14 FAH-3 H-500
Federal Acquisition Institute training application SYSTEM
14 FAH-3 H-510
Acquisition training SYSTEM
(CT: AQM-8; 05-05-2017)
(Office of Origin: A/OPE)
14 FAH-3 H-511 BACKGROUND
(CT: AQM-8; 05-05-2017)
a. The Federal Acquisition Reform Act and Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) Policy Letter 05-01, require Federal agencies to have a system for certifying and reporting the completion of all required courses and on-the-job training. Certification is discussed in 14 FAH-3 H-337. The Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) has implemented a U.S. Government-wide, Web-based system for tracking acquisition workforce training, certification, warrants, and individual development plans. The Federal Acquisition Institute Training Application System (FAITAS) provides the required reporting system for domestic contracting personnel; information on training completed by contracting personnel abroad is available from the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) and from posts when submitting requests for contracting officer appointments (see 14 FAH-3 H-342).
b. FAITAS is a secure government-wide web-based system that allows acquisition workforce members to apply for government sponsored training and Federal Acquisition Certifications (FACs) such as FAC-P/PM and FAC-C. Use of FAITAS allows the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to collect government-wide acquisition workforce information and to maximize acquisition training opportunities. FAITAS provides an accepted system for all civilian agencies to verify acquisition workforce certification and training across agencies. OMB has mandated the use of FAITAS by all agencies for applying for acquisition training as well as certification.
c. OMB/OFPP requires all domestic acquisition workforce members: Contracting Officers, Contract Specialists, Contracting Officer Representatives (CORs) and Program/Project Managers to register in FAITAS by creating a profile. Refer to FAI.GOV for profile creation assistance and help desk inquiries. Currently, overseas contracting personnel are exempted from the FAITAS requirement. Refer to 14 FAH-3 H-340 for overseas training requirements and 14 FAH-2, Contracting Officer’s Representatives Handbook, for specific COR guidance.
d. Department of State employees are required to sign up for all training through the Department’s official corporate training system—the Foreign Service Institute’s (FSI) Student Training Management System (STMS) which is the Department’s official training database used for official legislative reporting. All applications for acquisition training must be completed using the FSI training registration process, which includes submittal and approval of the SF182; reference 13 FAH-1 H-721 for greater detail. In addition to the FSI training registration process, applications for training within the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) and Defense Acquisition University (DAU) courses must be entered into FAITAS.
14 FAH-3 H-512 PURPOSE
(CT: AQM-8; 05-05-2017)
FAITAS is used by both the heads of contracting activities (HCAs) and the Procurement Executive to:
(1) Profile the Department’s acquisition workforce;
(2) Help determine current and future training requirements for contracting personnel;
(3) Assist in determining qualifications for issuance of contracting officer warrants;
(4) Monitor individual career development plans;
(5) Assess program effectiveness in achieving compliance with the training requirements of this handbook; and
(6) Help ensure that proper recognition is given to contracting personnel for performance.
(7) Capture the yearly Acquisition Human Capital Plan
14 FAH-3 H-513 THROUGH H-519 UNASSIGNED