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    PrintIn support of our common public health mission, FDA's Office of Regulatory Affairs' Office of Training Education and Development (OTED) provides free training to state, local and tribal regulatory partners. This page contains information and instructions that will be very helpful to you as you begin your learning experience with OTED.

FY24 National Cooperative Program Training Schedule and Registration Process:

Registering to Attend National FDA Cooperative Program Courses for FY24
	Please note class **registration closes 60 days prior to the course delivery date**
	Student Registration Forms (Fillable PDF) can be found in the specific course announcements.
	If you did not receive the course announcement, you can access both the course announcement and student registration form in LearnEd. Follow the instructions in this link: How to register for a Cooperative Foods Course.

OTED’s Learning Managment System

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			OTED offers continuous learning with a combination of online courses and classroom training. We offer continuing education units (CEUs). FDA/ORA collaborates with its stakeholders and external organizations to develop suggested curricula to meet the training needs of our regulatory partners.
			Our vision is for OTED to serve you as a source of training, as well as, a provider of certification.OTED Online Courses

We presently offer over 100 web-based courses. Topics include food and drug law, public health principles, communication skills, food microbiology, HACCP, foodborne illness investigations among others.
OTED online courses are competency-based with mastery quizzes contained within each module. Once you have completed a course, you can print a Certification of Completion for your records.
These courses are made possible as a result of our a partnership between FDA and a private learning development company, UL EduNeering, Inc.
OTED currently uses two Learning Management Systems (LMS) for its training programs: ComplianceWire LMS and the ORA LearnED Training System that replaced the Pathlore legacy LMS for delivering online and classroom trainings. Learn more about the ORA LearnEd Training System.
State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Partners may access both LMS systems which contain online content and prerequisites. Each require a separate username and password. However, you can access both once you have an account in the ORA LearnED Training System.

**On this page you will find more information on the ORA LearnED Training System, the UL ComplianceWire LMS and Food Emergency Response Network as well as how to obtain your respective transcripts:**




ORA LEarnEd login page
ORA LearnED Training System

ComplianceWire login page
ComplianceWire LMS

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Food Emergency Response Network (FERN)

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How to get your Transcript

ORA LearnEd Training System

Where to access the ORA LearnEd System:

Log onto: https://fdaoted.csod.com and click on the blue button labeled “Calendar” to view currently scheduled OTED courses.

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			Glossary Crosswalk for Learners: Since the ORA LearnED Training System utilizes different terminology than that of the legacy Pathlore LMS we’ve prepared this Glossary Crosswalk to help you navigate the new system.Page with stop watch
			Quick Reference Guide: View our ORA LearnED Quick Reference Guide to see a synopsis of the system.Open laptop with play button on screen
			Short video tutorials: Click the following links to view our short video tutorials:
			Logging into the FDA Office of Regulatory Affairs Training System – State, Local, Tribal, Territorial Regulators, Non-FDA Federal Regulators and FDA Center PersonnelSearch Functions, Requesting a Class, in the FDA Office of Regulatory Affairs Training System – ORA LearnED as a State, Local, Tribal, Territorial Regulator, Non-FDA Federal Regulator, and FDA Center PersonnelAccessing Transcript, obtaining a Course Completion Certificate, adding external training to transcript in the FDA Office of Regulatory Affairs Training System ORA LearnED – All end users.Accessing Connections Tab Features in the FDA Office of Regulatory Affairs Training System – ORA LearnED - All usersOpen book with "i" on page
			User Guides: For a more comprehensive look into using ORA LearnED you can view the following ORA LearnED OTED User Guides:
			Non-FDA Learner
				Adding External Training

ComplianceWire LMS

To set up a ComplianceWire account, personnel in ORA Program Areas should contact your Program Training Officer (PTO). Center Employees should submit a ticket with the APPS Desk at: Appsdesk@fda.hhs.gov for assistance. Additional information is below:

Log into ComplianceWire
	Request a ComplianceWire Account (For Non-FDA Employees Only)
	ComplianceWire Login Instructions

Food Emergency Response Network (FERN)

FERN Website: this link will direct you to the public FERN website. To access the FERN Introduction Modules, please click on Read More and scroll down.

How to get your Personal Transcripts

For courses taken through the ORA LearnED LMS ORA LearnED LMS, log into the Welcome page, then click on the blue ‘Transcript’ button https://fdaoted.csod.com
	For web-based courses and learning requirements delivered through the ComplianceWire learning portal, log into https://www.compliancewire.com/Secure/logon-cwire.asp and click “history”
	For courses and learning requirements delivered through the HHS learning portal, log into https://lms.learning.hhs.gov/ and click “learning”



For questions and comments about this site, contact the appsdesk@fda.hhs.gov.





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                                                                                  Content current as of:
      08/21/2023Office of Training Education and Development (OTED)

          
                        Request an ORA LearnED Training System Account
          State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Regulatory Partners
          OTED Training Schedule & Catalog
          OTED Student Handbook
          OTED Address and Travel Information
          Independent Course Delivery (ICD) Program: Training together for a safer tomorrow
          Train-the-Trainer (TTT) Program: Train together for a safer tomorrow
          Ready to Become a Qualified Instructor (QI)
          OTED Staff Directory
 
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