Training Specialist GS-FPL GS-; MP

• Hiring Agency: Department of Education Headquarters

This position is located in the U.S. Department of Education (ED), Federal Student Aid (FSA). FSA is responsible for managing the student financial assistance programs authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965. These programs provide grant, work-study, and loan funds to students attending college or career school.

APPLICATION LIMIT:
This vacancy announcement is limited to the first 200 applications received and will close at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the day that we receive the 200 application, or at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the listed closing date, whichever occurs first. We encourage you to read this entire vacancy announcement prior to submitting your application.

As Training Specialist GS-1712-13, you will be responsible for:
Developing courses meeting the needs of the intended audience ensuring learning objectives are met and content is accessible (considering learning styles, comprehension levels, etc.). Taking complex and/or ambiguous information/content and designing a clear and concise product which is appealing and easily understandable.

Collaborating with various internal and external stakeholders (including subject-matter experts) determining the most effective solution for training/development activities or application of existing training programs/developmental activities (including simulations, e-learning and blended learning solutions). Researching and adapting various approaches marketing relevant training and developmental activities to intended audiences.

Conceptualizing, designing, and producing visual or multi-media solutions supporting or marketing various learning and development products (e.g., charts/graphs, flow diagrams, infographics, presentation visuals, posters, cover art, logos, web or SharePoint pages, and videos).

Education Requirements:

Undergraduate and Graduate

Education:

Major study -- education or a subject area related to the position to be filled or Experience that demonstrated a practical knowledge of the subject area of the position and of the methods and techniques of instruction.

Examples of qualifying specialized experience include:
Teaching or instructing in an adult education program, secondary school, college, military installation, or industrial establishment in the appropriate field(s). Supervising or administering a training program. Development or review of training/course materials, aids, devices, etc., and evaluation of training results.

Work in the occupation or subject-matter field of the position to be filled that required training or instructing others on a regular basis. Education cannot be substituted for experience for this position and grade level. Foreign

Education:

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States.

It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must submit a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, please click Foreign Education.

As an ED employee, you will also benefit from our family-friendly work environment. As part of our commitment to maintain a work life balance, we offer excused leave for Parent/Teacher Conferences (3 hours); excused leave for annual health screenings (4 hours); and matching leave for community volunteer service. Other flexibilities that may be available to you include alternative work schedules. You may be eligible to receive a recruitment incentive for this position.

To receive this incentive payment, you will be required to sign a service agreement obligating you to remain with the U.S. Department of Education for a specified period as agreed upon. You may be eligible to receive a relocation incentive for this position. To receive this incentive payment, you will be required to sign a service agreement obligating you to remain with the U.S. Department of Education for a specified period as agreed upon.

You may be eligible to participate in the Student Loan Repayment Program as a recruitment incentive for this position. To receive student loan repayments, you will be required to sign a service agreement…