The House federal workforce subcommittee has approved legislation that would require a training regimen for new federal supervisors and follow-up training once every three years.
Training would cover basic supervisory skills and prohibited personnel practices, as well as set up mentoring programs.
OPM would be tasked with monitoring implementation and issuing guidance on competencies supervisors must meet.
The Federal Managers Association lauded the bill, HR-5522, the Federal Supervisor Training Act of 2010. "If an agency promotes an individual to managerial status based on technical prowess but then fails to develop the individual’s supervisory and leadership skills, the agency severely jeopardizes its capability to deliver the level of service the American public expects and deserves,” FMA president Patricia Niehaus said.
The bill is a companion to S-674, introduced by Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii last year. S-674 has cleared the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and is awaiting a full Senate vote.
