Dear Colleague:
Federal Student Aid (FSA) is pleased to announce the release of an online, self-paced course about Workforce Pell. The course provides an overview of Workforce Pell and the expanded opportunity for eligible students to use Federal Pell Grants for approved short-term workforce training programs. Learn what makes a workforce program eligible, the state and U.S. Department of Education approval processes, requirements for maintaining eligibility, and how to award Workforce Pell to eligible students. The Workforce Pell learning track also includes two additional systems-based trainings: one about managing workforce programs in the E-App on Partner Connect and one about classifying students as enrolled in eligible workforce programs in the FAFSA Partner Portal.
To access the training, log in to the FSA Training Center with your username and password. Select the “Statutory & Regulatory Updates” tile, then choose the link to the Workforce Pell learning track.
Note: If you don’t have a username and password, scroll to the bottom of the log-in page and choose "Create new account." Follow the instructions to create a username and password.
Future in-depth self-paced training courses about additional topics impacted by the OBBBA will be added to the FSA Training Center soon. We will update this announcement when new courses are available.
If you have any questions about the courses or have other training needs, please contact us at helpdesk.fsatraining@ed.gov.
Sincerely,
Federal Student Aid