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Orientation and Certification

As the first step in required training, new employees need a common understanding of the culture and values of the public service and their roles and accountabilities as public servants.

The School delivers orientation across Canada to new public service employees to ensure their successful integration into the public service. To better respond to departmental needs, the orientation program employs blended learning techniques, a mix of classroom and online training.

School Catalogue

The School's course catalogue outlines orientation and certification activities as part of Module B (Orientation and Certification). It lists the programs that the School provides as part of an integrated professional development journey, beginning with the Orientation to the Public Service program for all newly-hired employees, through required training activities and certification for supervisors and managers, and required programs for two functional communities: Procurement, Materiel Management and Real Property (PMMRP), and Information Management (IM).

• Module A - Index
• Module B - Orientation and Certification
• Module C - Management and Professional Development
• Module D - Leadership Development
• Module E - Official Language Acquisition and Maintenance

Required Training

Orientation to the Public Service Program
The Orientation to the Public Service Program (E131) program welcomes new employees into the public service and helps them to understand their role as a public servant. Participants will be exposed to the structure, culture, policies, procedures, values, ethics and accountability that they will draw upon throughout their career with the Public Service of Canada.

Authority Delegation Training and Certification
The public service needs employees who have the core knowledge and skills that are essential to sound public management. Managers at all levels must acquire the knowledge necessary to perform in their job and exercise their delegated authorities.

The School delivers required training and testing to employees with delegated authorities to certify that they understand the legal requirements of their job and are able to exercise their delegated authorities competently.

Functional Community Required Training
Functional communities - that is, people who share a profession - need to acquire the specific knowledge and skills they require to perform their job. Functional communities help their members meet high professional standards as well as personal, professional, and career development needs and aspirations.

This required training is provided to two functional communities as outlined by the Policy on Learning, Training and Development External link:

1. Information Management (IM); and
2. Procurement, Materiel Management and Real Property (PMMRP).

Non-required training for these two communities can be found in the Management and Professional Development module.