The following paper-based trainings are required modules for temporary Federal employees serving as panel managers for NIFA's peer review process. Learn more on the Panel Manager Orientation page.
Please access the training documents below under Related Documents.
| Training Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Enterprise-Wide Safeguarding Personally Identifiable Information (PII) Fact Sheet | This training helps you understand your legal responsibility to properly collect, access, use, safeguard, share, and dispose of PII to protect the privacy of individuals. |
| Counterintelligence and Insider Threat Awareness | This training outlines the USDA Counterintelligence Policy, covers related topics and provides guidance on how to report and where to go for help. |
| Records Management Training | Please email the following documents to the Administrative Operations Team: the Acknowledgement of Records Management Training Statement (signed and dated); and the completed quiz at the end of training to be graded. |
| Whistleblower Rights and Remedies | This ZIP archive contains three resources that outline whistleblower rights and protections, provide guidance on how you can report wrongdoing, and list prohibited personnel practices. |
| Section 508: What It Is and Why It’s Important | In this training, you'll learn why and how Federal government information and communication technology (ICT) must provide employees and members of the public with disabilities the same level of access as persons who do not have disabilities. |
| Workplace Violence Prevention: Plan, Prepare and Prevent | This training defines workplace violence, covers related USDA policies and provides guidance on how to identify workplace violence and how to address it. |
| Financial Arrangements for Travel | This paper-based training explains the process of travel under Federal employment for panel managers. |
| USDA Anti-Harassment All-Employee Training | The purpose of this training is to foster a work environment that is free from harassment and bullying, including any offensive, hostile, abusive, demeaning, insulting, tormenting, threatening or intimidating conduct. |
| No FEAR Act Training | This training discusses the rights of Federal employees under antidiscrimination and whistleblower laws, as well as the remedies available for Federal employees under the No FEAR Act. |