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Federal AI training built around how your agency actually works

Taught by instructors who know government, and delivered your way: onsite, live online, or self-paced.

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Trusted across the federal government

Since 1921
training the federal workforce
500,000+
government employees trained
125+
federal agencies served
200+
federally experienced instructors
400+
courses and certificates
All levels
across the federal AI curriculum
U.S. Department of AgricultureU.S. Department of the TreasuryU.S. Department of CommerceU.S. Department of EnergyU.S. Department of Veterans AffairsU.S. Department of DefenseU.S. Department of Homeland SecurityU.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesU.S. Department of JusticeU.S. Department of the InteriorU.S. Department of LaborU.S. Department of TransportationU.S. Office of Personnel ManagementU.S. General Services AdministrationU.S. Department of StateNASA

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Three ways to train your team

Every format draws on the same practitioner-built AI curriculum and instructors who have done the work. Choose what fits your headcount, timeline, and budget, or combine them.

  • Private group training: bring an AI course to your own team, using your agency's HR, budget, audit, or acquisition work as the practice material.
  • Open enrollment: send a few people to scheduled AI classes, live online or in Washington, DC, from prompt engineering to AI governance.
  • Self-paced eLearning: courses built for self-study, from AI writing and briefings to RAG and multi-agent systems, completed on their own schedule.
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Private group training

Bringing this onsite means the cohort works its own material: your classification and employee relations cases in the HR sessions, your own formulation and execution cycle in the budget sessions, your audit evidence, and the responsible-use guardrails your agency is actually drafting.

  • Any course or certificate in our AI 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
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Open enrollment

Send a budget analyst, a contracting officer, and an HR specialist to scheduled public sessions and let each take the course that fits the job, from prompt engineering to AI for federal acquisition, without standing up a full agency cohort first.

  • A published schedule across the federal AI 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
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Self-paced eLearning

Much of the advanced and technical catalog runs self-paced: AI safety and guardrails, agent development, multi-agent systems, retrieval-augmented generation, and AI for government writing and briefings. It suits technical staff and communicators working around a mission schedule.

  • Finish a self-paced AI course and the instructor-led version is free within the year.
  • Hands-on prompt practice and knowledge checks, plus an in-course AI coach grounded in the material.
  • Self-paced options span writing and briefings, no-code automation, guardrails engineering, RAG, and multi-agent systems.
  • Enroll one analyst or an entire office in the same AI track, with completion tracking throughout.
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On-demand, self-paced learning at Graduate School USA
On-demand learning at Graduate School USA

AI for every federal function, not just HR and audit

Courses are grouped by the job your people actually do, so a team can start with fundamentals or go straight to the function that runs their mission.

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AI Foundations and Prompting

Where any employee starts, from core concepts to prompts that hold up at work
AI Fundamentals for Government Employees Course AI Fundamentals for Government Employees Part II AI & Data Literacy for the Government Workforce Course AI Prompt Engineering for Government Workforce Course Advanced Prompt Design & Reasoning Strategies for Government Professionals Course Think Smarter About AI: Critical Thinking Skills for Government Employees Course

AI Governance, Ethics and Oversight

Put responsible-use guardrails, review, and policy around every AI project
AI Ethics for Government Employees Course AI Governance & Oversight Course AI Change Management in Government Course AI Safety & Guardrails Engineering for Government Systems (Advanced) (Self-Paced)

AI for Leadership and Management

Help managers set direction, run performance cycles, and lead teams through AI adoption
AI for Government Leadership and Management Course AI for Employee Performance Management in Government Course Government Leadership AI Bootcamp

AI for Human Resources

HR-specific tooling for classification, staffing, benefits, retirement, and employee relations
AI for Federal HR Course AI for Federal HR Classification Course AI for Federal Employee Relations Course AI for Federal Employee Benefits AI for Federal Employee Retirement AI for Federal HR Bootcamp

AI for Budget and Financial Management

Speed up formulation, execution, cost analysis, and charge-card review across the money cycle
AI for Federal Budget Formulation and Execution Course AI for Federal Cost Estimation and Analysis Course AI for Federal Travel and Charge Card Management Course AI for Federal Grants Management Course

AI for Audit and Financial Oversight

Apply AI to audit evidence, financial reporting readiness, and improper payment prevention
AI Applications and Challenges for Auditors Course AI for Federal Financial Reporting and Audit Readiness Course AI for Federal Payments and Improper Payment Prevention Course

AI for Acquisition, Contracting and Supply Chain

Support the procurement lifecycle, asset management, and supply chain risk work
AI for Federal Acquisition & Contracting Course AI in Government Asset Management AI For Global Supply Chain Risk & Geopolitics

AI for Communications and Public Affairs

Draft briefings, public-facing messages, and hard conversations with AI in the loop
AI for Government Communications & Public Affairs (Self-Paced) AI for Government Writing & Briefings (Self-Paced) Using AI to Prepare for Difficult Conversations Course

AI for Everyday Productivity

Copilot, Claude, and Gemini skills that pay off in the tools employees already use
AI Productivity with Microsoft 365 Copilot for Government Agencies AI for Workplace Productivity with Microsoft Copilot Course AI for the Workplace with Claude Course AI for the Workplace with Gemini Course AI Automation (No-Code/Low-Code) for Government Agencies (Self-Paced)

AI Agents and Automation

Build and orchestrate agents that carry real government workflows end to end
AI Agents for Government Workflows Course Building Agents with Microsoft Copilot Studio for Government Agencies (Intermediate) AI Agent Development for Government Workflows (Intermediate) (Self-Paced) Multi-Agent Systems for Government Workflows (Advanced) (Self-Paced) Building Your First MCP Server and Client Course

AI Engineering and Application Development

For technical teams standing up secure, production-ready AI systems inside the agency
Building AI Solutions for Government: Technical Foundations (Intermediate) (Self-Paced) Building AI-Powered Applications for Government Use (Advanced) (Self-Paced) Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) & Knowledge Systems for Government Agencies (Advanced) (Self-Paced) AI Coding Bootcamp with Claude Code

AI for Data and Analytics

Turn spreadsheets and datasets into analysis, models, and clear stories
AI for Data Analytics Course AI for Excel Data Storytelling with Excel Course Python Machine Learning Bootcamp

AI for State and Local Government

Policy, adoption, and public safety use cases scaled for state and local teams
AI for State & Local Government (Self-Paced) AI Policy & Governance for State & Local Government (Self-Paced) AI for Law Enforcement & Public Safety Course

AI packages built for government

Two kinds of credential here: five bootcamp packages of 8 to 24 hours that move a whole team through foundations, leadership, applied work, or federal HR, and two longer technical certificates, Data Science and AI at 114 hours and Generative AI at 78 hours.

Government package

Government AI Foundations Bootcamp

The core five: AI fundamentals, data literacy, prompt engineering, and AI ethics for government, plus an elective in AI agents or advanced prompting.

20 hours
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Government package

Government Leadership AI Bootcamp

For managers and executives: AI governance and oversight, AI for government leadership, AI in performance management, and AI ethics.

20 hours
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Government package

Applied Government AI Bootcamp

Hands-on application: AI fundamentals, data literacy, prompt engineering, and AI for project management, plus an HR or audit elective.

24 hours
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Government package

AI for Federal HR Bootcamp

Five federal HR courses: AI for federal HR, classification, employee benefits, retirement, and employee relations.

18 hours
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Government package

AI Fundamentals for Government Employees Bootcamp

The shortest way in: AI fundamentals for government employees, Parts I and II, for a whole team at once.

8 hours
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Technical certificate

Data Science & AI Certificate

A multi-course path through data science and machine learning that builds applied AI skills for analysts and technical staff.

114 hours
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Technical certificate

Generative AI Certificate

A stacked program on generative AI tools, prompting, and safe workplace use for the government workforce.

78 hours
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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.
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An established federal training institution

Graduate School USA's federal AI curriculum is designed and taught in-house by practitioners who have brought modern AI skills to the federal workforce, 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?
Graduate School USA holds GSA Multiple Award Schedule contract 47QRAA24D004K (SINs 611430 and 541611), so you can place a pre-priced order directly under FAR Subpart 8.4 without running an open-market procurement. We accept the SF-182, Schedule orders, government purchase orders, and purchase cards for micro-purchases.
Can we pay with an SF-182?
Yes. We accept the SF-182, purchase orders, and GSA Schedule orders under contract 47QRAA24D004K, and our group training team works with your training office on the paperwork.
What is the difference between private group training and open enrollment?
Open enrollment classes are scheduled public sessions anyone can register for, taken live online or at our Washington, DC campus at 1050 Connecticut Ave NW. Private group training delivers a course for your agency's own cohort, tailored to your mission and delivered onsite, live online, or blended.
Can employees train self-paced, and still take the live class later?
Yes. Our self-paced online courses let a learner start anytime and work at their own pace, and when you buy the self-paced course the learner may also attend the live instructor-led course for free within one year.
Can courses be tailored to our agency?
Yes. We tailor existing courses to reflect your agency's mission, policies, and real cases, and we can develop new courses for unique requirements, all delivered under GSA contract 47QRAA24D004K.
Can training be delivered virtually or in person?
Both. Courses are offered as live virtual instruction or in-person onsite at your facility or at our Washington, DC location, and some programs blend live sessions with self-paced work.
What if an employee needs to repeat a class?
We offer one free retake of a class within one year, so a first attempt is never wasted if someone is reassigned, deployed, or needs a refresher before applying the material.
What's new in your federal AI training?
Our curriculum is refreshed to current federal law, policy, and practice; we added new AI courses for the federal workforce; courses now run in a modern learning portal, and self-paced courses add an always-available AI coach; and self-paced online options let a learner start anytime and still take the live class for free within a year.
Our staff work in Microsoft 365 Copilot, not a general chatbot. Is there training for the tools we actually deploy?
Yes. AI Productivity with Microsoft 365 Copilot for Government Agencies and AI for Workplace Productivity with Microsoft Copilot are built around the assistant employees already have on the desktop. Teams ready to go further can take Building Agents with Microsoft Copilot Studio for Government Agencies. If your agency runs more than one assistant, there are also courses on AI for the Workplace with Claude and with Gemini.
We need governance in place before we let employees use AI at scale. Where should an agency start?
Start in the AI Governance, Ethics and Oversight area, which covers AI Ethics for Government Employees, AI Governance and Oversight, AI Change Management in Government, and a self-paced advanced course on AI safety and guardrails engineering. For managers and executives, the Government Leadership AI Bootcamp packages governance and oversight, AI for government leadership, AI in performance management, and ethics into 20 hours. Many agencies run the leadership track first, then release the foundations courses to the broader workforce.

Plan your agency's AI training

Tell us your topics, headcount, and timeline, and we'll propose the right mix for your team.

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