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.
Duration:
2 days
Level:
Foundational
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.
Credits:
1.2 CEUsLearning 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.
Available Sessions:
| Session Code | Start Date | End Date | Location | Tuition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Session Code CLAS7911-004 | Start Date Rolling | End Date Dec 30, 2025 11:45 PM EST | Location On Demand | Tuition $899.00 | |
| Session Code CLAS7910-008 | Start Date Apr 15, 2025 9:00 AM EST | End Date Apr 16, 2025 4:30 PM EST | Location Virtual | Tuition $899.00 | |
| Session Code CLAS7910-001 | Start Date May 13, 2025 9:00 AM EST | End Date May 14, 2025 4:30 PM EST | Location Virtual | Tuition $899.00 | |
| Session Code CLAS7910-002 | Start Date Jun 10, 2025 9:00 AM EST | End Date Jun 11, 2025 4:30 PM EST | Location Virtual | Tuition $899.00 | |
| Session Code CLAS7910-003 | Start Date Jul 08, 2025 9:00 AM EST | End Date Jul 09, 2025 4:30 PM EST | Location Virtual | Tuition $899.00 | |
| Session Code CLAS7910-004 | Start Date Aug 05, 2025 9:00 AM EST | End Date Aug 06, 2025 4:30 PM EST | Location Virtual | Tuition $899.00 | |
| Session Code CLAS7910-005 | Start Date Sep 09, 2025 9:00 AM EST | End Date Sep 10, 2025 4:30 PM EST | Location Virtual | Tuition $899.00 | |
| Session Code CLAS7910-006 | Start Date Sep 30, 2025 9:00 AM EST | End Date Oct 01, 2025 4:30 PM EST | Location Virtual | Tuition $899.00 | |
| Session Code CLAS7910-007 | Start Date Nov 04, 2025 9:00 AM EST | End Date Nov 05, 2025 4:30 PM EST | Location Virtual | Tuition $899.00 |
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
