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We accept the SF-182, Schedule orders, government purchase orders, and purchase cards for micro-purchases." }, "retake": { "q": "What if an employee needs to repeat a class?", "a": "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." }, "virtual": { "q": "Can training be delivered virtually or in person?", "a": "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." }, "difference": { "q": "What is the difference between private group training and open enrollment?", "a": "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." }, "selfPacedLive": { "q": "Can employees train self-paced, and still take the live class later?", "a": "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." }, "tailored": { "q": "Can courses be tailored to our agency?", "a": "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." } } }