Available Training
In the table below, you will find an overview of all on-line and classroom-based courses offered by the GSA Travel and Transportation Training Branch. For course times, locations, cost and Continuous Learning Points (CLPs), follow the links below for the courses you are interested in taking.
Note: Students MUST register a minimum of 30 calendar days before the scheduled start date of the course.
| Course Name | Course Description | Recommended For: |
|---|---|---|
| Online Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) | Stay up-to-date on fast-changing travel regulations and allowances with a new online course available 24/7. The five-hour online seminar allows trainees to learn at their own pace while mastering ever-changing regulations. | Travel specialists, support staff, frequent travelers, approvers, supervisors, and policy officials. |
| Advanced Temporary Duty Travel: Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) | To provide the knowledge and understanding you need to plan travel; prepare, review or approve travel authorizations and vouchers; research complex travel issues; make travel recommendations; or perform other duties relative to your agency’s travel program and mission. |
Travel specialists, support staff, authorizing/supervising/policy officials, and frequent travelers |
| Advanced Temporary Duty Travel: Joint Travel Regulations (JTR), Volume 2 | This course provides: an update on recent developments related to Department of Defense (DOD) travel policy and programs; clarification of topics discussed in the basic TDY course; and a discussion of policy issues not covered by the regular TDY course. | All employees performing TDY travel for the DOD and all DOD employees involved in the travel process, included preparers and reviewers of travel documents and authorizing and approving officials. |
| Approving Officials Responsibilities: Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) | Identify your responsibilities and requirements for issuing Travel Authorizations and approving travel claims for transportation, subsistence and miscellaneous expense allowances in accordance with the FTR and other applicable regulations. |
New supervisors and authorizing and approving officials. |
| Approving Officials Responsibilities: Joint Travel Regulation (JTR), Volume 2 | This course provides a brief summary of selected specific responsibilities placed on authorizing or approving officials who authorize or approve temporary duty travel by civilian employees of the Department of Defense (DOD). |
New supervisors and authorizing and approving officials. |
| Conference Planning | Students will gain a firm understanding of how to plan, coordinate and execute conferences in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) and other applicable government regulations. | Meeting planners and other personnel involved in arranging, authorizing or approving conferences. |
| Relocation Allowances: Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) | This course provides a comprehensive discussion of procedural requirements and relocation allowances payable to civilian employees of civilian agencies in the executive branch that relocate at government expense. | All employees in civilian agencies of the executive branch involved in the relocation process, including human resources personnel, budget officers, authorizing and approving officials, and preparers and reviewers of travel documents (e.g., PCS Orders, Service Agreements, and travel vouchers). |
| Relocation Allowances: Joint Travel Regulation (JTR), Volume 2 | This course provides a comprehensive discussion of procedural requirements and relocation allowances payable to civilian employees of the Department of Defense (DOD) who relocate at government expense. | All DOD employees involved in the relocation process, including human resources personnel, budget officers, authorizing and approving officials, and preparers and reviewers of travel documents (e.g., PCS orders, service agreements, travel vouchers). |
| Relocation Income Tax Allowances (RITA) | This course provides a comprehensive discussion of taxation of relocation allowances and the payment of the RITAllowance. |
All employees of the executive branch (including employees of the Department of Defense) involved in the relocation process, including human resources personnel, budget officers, authorizing and approving officials, and preparers and reviewers of travel documents (e.g., PCS orders, service agreements, travel vouchers). |
| Temporary Duty Travel: Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) | To equip you with the knowledge and tools necessary for effectively applying the FTR and other travel related regulations, rules, policies, and procedures to official temporary duty travel.The knowledge and understanding you will gain during this class will be invaluable to you on a daily basis! | Travel specialists, support staff, authorizing/supervising/policy officials, and frequent travelers. |
| Temporary Duty Travel: Joint Travel Regulation (JTR), Volume 2 | This course provides a comprehensive discussion of travel and transportation allowances payable to civilian employees of the Department of Defense (DOD). | All employees performing TDY travel for DOD and all employees involved in the DOD travel process, including budget officers, authorizing and approving officials and preparers and reviewers of travel documents. |
| Temporary Duty Travel: Joint Federal Travel Regulation (JFTR), Volume 1 | This course provides a comprehensive discussion of travel and transportation allowances payable to uniformed service members of all federal agencies, including commissioned officers in the U.S. Coast Guard, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) and Public Health Service (PHS). |
All uniformed service members and all employees involved in the uniformed service members’ travel process, including budget officers, authorizing and approving officials, and preparers and reviewers of travel documents. |
| Travel Fundamentals | This course is a must if you are new to travel or need a quick refresher on the basic application of the Federal Travel Regulation (FTR), and mandatory use of government travel programs. Travelers should take this course to “know before they go” in order to ease the stress of official travel and avoid costly mistakes. | Newly hired government employees, interns, infrequent travelers, and authorizing/supervising/ policy officials. |
Interested in group training at a location of your agency's choosing? Visit the Group and Customized Courses web page.
