Description:
Learn how to make effective use of your organization’s human resources by planning and describing positions completely and accurately. Include important duties, organizational relationships, and essential knowledge in employee position descriptions (PDs) since PDs form the basis for many HR actions, including compensation, hiring, and RIF. Facilitate the accomplishment of an agency’s mission, goals, and objectives at both the macro and micro levels with effective PDs.
- Instructor assistance and feedback on assignments
- Facilitated blogging and discussions
Enroll anytime in this online course. All materials supplied. Instructor-based study. Self-paced; take up to six months to complete.
Note: We strongly recommend that participants bring laptops or tablets to the course session so that they can complete PD writing exercises electronically.
Who Should Attend?
Federal supervisors, HR practitioners, and administrative staff who need to be able to apply the basic principles of position planning to the description of positions.
Tuition:
$899.00
Credits:
1.2 CEU's
Class Type:
This course is currently being offered in the following training modalities:
- Online
- OnDemand - CLAS7911A
- Class Length: Students have 6 months to complete any self-paced course.
- Virtual Instructor-Led - CLAS7910A
- Class Length: This class is listed as a 2-day course.
- OnDemand - CLAS7911A
- In-Person Classroom
- Writing Federal Position Descriptions - CLAS7910D
- Class Length: This class is listed as a 2-day course.
- For in-person training sessions, participants are required to download the course materials to a personal device (e.g., laptop or tablet) and bring their device to class for use during classroom instruction.
- Writing Federal Position Descriptions - CLAS7910D
- On-site
Learning Outcomes:
- Overview the basic principles of position planning
- Explain the do’s and don’ts in writing position descriptions
- Identify supervisory responsibilities in writing PDs
- Discuss the components of General Schedule non-supervisory and supervisory position descriptions
- Define the factors necessary for writing General Schedule nonsupervisory and supervisory position descriptions
- Write complete and accurate General Schedule nonsupervisory and supervisory position descriptions
- Discuss the components of FWS non-supervisory and supervisory position descriptions
- Define the factors necessary for writing FWS nonsupervisory and supervisory position descriptions
- Write complete and accurate Federal Wage System non-supervisory and supervisory position descriptions
Module 1
- Guidelines for Writing Position Descriptions
Module 2
- Writing General Schedule Non-Supervisory Position Descriptions
Module 3
- Writing General Schedule Supervisory Position Descriptions
Module 4
- Writing Federal Wage System Position Descriptions
Module 5
- Putting It All Together
Appendix A
- Definitions of Terms
Appendix B
- OF-8
- Sample Position Descriptions
