The Department Agriculture has launched an online training
program to provide “one-stop services for delivering,
scheduling and managing learning events nationwide for USDA
employees,” it said.
“USDA is committed to unleashing the fuller potential of
information technology for our employees and customers,”
said Secretary Ann M. Veneman. “The launch of AgLearn is
another important deliverable in President Bush’s initiative
to expand electronic government to simplify and unify
government-wide operations and leverage investments to
eliminate unnecessary duplication.”
AgLearn, to be fully implemented by October 1, allows
USDA employees to search for and sign up for on-line and
classroom training events and the maintenance of training
records, ultimately providing automated employee request,
approval and payment courses, said USDA.
It said approximately 7,000 employees from 12 USDA
agencies are included in the initial release of the
program and they will have access to free online courses
available on a government-wide basis through GoLearn as
well as its other libraries and paid-courseware.