Government Horizons - Training for Program Managers and Project Officers

Essential Competencies Training for FAC-P/PM Certification:

These courses help Program/Project Managers meet annual training requirements (at the Basic, Mid/Journeyman, and Expert levels) as well as continuous learning requirements, and hone core competencies for their certification level.

Government Horizons offers the following courses in support of FAC-P/PM training requirements, and will customize any of these courses to meet your specific needs in a private on-site training.

All courses below appear in our course catalog.

Course	Competencies	CLPs
Introduction to Federal Government Contracting	Recognition of an agency’s requirements development processes Performance-based acquisition principles Agency mission support	32
Best Value Source Selection	Recognition of an agency’s requirements development processes Performance-based acquisition principles Agency mission support	24
Performance-Based Acquisition (PBA)	Recognition of an agency’s requirements development processes Performance-based acquisition principles Agency mission support	24
Writing Performance Work Statements (PWS)	Recognition of an agency’s requirements development processes Performance-based acquisition principles Agency mission support	16
GAO's Principles of Federal Appropriations Law	Developing and managing a program budget Strategic planning	24
Basic Acquisition I for Program Managers and Project Officers	Knowledge and skills to perform as a project team member Performance-based acquisition principles Agency mission support Reporting program results Ability to manage and evaluate a program and create an environment for program success.	24
Negotiation Skills for Contracting and Collaborative Management	Negotiation High-level communication with internal and external stakeholders	24
Leadership Development	Ethics Formulating Plans and Strategies Decision Making Planning Methods Organization Control Designing Organizations Organization Change Human Resources Motivating Employees Leadership Dynamics Communications Working in Teams Organizational Culture and Diversity	24
Integrating Enterprise Architecture and Capital Planning	Fundamentals of Enterprise Architecture and Capital Planning Identifying Organization’s Milestones through its Mission Integration with an EA/CP Team	16
Teleworking	Understand the concept of telecommuting/teleworking See the bottom-line value to the organization Employee response Human resources Make good decisions about equipment and technology Communicate effectively with remote workers	8

To schedule a training session for any of the above courses, please see our On-Site Training page for more information, or contact us to discuss your training needs.