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Standard Form 182 is used by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). It is also referred to as an Authorization, Agreement and Certification of Training. It is a record of employee training. As part of the employee's permanent record, it ensures that federal employees are fully qualified to work in their assigned capacity. This form includes information about the employee and information about the training activities.

Standard Form 182

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What is a SF 182?

This form is used by the United States Office of Personnel Management. A Standard Form 182 is known as an Authorization, Agreement, and Certification of Training form. This form will be used to keep a record of various training activities an employee has completed. It can be used to ensure an employee meets the current qualifications needed to carry out their job duties and hold the employment position.
The first section of the form requires information about the trainee. This will be the employee who has received the training. Information including full name, address, employment information, and education level is needed. The next section will detail the training course taken. There will certain codes used to designate the type of course. The training agency’s information must also be included so that the training can be verified. 

Most Common Uses

An SF-180 is required when training is received from an outside company or organization or from a non-USDA agency.  Some examples include: CPR training, Microsoft Access and Excel training, appropriations law training, certifying officer’s training provided by the U.S. Department of Treasury.  An SF-182 is also required for training meetings that require registration fees or travel costs.  An SF-182 is not required for statewide trainings put on by NRCS or USDA personnel, division or area wide trainings, NEDC course trainings, online, VTC or other trainings provided through AgLearn.

Components of a SF 182

An SF-182 contains the following sections: 

  • Trainee Information
  • Training Course Data
  • Costs and Billing Information
  • Approvals
  • Approvals/Concurrence
  • Certification of Training Completion and Evaluation

How to complete a Sf 182 (Step by Step)

To complete an SF-182, you will need to provide the following information:

  • Trainee Information
    • Applicant’s name
    • Social security number/federal employee number
    • Date of birth
    • Home address
    • Home telephone
    • Position level
    • Organization mailing address
    • Office telephone
    • Work email address
    • Position title
    • Whether applicant needs special accommodation
    • Type of appointment
    • Education level
    • Pay plan
    • Series
    • Grade
    • Step
  • Training Course Data
    • Name and address of training vendor
    • Location of training site
    • Vendor telephone number
    • Vendor email address
    • Course title
    • Course number code
    • Training start date
    • Training end date
    • Training duty hours
    • Training non-duty hours
    • Training purpose type
    • Training type code
    • Training sub type code
    • Training delivery type code
    • Training designation type code
    • Training credit type code
    • Training accreditation indicator
    • Continued service agreement required indicator
    • Continued service agreement expiration date
    • Training source type code
    • Training objective
  • Costs and Billing Information
    • Direct costs and appropriation/fund chargeable
    • Indirect costs and appropriation/fund chargeable
    • Total training non-government contribution cost
    • Document/purchasing order/requisition number
    • 9-digit station symbol 
    • Billing instructions
  • Approvals
    • Immediate supervisor
    • Area code/telephone number
    • Email address
    • Signature
    • Date 
    • Second-line supervisor information
    • Training officer information
  • Approvals/Concurrence
    • Authorizing official 
    • Area code/telephone number
    • Email address
    • Signature 
    • Date 
  • Certification of Training Completion and Evaluation
    • Authorizing official 
    • Area code/telephone number
    • Email address
    • Signature 
    • Date

Other Considerations

When should I submit the SF 182?

You should submit the SF-182 any time you are attending an external training.

Who is authorized to verify training?

Your first line supervisor should verify the training and attendance completion as soon as the employee initiates the completion verification process in LearningLink.

How do I submit this form for a training I’ve already attended?

You should contact your agency training officer for instructions.

How do I use a SF 182 for payment to a vendor?

You should process your payment as before by printing the SF-182 from LearningLink after system approvals are completed and following your agency’s process for making vendor payments outside of LearningLink.

What should I do if my SF 182 has incorrect information?

The next person in the approval process has the ability to modify and correct information in the SF-182.

Why was the DL 101 replaced by the SF 182?

OPM does not allow agency waivers to use an alternative training form such as DL-101.

External Resources

  1. https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/nrcs144p2_043203.pdf  
  2. https://www.dol.gov/oasam/LearningLink/job-aids/SF-182FAQS.htm 

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