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 Health and Human Services

Agency seals reflect organizations Graduate School USA has trained. They do not imply endorsement by, or affiliation with, any federal agency.

Delivered your way

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.

Live online

Send a few people to scheduled AI classes, live online or in Washington, DC, from prompt engineering to AI governance.

Ask questions and work real cases live
Cohort dates published for every program
One free retake within a year

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Self-paced eLearning

Courses built for self-study, from AI writing and briefings to RAG and multi-agent systems, completed on their own schedule.

No cohort to wait for
Same CEUs and credential at the end
Attend the live class free within a year

Federal staff working together in a training room

Onsite for your team

Bring an AI course to your own team, using your agency's HR, budget, audit, or acquisition work as the practice material.

Delivered on your schedule
Tailored to your policies and real cases
One agreement covers the cohort

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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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AI courses

Our AI courses , shown two ways: every course, with filters for level, length, format and the tool it teaches; or by the technical competencies in OPM's Artificial Intelligence Competency Model, which OPM issued for hiring and assessing people in AI positions. Open a competency to read OPM's definition and see the courses aligned to it, each marked with how far it goes. A course's self-paced edition is listed with it and shares its alignment. Courses on everyday use of AI tools, such as Copilot, Claude and Gemini, are listed in the course list only: OPM's technical competencies describe building and overseeing AI systems.

Find a course, tool, topic or problem

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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Graduate School USA staff welcoming agency colleagues

A historical Graduate School USA faculty and leadership gathering, reflecting the institution's roots as the USDA Graduate School since 1921

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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Federal AI training built around how your agency actually works