13 FAM 301.2
MANDATORY TRAINING FOR DIRECT-HIRE EMPLOYEES
(CT:TPD-1; 09-18-2019)
(Office of origin: FSI)
13 FAM 301.2-1 Mandatory NO
FEAR ACT TRAINING (PT401)
(CT:TPD-1; 09-18-2019)
(State Only)
(Civil Service and Foreign Service Employees)
a. To meet the requirements of the Notification and
Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (Public Law
107-174), also known as the No FEAR Act, Department of State employees are
required to complete training on the rights and remedies applicable to
employees on the laws prohibiting discrimination and retaliation in the
workplace. The prescribed FSI course is the online course No FEAR Act
Training (PT401).
b. The training is mandatory for:
(1) U.S. citizen Department employees irrespective of
geographic location or assignment; and
(2) Non-U.S. citizen employees who are located within
the territorial United States.
c. All new hires in the above categories are required
to take and pass the No FEAR Act course within 90 days of entry on duty.
d. Additionally, all personnel covered by this training
requirement are also required to re-take and pass the No FEAR Act course every
2 years.
e. It is not required, but strongly encouraged, that
personal services contractors take the No FEAR Act course.
f. It is primarily each employees responsibility to
ensure he or she completes any mandatory training requirement identified in
this subchapter.
g. Individuals can enroll for No FEAR Act training
online through the FSI OpenNet Web site.
13 FAM 301.2-2 ORIENTATION
TRAINING
(CT:TPD-1; 09-18-2019)
(State Only)
(Civil Service, Foreign Service Employees, and Locally Employed Staff)
a. As directed by the Director General of the Foreign Service
and Director of Human Resources, all new direct-hire State Department Civil
Service and Foreign Service personnel serving on permanent-type appointments
are required to complete the applicable FSI orientation program:
Civil Service Civil Service Orientation (PN127)
Foreign Service Generalist Orientation for Foreign Service
Officers (PG101)
Foreign Service Specialist Orientation for Foreign Service
Specialists (PN106)
Locally Employed Staff - Orientation for Locally Employed Staff
(PN410)
b. Civil Service employees must complete Orientation
(PN127) within 90 calendar days after entry on duty with the Department.
This requirement includes all Civil Service employees transferring from another
U.S. Government agency. Civil Service employees entering on duty prior to
January 1, 2014, are exempt from this requirement but are encouraged to enroll
as space is available to ensure they are aware of key Department information in
support of their continued career. Civil Service employees entering on
duty after January 1, 2014 who have not yet taken the course should enroll as
soon as possible.
c. Foreign Service employees required to take
Orientation are enrolled by the Office of Recruitment, Examination, and
Employment (HR/REE) at the time they are hired and enter on duty.
13 FAM 301.2-3 annual ethics
training
(CT:TPD-1; 09-18-2019)
(State Only)
(Civil Service, Foreign Service Employees, and Locally Employed Staff)
a. Executive Branch-wide regulation (5 CFR 2638.704 and
5 CFR 2638.705) requires that the Department of State provide ethics training
each calendar year for employees who are required to file annual financial
disclosure reports. The online training course, Annual Ethics Training (PA454)
satisfies a filers annual (calendar year) ethics training requirement.
b. Government-wide regulation requires Ethics
Orientation to New Employees (PA451). This online course is offered to Civil
Service employees, Foreign Service employees and Locally Employed Staff. New
direct-hire employees hired on a temporary basis for 130 days or less during a
period of 365 consecutive days should take Ethics Orientation for New Special
Government Employees (PA452). The determination of SGE status is made by
Department personnel offices at the time an individual is employed.
13 FAM 301.2-4 PROMOTING
INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM training (PP468)
(CT:TPD-1; 09-18-2019)
a. Members of the Foreign Service Officers (including
outgoing deputy chiefs of mission and ambassadors, FS officer candidates, FSO generalists,
and FS specialists) posted domestically or overseas, are required to take
Promoting International Religious Freedom (PP468). The training was developed
to fulfill the Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act of 2016.
Register for the course at PP468 in the FSI's
course catalog.
b. Civil Service employees and Locally Employed Staff
who work on religious freedom may take this course.
13 FAM 301.2-5 PREVENTING
HARASSMENT AT STATE training(PK405)
(CT:TPD-1; 09-18-2019)
a. As directed by the Secretary, 19 State 43344,
Preventing Harassment at State covers anti-harassment policies at the
Department. All Department employees, Foreign Service, Civil Service, and
Locally Employed Staff are required to complete this distance learning course
every other year.
b. Employees can register for the course at PK405 in
the FSI's course catalog.