The purpose of this training is to educate newly employed Food Inspectors (FIs) and Consumer Safety Inspectors (CSIs) on initial ethics per Title 5 Code of Federal Regulations or 5 C.F.R. § 2638.304, Initial Ethics Training. This mandatory training will increase your awareness of your ethical obligations, help you identify ethics issues that may arise in the work you perform, and provides you guidance and support for making ethical decisions.
As a new USDA employee, you’re required to complete initial ethics training within three months of your appointment. FIs and CSIs often cannot access USDA’s online ethics training resources (AgLearn) to satisfy the IET requirement. This course will satisfy your training requirement.