MANDATORY supervisory LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT TRAINING
(CT:TPD-45; 08-27-2026)
(Office of Origin: HR/NFATC)
13 FAM 301.3-1 supervisory TRAINING
(CT:TPD-45; 08-27-2026)
(State Only)
(Civil Service and Foreign Service Employees)
a. This section addresses Department policy governing mandatory supervisory training for newly appointed and/or promoted first-time supervisors. Per 5 CFR 412.202, all Title 5 first-time and/or promoted Civil Service supervisors (GS12 - GS15) must complete the following supervisory training within one year of appointment:
From the NFATC Course Catalog:
· Fundamentals of Supervision (PT230)
· Preventing Harassment at State (PK405)
· Disability and Reasonable Accommodations (PA447)
· OPM Performance Management Training for Supervisors (SUP201)
· Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act Training (EX500)
Non-NFATC Course:
· Telework Fundamentals – Manager Training (Office of Personnel Management)
b. All supervisors must complete 24 hours of refresher supervisory training every 3 years, to include at least one course from the following topics:
· Leadership/Mentoring
· Performance Management
NOTE: Content for the 24 hours of refresher training can be found in the Skillsoft Percipio Library and NFATC Course Catalog.
c. Though 5 CFR 412.202 only applies to Civil Service, the Department mandates that all Foreign Service and Civil Service supervisors complete the training outlined in paragraphs a and b of this section.
d. There is no waiver given for the supervisory training OPM Performance Management Training for Supervisors (SUP201) and Fundamentals of Supervision (PT230) completed during other federal or nonfederal employment.
13 FAM 301.3-2 leadership TRAINING
(CT:TPD-45; 08-27-2026)
(State Only)
(Civil Service and Foreign Service Employees)
a. This section addresses Department policy governing mandatory leadership training, which is limited to career State Department officials (see also 3 FAM 1214.1).
b. Foreign Service Employees must complete the mandatory leadership training for their current rank/grade, as set forth in 13 FAM 301.3-2(A) and 13 FAM 301.3-2(B) below, before promotion to the next higher grade can be effected.
13 FAM 301.3-2(A) Senior Level Personnel
(CT:TPD-45; 08-27-2026)
(State Only)
(Civil Service and Foreign Service Employees)
Newly promoted Senior Foreign Service, Senior Executive Service, and Senior Foreign Service Officer Career Candidate personnel, as defined in 3 FAM 2217, are required to take Leading at the Executive Level (PT801), or to have taken the legacy course Senior Executive Threshold Seminar (PT133), within the first year following promotion.
13 FAM 301.3-2(B) Mid-Level Personnel
(CT:TPD-45; 08-27-2026)
(State Only)
(Civil Service and Foreign Service Employees)
a. Mid-level personnel are required to take the following NFATC leadership courses as indicated by rank/grade ideally within the first year, and no later than two years following promotion or hiring:
|
FS-01 and GS-15: |
Leading Strategically (PT701) |
|
FS-02 and GS-14: |
Leading with Influence (PT601) |
|
FS-03 and GS-13: |
Leading at State (PT501) |
b. The following current and/or former NFATC and non-NFATC courses are considered equivalent to meeting the requirements described in 13 FAM 301.3-2(B), paragraph a.
c. To meet the equivalency requirement, personnel must provide proof of non-NFATC course completion, such as an official transcript, certificate of completion, or record from their Official Personnel File to receive credit. Employees can contact the HR Service Center for assistance with uploading documents to the Official Personnel File.
NOTE: Each completed course may substitute for only one corresponding mandatory leadership course.
Equivalency for Leading at State (PT501) for GS-13 and FS-03
NFATC Course
· Basic Leadership Skills (PK245)
Non-NFATC Courses
· Executive Leadership Program (Graduate School USA)
· Executive Potential Program (Graduate School USA)
· Master of Arts in Organizational Sciences (George Washington University)
· Master of Science of Strategic Intelligence (National Intelligence University)
· Leadership Assessment Program Level 2 (OPM)
· Management Development Seminar I: Leading from the Middle (OPM)
· Air Command and Staff College
· Army Command and Staff College
· Marine Command and Staff College
· Naval Command and Staff College
· Completion of two courses: Intentional Leadership Program (ILP), Collaborative Leadership Program (CLP), or Adaptive Leadership Program (ALP) (USAID)
Equivalency for Leading with Influence (PT601) for GS-14 and FS-02
NFATC Courses
· Intermediate Leadership Skills (PT207)
· Mid-Level Leadership Program (PT243)
Non-NFATC Courses
· Secretary's Leadership Seminar (Harvard Business School)
· Executive Potential Program (Graduate School USA)
· Leadership for an Efficient and Accountable Government (OPM)
· Master of Arts in Organizational Sciences (George Washington University)
· Master of Science of Strategic Intelligence (National Intelligence University)
· Air Command and Staff College
· Army Command and Staff College
· Marine Command and Staff College
· Naval Command and Staff College
· Joint Advanced Warfighting School (National Defense University)
· Completion of two courses: Intentional Leadership Program (ILP), Collaborative Leadership Program (CLP), or Adaptive Leadership Program (ALP) (USAID)
Equivalency for Leading Strategically (PT701) for GS-15 and FS-01
NFATC Courses
· Advanced Leadership Skills (PT210)
· Deputy Chief of Mission/Principal Officer Seminar (PT102)
Non-NFATC Courses
· Executive Potential Program (Graduate School USA)
· Leadership for a Democratic Society (OPM)
· Leadership for an Efficient and Accountable Government (OPM)
· Management Development Seminar II: Leading Organizations (OPM)
· Master of Science of Strategic Intelligence (National Intelligence University)
· Air War College
· Army War College
· The Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy
· Marine Corps War College
· Naval War College
· The National War College
· Joint Advanced Warfighting School (National Defense University)