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Department announced online and virtual workshop training, but space is limited
October 01, 2020
If the pandemic and the resulting cancellation of in-person training has left you behind on your training in the fundamentals of financial aid administration, now is your chance to catch up.
The Department of Education issued a September 25 Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) announcing the launch of Federal Student Aid's 2020–21 Fundamentals Training Series on Oct. 1.
According to the DCL, the series is comprised of the online FSA Coach Fundamentals course and the Fundamentals of Federal Student Aid Administration virtual workshop.
The FSA Coach Fundamentals 2020–21 is a self-paced, online course on the Federal Student Aid E-Training website, and is available on Oct. 1.
The Fundamentals of Federal Student Aid Administration virtual workshop is scheduled for November 2020 through September 2021. Each virtual workshop is instructor-led, four and one-half days in length, and conducted online. In the letter, the Department said participants wishing to register for and attend a Fundamentals of Federal Student Aid Administration virtual workshop must first successfully complete the online FSA Coach Fundamentals 2020–21 course.
Together, the online course and virtual workshop comprise the Fundamentals Training Series.
In the letter, the Department noted in order to accommodate those impacted by the workshop cancellations earlier this year, participants who successfully completed the online FSA Coach Fundamentals 2019–20 course will be allowed to register for one of the virtual workshops scheduled through March 2021. Participants who have already completed the 2019–20 Fundamental Training Series (both the online and in-person training) will NOT be allowed to register for the virtual workshops due to space restrictions.