CLD Learning Central: SS112: Processing Personnel Actions Course Details


Technical Area(s)	Staffing
Staffing Competencies	Agency Staffing Policies and Procedures Application Processing Certification and Selection Hiring Process Management Technical Documentation
HR General Competencies	Attention to Detail Decision Making Information Management Reading Reasoning Technical Competence
Proficiency Level(s)	Level 2 - Basic
Target Audience	The target audience for this course is early career HR Specialists, Grade 5-9. This course is a foundational course that does not align directly with a specific level or role of the HR Professional Framework. It most closely aligns with the Technical Specialist, Apprentice level.
Prerequisites	There are no prerequisites for this course. However, for the best learning outcomes, it is recommended that the SS110: Staffing for Organizational Impact be completed first.
Seat Time/Course Length	The advertised seat time for this course, including time for the online Baseline Knowledge Assessment and Post Course Knowledge Assessment should be 6 hours. Please note that the Baseline Knowledge Assessment must be completed prior to the first day of class.

SS112: Processing Personnel Actions Module 1: The Guide to Processing Personnel Actions
Objective Type	Objectives
Terminal	Identify the activities, forms and documents, and key systems involved in the preparation and processing of personnel actions.
	Lesson 1: Overview of the Guide
Enabling	Describe the content and organization of The Guide to Processing Personnel Actions
	Lesson 2: Documenting Personnel Actions
Enabling	Describe how requests for personnel actions are documented
Enabling	Specify how official notifications of personnel actions are documented
Enabling	Specify the purpose of Enterprise Human Resources Integration (EHRI), and state how SF-52 and SF-50 information reported to EHRI is used
Enabling	Identify the job aids available for processing personnel actions
	Lesson 3: Nature of Action, Legal Authority, and Remarks
Enabling	Define the term “nature of action”
Enabling	Describe the numerical codes used to identify natures of action on the SF-52 and SF-50
Enabling	Specify how legal authority information relates to personnel actions
Enabling	Describe the alphabetical or numerical codes used to identify the legal authorities for actions taken using the SF-52 or SF-50
Enabling	State the purpose of entering remarks on the SF-50
Enabling	Describe the alphabetical codes used in remarks on the SF-50 to identify the purpose
Enabling	Identify where the OPM-developed codes for recording other data on personnel action forms are located

SS112: Processing Personnel Actions Module 2: General Instructions for Processing Personnel Actions
Objective Type	Objectives
Terminal	State the general instructions for personnel actions, the terms and guidelines related to processing cancellations and retroactive personnel actions, the rules for using electronic personnel forms, and the documentation needed for entry on duty employees.
	Lesson 1: General Instructions
Enabling	Specify the guidelines for recording employee names on personnel action forms
Enabling	Define the rules for setting effective dates on personnel action forms
Enabling	Describe the requirements and responsibilities related to the approval of personnel actions
	Lesson 2: Cancellations and Retroactive Personnel Actions
Enabling	Define specific terms associated with processing cancellations and retroactive personnel actions
Enabling	Describe the circumstances under which cancellations and retroactive personnel actions are processed
Enabling	Specify how the implementation of certain decisions affects personnel actions
Enabling	Identify whether or not a particular decision requires a personnel action
Enabling	State the responsibilities of the agencies that prepare personnel actions to implement a decision or take corrective action
	Lesson 3: Electronic Forms and Signatures
Enabling	Define what electronic personnel forms are, and state the approval requirements for creating and using such forms
Enabling	Specify the guidelines for using electronic forms
Enabling	Describe the authentication procedures associated with the use of electronic forms
Enabling	Identify the rules and requirements for using electronic signatures
	Lesson 4: Entry on Duty Process for New Employees
Enabling	Describe the documentation requirements for new employees going through the entry on duty process
Enabling	Specify the procedure for obtaining personnel information from a federal employee's prior agency

SS112: Processing Personnel Actions Module 3: Requesting and Documenting Personnel Actions
Objective Type	Objectives
Terminal	Describe how to complete the SF-52 and the SF-50, identify the rules that allow a list form of notice to be used for documentation, and specify the requirements for notifying employees of personnel actions.
	Lesson 1: Standard Form 52, Request for Personnel Action (SF-52)
Enabling	Describe how the SF-52 is used to process personnel actions
Enabling	State the requirements and guidelines for completing the SF-52
Enabling	Complete an SF-52 for a standard personnel action scenario
	Lesson 2: Standard Form 50, Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50)
Enabling	Describe how the SF-50 is used to process personnel actions
Enabling	Specify the requirements and guidelines for completing the SF-50
	Lesson 3: List Form of Notice
Enabling	Identify the rules for using a list form of notice in place of an SF-50 to record personnel actions
Enabling	Define the guidelines for formatting a list form of notice
Enabling	State the Privacy Act requirements related to the distribution of a list form of notice
	Lesson 4: Notifying Employees of Personnel Actions
Enabling	Describe the requirements and options for notifying employees of personnel actions

SS112: Processing Personnel Actions Module 4: Creditable Service for Leave Accrual
Objective Type	Objectives
Terminal	Specify the procedures for determining creditable service for leave accrual purposes, identify how to compute a Service Computation Date (SCD) for leave, and state when and how to process personnel actions to document changes in SCDs.
	Lesson 1: Determining Creditable Service
Enabling	Define the term “Service Computation Date (SCD)” and specify how it applies to employee annual leave accrual
Enabling	Describe the process for identifying an employee’s prior federal service
Enabling	State the rules for crediting service for an employee
Enabling	Specify the types of service, amount to be credited, and process for verifying creditable civilian service
Enabling	Describe the rules, restrictions, and verification process for creditable uniformed service
Enabling	Identify the other types of civilian service that are creditable for annual leave accrual
	Lesson 2: Computing the Service Computation Date-Leave (SCD-Leave)
Enabling	Identify when to compute the Service Computation Date (SCD) for annual leave accrual
Enabling	State how to determine the SCD-Leave for employees with no prior service, or breaks in service of three calendar days or less
Enabling	List the activities to complete before computing an employee’s SCD
Enabling	Describe the process for computing an employee's SCD-Leave
Enabling	Specify the guidelines for documenting SCD-Leave determinations
Enabling	Identify the guidelines for reporting retirement-related data for annual leave accrual purposes
	Lesson 3: Change in Service Computation Date-Leave (SCD-Leave)
Enabling	Specify the personnel actions to use to change an employee’s SCD-Leave
Enabling	Describe how to process a Change in SCD-Leave

SS112: Processing Personnel Actions Module 5: Documenting Veterans’ Preference
Objective Type	Objectives
Terminal	Identify the documentation requirements related to veterans’ preference.
Enabling	Describe the purpose and procedure for recording veterans’ preference on personnel action forms
Enabling	Specify the process for documenting an SF-52 with changes in veterans' preference that occur after an employee has gone through entry on duty

SS112: Processing Personnel Actions Module 6: Documenting Volunteer Service
Objective Type	Objectives
Terminal	Specify how to document service performed without compensation by volunteers who do not receive federal appointments.
Enabling	State the process for documenting volunteer service performed without compensation by an employee who did not receive a federal appointment

Last modified: Tuesday, March 16, 2021, 4:54 PM