Target Grades: GS 14-15  |   Tuition: $800 - $1400   |   Location: Online

Note: Registration for individual open enrollment will open in January 2025. View course schedule below or download fact sheet.

Overview  

Leadership is the backbone to any agency or organization. Supervisors should feel equipped to undertake their role successfully from the beginning or refresh their skills with the most up-to-date supervisory best practices. This course supports supervisors in understanding and meeting regulations and the latest administration directives, such as the Performance Management for Federal Employees memorandum.

This course provides the tools and confidence for government supervisors to succeed. The curriculum addresses essential policies, laws, regulations, and best practices critical for a supervisor’s success. Participants will hone skills in key supervisory topics like employee recognition and awards, hiring and firing, performance management (including drafting effective performance goals, elements, and standards), and discipline.

Course Benefits and Topics

Strengthen your supervisors with content that cultivates and engages your most valued resource—people. Our offerings speak the language and share the values of government with delivery options that meet agency needs. Through case study discissions and group exercises, this course builds strong, confident leaders by covering the key HR topics that drive performance and compliance, including:

• Classification, recruitment, and hiring best practices
• Merit System Principles and Prohibited Personnel Practices
• EEO fundamentals and supervisory responsibilities
• Performance planning, monitoring, and rating, and rewarding
• Addressing misconduct and poor performance effectively
• Employee development and engagement strategies
• Tools for managing hybrid teams across worksites

Who Should Attend

• New supervisors seeking a strong HR foundation
• Experienced supervisors who want updated, practical guidance
• Leaders or managers responsible for team performance

Open Enrollment Schedule

   

Course	Course Date	Course Time	Tuition
HR Basics for Supervisors: Refresher Course	January 29, 2026	Eastern: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.  Central: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.  Mountain: 7 a.m. -3 p.m.  Pacific: 6 a.m. -2 p.m.	$800
HR Basics for Supervisors: Introductory Course	May 20-21, 2026	Eastern: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.  Central: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.  Mountain: 7 a.m. -3 p.m.  Pacific: 6 a.m. -2 p.m.	$1400
More courses will be added in 2026.

Group Courses

OPM also offers agency-specific group course delivery to meet your unique workforce needs. This can be delivered virtually or in person, with the ease of government-to-government interagency agreements. To learn more or to schedule a session for your agency, contact HRStrategy@opm.gov.