FUNCTIONS OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE INSTITUTE (FSI)
(CT:TPD-1; 09-18-2019)
(Office of Origin: FSI)
13 FAM 101.3-1 Functions
(CT:TPD-1; 09-18-2019)
(Uniform State/Commerce/USAID)
(Applies to Foreign Service and Civil Service Employees)
a. The Foreign Service Institute (FSI) is an in-service training organization that:
(1) Provides training in specialized and functional fields;
(2) Evaluates and seeks to improve training facilities and techniques in the Department and at Foreign Service posts;
(3) Provides training materials; and
(4) Operates and maintains the Department’s corporate training applications, the Student Training Management System and the Learning Management System.
b. In addition to offering courses at its facilities in the Washington, DC area, FSI conducts programs at regional centers and posts abroad and assists posts in the development of training programs.
c. FSI operates the External Training Program through which employees can participate in training offered by U.S. Government and nongovernment vendors.
d. FSI reviews and approves all requests and contracts for training.
13 FAM 101.3-2 FSI Objectives
(CT:TPD-1; 09-18-2019)
(Uniform State/Commerce/USAID)
(Applies to Foreign Service and Civil Service Employees)
FSI has the following objectives:
(1) To increase the effectiveness of Department personnel and personnel of other Federal agencies engaged in foreign affairs activities; and
(2) To develop skills, knowledge and abilities of employees in order to increase their versatility and potential, prepare them for increased responsibility, and make possible greater flexibility of assignment.