U.S. Office of Personnel Management · reviewed 2026-10-10
What this source supports: OPM describes structured learning records and development planning for the federal workforce.
Source limit: Private-sector credential rules differ from federal training records. Use your program's own renewal policy.
These sources support the statements above. They do not show that every person needs this guide. They do not show a specific result.
Limits
This guide computes a hours plan from your own numbers. It does not book courses or judge course quality.
Private-sector credential rules differ from federal training records. Use your program's own renewal policy.
Use current instructions from the responsible organization. This guide is a planning aid, not an official decision or a substitute for qualified advice.
Common questions
What does the App compute?
Turn weekly work hours, a training percent, and working weeks into an annual training-hours plan.
What does the App not do?
This App computes a hours plan from the numbers you enter. It does not book courses or judge course quality.
Where do the numbers come from?
You enter every number yourself. The sources support the method and the limits. They do not produce a result for your specific case. Keep the original documents next to the sheet you build.
Before you start
Open the linked source page and keep it beside you.
Gather the values the App asks for:
Work hours per week.
Share of work time for training (percent).
Working weeks in the year.
Set aside ten quiet minutes; rushed numbers are the main error this guide prevents.
Free Companion App
The App computes the worked example with your own numbers, in your browser.
APP 1
Annual Training-Hours Planner
Turn weekly work hours, a training percent, and working weeks into an annual training-hours plan.
This guide is edited for clarity and checked against the sources it links. It is not a substitute for official instructions or qualified advice. A linked source does not show that every person needs this guide.