009-015 | Start Date Nov 03, 2025 9:00 AM EST | End Date Nov 07, 2025 4:30 PM EST | Location Virtual | Tuition $1,849.00 | |
| Guaranteed-to-Go | Session Code STAF7009-016 | Start Date Nov 17, 2025 9:00 AM EST | End Date Nov 21, 2025 4:30 PM EST | Location Virtual | Tuition $1,849.00 | |
| Guaranteed-to-Go | Session Code STAF7009-017 | Start Date Dec 08, 2025 9:00 AM EST | End Date Dec 12, 2025 4:30 PM EST | Location Virtual | Tuition $1,849.00 |
Day one of five
- Introduction
- Course Overview
- Pre-Course Survey
- Historical Perspective
- The Spoils System
- Origins of the Merit System
- Researching Legal and Regulatory Requirements
- How Actions Become Regulations
- Components of the Federal Regulatory System
- The Federal Register System
- OPM's Notice and Posting
- Employment Policies and Practices
- Overview
- Merit System Principles
- Prohibited Personnel Practices
- Public Notice Requirements
- Competitive vs. Excepted Service
- Staffing authorities and procedures
Day two of five
- Review of Day One
- Employment Policies and Practices -- Continued
- Delegated Examining System
- Order of Referral in Competitive Examining
- Compiling a Certificate of Eligibles
- Category Rating Procedures
- The Rule of Three (working a Certificate of Eligibles)
- The Career Conditional Employment System
- Service Requirement for Career Tenure
- Completion of Probationary Period
- Reinstatement Eligibility
- Employment of Individual Experts and Consultants
- Non-Permanent Employment
Day Three of Three
- Review of Day Two
- Merit Promotion and In-Service Placement Actions
- Agency Promotion Programs
- Covered Personnel Actions
- Qualifications
- Qualifications Glossary
- The Qualification Standards System
- Crediting Experience
- Crediting Education
Day Four of Five
- Review of Day Three
- Qualifications -- Continued
- Combining Education and Experience
- Eligibility Requirements
- Time-In-Grade Restriction
- Time-After-Competitive-Appointment Restriction
- Job Analysis
- Job Analysis Glossary
- Pertinent Laws and Regulations
- Regulatory Requirement
- Job Analysis Steps
- Developing KSAs
Day Five of Five
- Review of Day Four
- Recruiting
- The Staffing Specialist's role in recruiting
- College Recruitment vs. College Relations
- Interviewing Techniques
- Automated Recruitment Systems
- Downsizing Approaches
- Alternatives to Reduction in Force
- Outplacement Assistance
- Career Transition Assistance Program
- Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program
- Reduction in Force Principles
- Displacement in RIF: Bumping and Retreating
- Appeal rights in RIF
Other Recommended Courses:
cFHRP1.CP
