Federally Mandated Training for 

DOL Federal Employees and Contractors

1

Introduction 

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) defines “Federally Mandated Training” on the Standard Form (SF) 182 (Authorization, Agreement 

and Certification of Training) as “mandatory training for all employees Government-wide,” or in some cases, groups of employees across federal 

agencies and departments. In order to reach the maximum population, the majority of these mandatory training offerings are offered 

electronically through our Learning Management System. In the table below, we have identified three types of Federally Mandated Training.

Mandatory Training for all Federal Employees

Course Title Target Audience Authority Frequency

Principles of Plain Language All federal employees and 

contractors

Plain Writing Act of 2010 Every 3 years

Information Systems Security and 

Privacy Awareness (ISSA)

All federal employees and 

contractors

FISMA 5 CFR 930.301; NIST SP 

800-53A Rev. 2 OMB 07-16 

Annual

Records Management for Everyone All federal employees and 

contractors

36 CFR Chapter XII, Subpart B 

Department of Labor Manual 

Series (DLMS) 1-Chpt 400 

Annual

Continuity Awareness All federal employees and 

contractors

Presidential Policy Directive 

40; 

Federal Continuity Directive 

(FCD) 1 

Annual

Federal Labor Standards Act (FLSA) 

Training

All federal employees 5 CFR 550 ; 5 CFR 551; FLSA 

Remediation Plan 

Annual

Notification and Federal Employee 

Antidiscrimination and Retaliation 

Act (No FEAR) Training

All federal employees and 

contractors

Public Law 107-174 5 U.S.C. 

2302(b)(8) 

Biennially

Diversity and Inclusion All federal employees DOL D &I Plan Annual

Security Education and Training 

Course “Classified What You Need to 

Know”

All federal employees and 

contractors with Security 

Clearance

Information Security Oversight 

Directive No. 1

Annual
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Mandatory Training by Role

Course Title Target Audience Authority Frequency

Initial Ethics Training New hires Monthly for in-person and 

WEBEX; also available in 

LearningLink

Sexual Harassment Training New hires Available in LearningLink

Veterans Employment Training 

(VETS) for Hiring Managers

All DOL supervisors and 

managers. All OSHA with a 

supervisory status of 7

EO 13518 section 3(c) Annual

Uniform Services Employment and 

Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) 

Training

All DOL supervisors and 

managers. All 201s and 203s.

All OSHA with a Supervisory 

code of 7 and all VETS.

Veterans' Benefits 

Improvement Act of 2008, 

Public Law (P.L.) 110-389

Annual

Drug Free Workplace Training New supervisors and managers One-time

Sexual Harassment Training All DOL supervisors and 

managers

One-time

EEO and Reasonable 

Accommodation

New DOL managers and 

supervisors

DLMS 4-300 DLMS 4-306 One-time

Performance Management All DOL supervisors and 

managers

CFR 412.202 Within one year of initial 

appointment to supervisory 

position and refresher at least 

once every three years

Essential HR Competencies for New 

DOL Managers and Supervisors

New DOL supervisors and 

managers

CFR 412 Supervisory, 

Managerial, Executive 

Development 

Offered every quarter 

Leadership Development@Labor All DOL supervisors and 

managers

CFR 412 Supervisory, 

Managerial, Executive 

Development 

Offered every year and includes 

required courses and electives
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Mandatory Training by Occupation

Course Title Target Audience Authority Frequency

Controlled Unclassified Information 

(CUI)

Record Managers

Veterans Employment Training 

(VETS) for HR Staff

All non-OSHA series 201 and 

203 without a supervisory 

status of 2, 4, or 5.

EO 13518 section 3(c) Annual

Uniform Services Employment and 

Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) 

Training

All DOL supervisors and 

managers. All 201s and 203s.

All OSHA with a Supervisory 

code of 7 and all VETS.

Veterans' Benefits 

Improvement Act of 2008, 

Public Law (P.L.) 110-389

Annual