Training the federal workforce since 1921
Practitioner-taught courses and certificates across HR, audit, leadership, financial management, acquisition, AI, and data. Delivered your way: onsite, live online, or self-paced.
Trusted across the federal government
Agency seals reflect organizations Graduate School USA has trained. They do not imply endorsement by, or affiliation with, any federal agency.
Training for every federal function
Federal HR
Classification, staffing, employee and labor relations, pay, and benefits, with the Certified Federal HR Practitioner ladder.
Explore federal HR trainingFederal audit
Government auditing standards, evidence, and reporting, with the Certified Government Auditor program, Levels I to III.
Explore federal audit trainingLeadership and management
Every stage from first-time supervisor to executive, aligned to the Executive Core Qualifications.
Explore leadership trainingFinancial management
Appropriations law, budgeting, and accounting, with the Master Certificate in Federal Financial Management, Levels I to IV.
Explore financial management trainingAcquisition and contracting
Contracting, COR, and program management tracks aligned to FAC-C (Professional) and FAC-P/PM.
Explore acquisition trainingAI for government
Practical AI skills for every federal function, from prompt writing to data science and generative AI certificates.
Explore AI trainingData analytics
Excel, SQL, Python, Tableau, and Power BI, with stackable analytics certificates for federal analysts.
Explore data trainingGrants management
Award, administer, monitor, and close out federal grant dollars, end to end.
Explore grants management trainingProject and program management
Plan, schedule, and deliver federal projects and programs, with FAC-P/PM-aligned tracks.
Explore project management trainingCybersecurity
Defend federal systems and networks, meet federal security requirements, and prep for industry certifications.
Explore cybersecurity trainingCommunication and professional skills
Plain-language writing, briefing, and the professional skills government work runs on.
Explore communication trainingExcel
Turn Excel into a real analysis and reporting tool, from formulas to Power Query.
Explore Excel trainingPython
Programming and automation for analysts, from first script to data science.
Explore Python trainingPower BI
Build the dashboards and reports agencies run on, with PL-300 certification.
Explore Power BI trainingTableau
Build visual analytics and dashboards that brief decision-makers.
Explore Tableau trainingDelivered your way
Every format draws on the same practitioner-built federal curriculum and instructors who have done the work. Choose what fits your headcount, timeline, and budget, or combine them.
Live online
Scheduled sessions with a real instructor, joined from anywhere.
- Ask questions and work real cases live
- Cohort dates published for every program
- One free retake within a year
Self-paced eLearning
Available for every program here. Start today, move at your own speed.
- No cohort to wait for
- Same CEUs and credential at the end
- Attend the live class free within a year
Onsite for your team
Bring a course to your agency for the whole team, tailored to your mission.
- Delivered on your schedule
- Tailored to your policies and real cases
- One agreement covers the cohort
Private group training
When you have a team, an office, or a whole component to train, we bring the course to you and shape it around your agency's mission, priorities, and real cases.
- Any course or certificate in our catalog, delivered onsite, live online, or blended
- A new course built to your specification when nothing off-the-shelf fits
- Scheduled around your calendar, for a cohort of any size
- Rostering, progress, and completion reporting for the whole group
Open enrollment
Prefer to send a few people rather than book a whole class? Register them into our scheduled public sessions, held throughout the year.
- A published schedule across the whole federal curriculum, entry to advanced
- Live online, or in person at 1050 Connecticut Ave NW in Washington, DC
- No minimum headcount and no setup: register and go
- The same instructors and materials as our private cohorts
Vetted procurement, right from the GSA Schedule
Graduate School USA is a GSA Multiple Award Schedule contract holder, allowing federal agencies and other qualifying organizations to confidently purchase our services.
- GSA MAS contract 47QRAA24D004K, SINs 611430 (professional training) and 541611 (management/administrative consulting)
- Held as American Public Training LLC d/b/a Graduate School USA; UEI LA83MCFN1ST3; CAGE 99AA0
- We work with your training office on the paperwork, whether a Schedule order, purchase order, or an SF-182.
An established federal training institution
Graduate School USA's federal curriculum is designed and taught in-house by practitioners who have done the work in government, not licensed from a generic library.
- Founded 1921 as the USDA Graduate School; 500,000+ government employees trained across 125+ agencies
- ACCET-accredited (ACCET is a U.S. Department of Education-recognized accreditor)
- Center for Leadership and Management runs ECQ-aligned executive development, including the Executive Potential Program since 1995
- 200+ federally experienced subject-matter experts across 400+ courses and certificates
- Available on an active GSA MAS Schedule (SINs 611430 and 541611)
Questions agencies ask
The answers training officers and program directors ask for most, in one place.
How does my agency buy training from Graduate School USA?
Which practice areas do you cover?
What is the difference between private group training and open enrollment?
Can employees train self-paced, and still take the live class later?
Can courses be tailored to our agency?
Can training be delivered virtually or in person?
What if an employee needs to repeat a class?
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Plan your agency's training
Tell us your topics, headcount, and timeline, and we'll propose the right mix for your team.