Description:
Learn how to set pay for employees under the Federal Wage System (FWS) in this extensive technical course. Implement and apply the rules and requirements related to new appointments; reinstatement and reassignments; transfers and conversions; promotions and changes to lower grade; pay changes; recruitment, relocation, and retention incentives; special qualifications; grade and pay retention and severance pay; and movement between pay systems.
Who Should Attend?
Federal personnel who set pay or give advice on setting pay.
Tuition:
Virtual Instructor-Led: $699.00
Self-paced (with instructor assistance): $1,099.00
Credits:
Virtual Instructor-Led: 0.6 CEUs
Self-paced (with instructor assistance): 4.0 CEUs
Class Type:
This course is currently being offered in the following training modalities:
- Online
- OnDemand – PADM7001A
- Class Length: Students have 6 months to complete any self-paced course.
- Virtual Instructor-Led - STAF9004A
- Class Length: This class is listed as a 1-day course.
- OnDemand – PADM7001A
- On-site
Learning Outcomes:
- Understand basic FWS pay-setting policies and requirements
- Apply pay-setting rules and requirements to a variety of real-life situations seen during the FWS pay-setting cycle
- Set pay for new and revised wage schedules, new appointments, promotions, within-grade increases, and night differential
Course Outline
Module 1
- The Federal System, New Appointments, Reinstatements, and Transfers and Conversions
Module 2
- Reassignments and Promotions
Module 3
- Changes to Lower Grade, Grade and Pay Retention
Module 4
- Pay Changes and Severance Pay
Module 5
- Changes Between Pay Systems
Module 6
- Recruitment, Relocation, and Retention Incentives