TSA Management Directive No. 300.17 - Acquisition of Employee Training

Sep 18, 2026

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TSA Management Directive No. 300.17 establishes TSA policy and procedures for acquiring employee training, including the responsibilities of the Office of Contracting and Procurement, the Office of Training and Development, Business Management Offices, supervisors, employees, and training officers. It defines key terms such as the Government Purchase Card and Training Officer role, sets reporting and approval requirements for training events, and specifies funding thresholds and when SF-182 or purchase card methods must be used. Procedures outline submission and electronic routing through the TSA Online Learning Center.

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OFFICE OF CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT TSA MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVE No. 300.17 ACQUISITION OF EMPLOYEE TRAINING To enhance mission performance, TSA is committed to promoting a culture founded on its values of Integrity, Innovation and Team Spirit. REVISION: This revised directive supersedes TSA MD 300.17, Acquisition of Employee Training dated November 10, 2016. SUMMARY OF CHANGES: Office name changed only; Section 5 Responsibilities, revised. 1. PURPOSE: This directive provides TSA policy and procedures for the acquisition of employee training. 2. SCOPE: This directive applies to all TSA organizational elements. 3. AUTHORITIES: A. Aviation and Transportation Security Act, Public Law 107-71 B. Homeland Security Act of 2002, Sections 403(2) and 423 C. Training Policy Handbook, Office of Personnel Management D. TSA MD 1900.3, Training Records 4. DEFINITIONS: A. Government Purchase Card: A credit card used by authorized Government employees to acquire goods and services valued at less than $3,500. B. Miscellaneous Document Type 30 : A document type within the Finance and Procurement Desktop (FPD) system that indicates a miscellaneous type of obligation. It is also known as a Miscellaneous Obligation. C. Supervisor: An employee who serves in a designated supervisory role. D. Training Officer: An employee who serves in a training officer role as defined and delegated by an Assistant Administrator, or equivalent. 5. RESPONSIBILITIES: A. Office of Contracting and Procurement (OCP) is responsible for procuring training that requires the submission of funded purchase requests. B. Office of Training and Development (OTD) primarily is responsible for issuing guidance and policy on the delivery method, format, and content of training that can be provided to meet employees’ training needs. However, specified professional employee classification series within the federal government may have training standards or requirements that may develop from other sources. C. Business Management Offices (BMOs), or related offices, are responsible for assisting in the processing of SF-182s in OLC as reflected in the Procedures Section of this MD. D. Supervisors are responsible for determining and approving employee training needs in accordance with Office of Training and Development (OTD) and other applicable guidance. E. Employees are responsible for requesting training per needs identified in TSA Form 1901, TSA Career Plan, or other sources developed in concert with supervisors. Employees are also responsible for submitting the required Standard Form 182, Authorization, Agreement, and Certification of Training (SF-182) electronically through the TSA Online Learning Center (OLC) . F. Training Officers are responsible for overall management of training within a specific office. 6. POLICY: A. Any training event (i.e. seminars, certifications, college courses, etc.) that incurs direct costs associated with tuition or books must be reported and approved via an SF-182. The use of the SF-182 is appropriate for group training requirements and where an individual employee’s supervisor has approved his/her attendance in a specified training course offered by a training provider. B. An approved, funded purchase request shall be provided to OCP for all training requests: (1) greater than $150,000; or (2) if the requested training requires customization or development and results in a change of price to the offered course price; or (3) if the class is offered on a price basis other than fixed-price per student (or offering, session, etc.) . Courses need not be included in a published catalog to be considered commercial. C. The Government Purchase Card is the preferred (and strongly encouraged) method of payment for training requirements valued at less than $3,500. An SF-182 may be used by organizations to obtain approvals for training requirements valued not greater than $3,500. In some cases, training providers wil

FAQs

What is the purpose of TSA MD 300.17?

It provides TSA policy and procedures for acquiring employee training to enhance mission performance.

Which form is required to report and approve training events with direct tuition or book costs?

Training events that incur direct costs tied to tuition or books must be reported and approved via SF-182.

How are SF-182 submissions handled for training in the TSA Online Learning Center (OLC)?

Employees access and submit the SF-182 from their learning plan in OLC, where it is automatically routed for supervisor approval.

Sep 18, 2026

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