Select and use HR flexibilities and authorities to recruit and retain a high-performing workforce. Learn the practical and appropriate uses of the various staffing, workforce restructuring and compensation flexibilities available to federal agencies. Learn when to use direct hire authority; excepted service employment authorities; the Presidential Management Fellows program; recruitment, retention and relocation incentives; various veterans' programs; student loan repayment programs, and more. Who should attend? Human resources management specialists, assistants and clerks, as well as supervisors, managers, recruiters and other hiring officials who need to know about and use Federal HR flexibilities. Learning outcomes: Choose and correctly use the appropriate flexibility to accomplish recruitment and retention objectives; Make your agency an ""employer of choice"" and your agency's hiring process more effective and efficient; Increase your agency's return on investment (ROI) on recruitment efforts. Course outline DAY ONE Registration, Introduction, and Administrative Details Course Objectives and Pre-Course Survey Appointing Veterans Direct Hire Authority College Graduate and Student Appointing Authorities DAY TWO Review of Day One and Questions Other Excepted Appointing Authorities Category Rating Using the Three R's (Recruitment, Relocation, and Retention Incentives) Other Compensation Flexibilities Course Summary and Evaluation
