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LDS Admission Policies and Registration Procedures


The section below contains general guidance regarding how to apply to attend the LDS program. More detailed information (to include current schedules and tuitions rates) can be found on the CLD Schedule At A Glance homepage.  

Admission Requirements

The LDS program is designed for U.S. federal civil service employees in the pay grade of GS-15 or above and military officers in the pay grade of O-6 or above. Federal non-General Schedule civil service employees must be in a pay grade equivalent to GS-15 or above (e.g., FS-01, SV-K, EJ-04, etc.).

Non-federal employees, to include Private sector, state, and local government, must be of an equivalent grade (as determined by FEI).

GS-14 Federal employees (and equivalents in other pay systems) who have executive-level duties may request a grade waiver to participate in the LDS program. 

All attendees must receive sponsorship in the form of funding approval from their employing agency, company, etc.

Agency or Company Funding

LDS participants must be funded by their current employers. Agencies/companies are responsible for funding the full cost of the program and agree to relieve participants of their work responsibilities for the duration of the program to maximize the participant’s learning.

Registering and paying for FEI programs

U.S. federal civil service employees arrange attendance through their agency training office. FEI contracts all LDS spaces through agency training representatives. Training office staff work with the FEI Registrar to complete the registration process.

Non-federal employees, to include Private sector, international, state, and local government employees arrange attendance with the FEI Registrar directly. The FEI Registrar will work with each individual and their employer to coordinate the registration process.

Registration Process

Once the (SF-182) or other registration document is submitted to FEI, a review to ensure the nominee meets all admission criteria will take place. Once the review is complete, participants are notified via email regarding their registration status within two weeks.

Checking Registration Status

To check the status of a current nomination, please contact us by email: register@opm.gov, or telephone: (434) 980-6232.

To learn more about the LDS program:

LDS Payments, Substitutions and Cancellations

Tuition includes all educational services, materials, meals, and lodging. Meal service includes breakfast, lunch, dinner, and break service (coffee, tea, juice, morning and afternoon snacks, and fruit). Lodging includes single occupancy (private guest room) accommodations.

Incidentals such as dry cleaning, entertainment, tips, and the like are not included in the tuition.

Payment Due Date

Payment is due six weeks prior to the start of the program. However, FEI will not invoice and/or bill federal participants until the second full day (Tuesday) after the program start.

Accepted Payment Types

Payment can be made using any of the following methods*:

  • Credit Card**
  • Agency Purchase Order
  • SF-182 - The intent of the SF-182 was to approve and record completion of employee training - not for use as a procurement document. However, agencies can and may choose to use the SF-182 to procure training.
  • Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request (MIPR)
  • Interagency Agreement (IAA)
  • Agency/Company Check**
* Intra-Governmental Payment and Collection (IPAC) is used to process all tuition payments from federal agencies sending students to the LDS program. IPAC provides a standardized interagency fund transfer instrument for Federal Program Agencies (FPAs). IPAC facilitates the intragovernmental transfer of funds from one agency to another with standardized descriptive data.

** Non-federal employers, to include Private Sector, International, State and Local governments must use one of these methods of payment.

Streamlining the IPAC Payment Process

To be used as a procurement document for payment processing, the SF-182 must include all the following information*:

  • Complete Appropriation Fund/Line of Accounting
  • Document/Purchase Order/Requisition Number (e.g., IAA Number, MIPR number, P.O. Number, etc.)
  • Agency Locator Code (ALC)
  • Treasury Account Symbol (TAS)
  • Fiscal Station Number (FSN) – DoD agencies only

 * If paying with a government purchase card, the SF-182 only needs to include the name, email address, billing address, and phone number of the card holder.

** All DoD agencies paying with a MIPR, the SF-182 must be accompanied by a copy of the MIPR for an IPAC to be processed. Upon receipt of the MIPR, a signed MIPR Acceptance will be provided.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations, substitutions, and/or deferrals must be submitted in writing six weeks prior to the start of each LDS program. Due to program demand and the volume of pre-program preparation, cancellations, substitutions, and/or deferrals are handled using the following:

  • Qualified substitutions must be submitted at least six weeks prior to the start of the LDS Program. Requests to release allocated enrollments from one LDS Program shall be submitted no later than six weeks prior to the start of the LDS Program and granted only if the vacated space can be resold.
  • Requests to transfer allocated enrollments from one LDS Program to another LDS Program within the same fiscal year shall be submitted no later than four weeks prior to the start of the LDS Program
Registration Contact Information

If you have additional questions or need assistance finding the program best suited to your needs, contact the FEI Registrar at:

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