AOR Eligibility and Agency-Specific Training Requirements. It is USAID policy that candidates for AOR designation must meet eligibility requirements that are based on (1) FAC-COR certification and training requirements applicable to CORs and (2) Agency-specific training, as determined by the USAID Acquisition Career Manager (ACM) in M/OAA's Professional Development and Training Division. FAC-COR certification requirements are available on the USAID intranet at PDT Division’s website. In addition to the training required for initial FAC-COR certification or maintenance of an existing certification, individuals must provide to the AO proof of having completed the following Agency-specific mandatory training requirements, or predecessor courses, appropriate to the AOR level determined by the AO as appropriate for the specific award. The AOR nominee must provide this documentation to the AO before the AO may issue the designation letter (see ADS 303mai): AOR Level I: ● USAID 110 Assistance*, ● USAID 103 – PDT ASIST Overview, ● USAID 101 – USAID Accruals On-Line Training, and AOR Level II: ● All Agency-specific Level 1 Requirements listed above, and ● USAID 201 Assistance*. M/OAA’s Professional Development and Training Division (M/OAA/PDT) maintains a record of the qualifying predecessor courses. Predecessor courses will only be accepted if certification was completed no later than September 30, 2022. Thereafter, only those courses listed above will be accepted. In order to maintain eligibility to carry out the delegated AOR responsibilities, the AOR must complete eight CLPs every two years for Level I or 40 CLPs every two years for Level II during the window indicated in FAI CSOD. Specific courses may be assigned to AORs for CLPs. If the AOR fails to complete the required CLPs the AOR’s eligibility will lapse and the individual will no longer have the authority to perform the functions of an AOR.
