3 FAM 301.5
Mandatory Training Linked to Specific Assignments/Position
(CT:TPD-1; 09-18-2019)
(Office of Origin: FSI)
13 FAM 301.5-1 MANDATORY
UNIFORMED SERVICES EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS ACT TRAINING
(CT:TPD-1; 09-18-2019)
(State Only)
a. In order to meet the requirements of the Uniformed
Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (38 U.S.C. 4335), also
known as "USERRA," certain Federal executive agency personnel are
required to complete training on the USERRA provisions regarding employment and
reemployment rights for veterans and members of Reserve components. The
prescribed Foreign Service Institute (FSI) course is EX500 Uniformed
Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.
b. USERRA training is mandatory on an annual basis for:
(1) All human resource professionals, to include Human
Resource Officers in bureaus and posts;
(2) Hiring managers and all raters and supervisors;
(3) Uniformed employees eligible for active duty
activation; and
(4) Any employee involved in interview panels and
review boards. This includes Public Members on Selection Boards and all
members of Selection, Tenure and Commissioning, Reconstituted, Performance Pay
and Performance Standard Boards.
c. Bureaus are responsible for:
(1) Identifying which of their employees require
annual training (collectively, covered employees) and identify them as such
within the Mandatory Training Dashboard in the Knowledge Center; and
(2) Ensuring that covered employees complete the
required training no later than July 31st of each year.
d. Individuals that have been identified as covered
employees are responsible for:
(1) Monitoring and completing the mandatory training
on an annual basis; and
(2) Ensuring the designated bureau official in their
Executive Office receives a transcript or certificate of completion showing
they have met the mandatory training requirement.
e. FSI is responsible for providing the Work Life
Division within the Office of Employee Relations (HR/ER/WLD) a semi-annual
report of State employees, by bureau, who have completed the course EX500
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.
13 FAM 301.5-2 PROTECTING
PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION (PII) TRAINING (PA459)
(CT:TPD-1; 09-18-2019)
(State Only)
(All State Employees)
a. The Under Secretary for Management (M) requires that
all Foreign Service (FS) employees, Civil Service (CS) employees, and locally
employed staff (LE staff) who handle personally identifiable information
(PII) while performing their official Department duties, enroll in and
satisfactorily complete the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) distance learning
course PA459, Protecting Personally Identifiable Information (PII).
b. It is primarily each employees responsibility to
ensure they fulfill any mandatory training requirement identified in this
subchapter.
c. Individuals can enroll for PA459 training online
through the FSI OpenNet Web site.
d. The Departments Privacy Office
(A/GIS/PRV) oversees implementation of the Departments policies regarding
protecting PII and will provide guidance if bureaus have questions about this
mandatory training requirement or the course content. See 5 FAM 460 for
guidance on Department policy and procedures regarding PII.
13 FAM 301.5-3 HIGH STRESS
OUTBRIEF TRAINING (MQ950/MQ951)
(CT:TPD-1; 09-18-2019)
a. The Director General of the Foreign Service has
mandates that all employees, Civil and Foreign Service who spent more than 90
days in a high stress post attend an outbrief program.
b. Individuals must enroll in High Stress Assignment
Outbriefing Program (MQ950), taught by experienced officers in Medical Services
and the FSIs Transition Center.
c. Individuals in special situations (e.g., extreme
scheduling conflicts, physically located at a non-CONUS assignment, or needing
individualized training) may ask for an individual briefing, High Stress
Assignment Outbriefing Program - On Demand (MQ951) from RMO/P at their onward
assignment or for LE Staff/TCNs, at their home post.
13 FAM 301.5-4 equal employment
opportunity and harassment overview training (pT176)
(CT:TPD-1; 09-18-2019)
a. Equal Employment Opportunity and Harassment Overview
(PT176) training is mandatory for all supervisors and employees who serve on
assignment panels, bureau awards committees, as career development officers, or
as examiners in the Bureau of Human Resources, Office of Recruitment,
Examination, and Employment (HR/REE).
b. S/OCR regularly conducts 60-minute training sessions
throughout the year, both domestically and overseas, as requested by
bureaus/offices/posts.
13 FAM 301.5-5 SMART SYSTEM
ADMINISTRATOR TRAINING
(CT:TPD-1; 09-18-2019)
SMART post administrators are required to complete an annual
SMART System Administrator training. For more information see 5 FAM 1216.