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FDA's Office of Partnerships (OP) works collaboratively with FDA's Office of Training and Educational Development (OTED) to offer a variety of services to assist government agencies obtain access to FDA training.

What is OTED?
	What role does OTED have with training courses?
	Which OTED training courses are available to state, local, tribal, and territorial officials?
	How do I register for courses required under my state's human or animal food contract?
	State Training Program Fact Sheet (Version November 2023)

What is OTED?

**Mission**: The OTED Mission is to provide high quality learning opportunities through timely, cost-effective learning products that support FDA's mission and strategic goals and meets current training and development needs of ORA personnel, State and Local regulatory officials, and other stakeholders.
	**What They Do**: OTED is responsible for the training and development of a 5,000+ member staff located in ORA's field and headquarters offices throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. In addition, OTED is responsible for providing training to state and local regulatory agency staff who are involved in the regulation of food, drugs, and other commodities regulated by FDA.
	**Continuing Education Units (CEUs)**:****OTED offers Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for the training courses meeting its high quality standards.What role does OTED have with training courses?

OTED schedules a training date and location for a specific course offering.
	OTED determines the appropriate number of slot allocations for FDA and State agency employees.
	For courses essential for contract work, OP supports OTED by coordinating, recruiting, and pre-registering state agency officials.
	OTED course instructors verify prerequisites upon receiving registrations and ultimately confirm an individual's acceptance to attend a course.Which OTED training courses are available to State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial officials?

For a complete listing of training courses offered by the FDA, please visit OTED's ORA LearnED Training System.
	There are several commodity-specific trainings offered by the FDA: Manufactured Food; Veterinary Medicine: Emergency Response; Produce; State Cooperative Programs (Milk, Shellfish and Retail), among others.
	If your agency has a contract for work to be performed on behalf of the FDA, the courses below may be pertinent to your agency's training needs.Courses essential for contract work:

FD107: Egg Safety Inspections
	FD152: Food Processing and Technology
	FD190: Food Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Application, and Evidence Development
	FD202: Conducting Acidified Food Inspections
	FD219: Juice HACCP and Conducting Juice Inspections
	FD225: Sprout Inspections for Regulators
	FD226: Produce Inspections for Regulators
	FD249: Conducting Seafood Inspections
	FD254: Preventive Controls for Human Food Regulators Course
	FD304: Low Acid Canned Food Inspections
	FD340: Dietary Supplement Good Manufacturing Practices
	FD405: Aseptic Processing and Fill
	ER220: Traceback Investigations
	ER300: Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents
	ER400: Advanced Incident Command System and General Staff - Complex Incidents (ICS400)
	ER950: Incident Command System - Position Specific: Incident Commander
	ER958: Incident Command System - Position Specific: Operations Section Chief
	VM102: Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) for Animal Food Regulators Course
	VM220: Preventive Controls (PC) for Animal Food Regulators CourseOther courses, including State Cooperative Program courses:

FD112: Food Code
	FD204: Temporary Food Establishments
	FD207: Plan Review Potential
	FD215: Managing Retail Food Safety
	FD218: Risk-Based Inspection Methods in Retail
	FD242: Sanitation Surveys of Shellfish Growing Areas
	FD246: Shellfish Laboratory Methods and Evaluations
	FD312: Special Processes at Retail
	FD371: Milk Pasteurization Controls and Tests
	FD372: Milk Plant Sanitation and Inspection
	FD373: State Milk Laboratory Evaluation Officer (LEO)
	FD374: Laboratory Examination of Dairy Products
	FD375: Dairy Farm Sanitation and Inspection
	FD378: Preventive Controls for Grade "A" Dairy Regulators
	FD577: Special Problems in Milk ProtectionHow do I register for courses required under my state's human or animal food contract?

***Registration***

While OTED ultimately accepts or rejects an applicant's registration for a course, OP's State Training Coordination Services (STCS) assists in processing government employee registrations (Attachment A) forms. When an agency receives a course announcement along with an Attachment A, the agency is permitted to submit a limited number of registrations which will be processed and considered by OP and overturned to OTED for approval.

Please be on the lookout for an email from OP's MailboxStateTraining@fda.hhs.gov. OP will often advertise a Course Announcement and will recruit State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial officials, accordingly. Unfortunately, space is limited throughout these courses and not every applicant will receive a seat in a course. Below are several ways in which individuals can obtain seats in courses.

Preregistration (For select Manufactured Food, Veterinary Medicine, Produce, and Emergency Response courses):
	STCS has a preregistration window in the fall of every year in which participating state and local agencies receive a Preregistration Workbook (PRW). This PRW contains registration data for all scheduled courses for the following fiscal year training cycle. If a participating agency submits a PRW by the deadline, STCS will consider all requests received for preregistration; however, preregistered requests do not guarantee an agency a seat in a desired course.
	Wait Listing:
	If the preregistration window has passed, participating agencies may still obtain additional seats by submitting an email requesting individuals be placed on OP's Waitlist. All Waitlist requests should be submitted toMailboxstatetraining@fda.hhs.gov. Agencies will be notified if a seat becomes available for a desired course.
	Limited Seating Announcement:
	Periodically an FDA training opportunity will have a surplus of unfilled seats. When this occurs, STCS sends a Limited Seating Announcement email to participating agencies. Seats may then be requested for this specific course.***Notification of Upcoming Trainings***

STCS maintains various contact lists organized by commodity. These lists are used to notify government agencies regarding training. Only two points of contact per agency, per commodity, are allowed. To request to be added to a contact list, please send an inquiry toMailboxstatetraining@fda.hhs.gov.

***Questions about Course Content***

STCS only coordinates registration of state and local employees to FDA trainings. If you have a specific question about course content or logistical information such as hotel or special needs accommodation, please contact the OTED course instructor listed in the Course Announcement. You may also search for instructors and for courses by visitingOTED's ORA LearnED Training System.

***Reimbursement for Travel Expenses***

The funding agreement type will dictate the approval process for use of FDA funding to attend various training opportunities. If your state, local, tribal, or territorial government agency is utilizing funding under an FDA grant or cooperative agreement, then your agency may utilize the expedited funding approval process. Once your agency has received a seat confirmation, please turn in the expedited Cost Estimate Form for each person attending the FDA training from your agency. Cost Estimate Forms may be turned intoMailboxstatetraining@fda.hhs.gov. The approval process may take up to 5 business days.

                                                                                  Content current as of:
      11/09/2023State Training Coordination Services
 
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