Direct Loan Training Information
Overview
Federal Student Aid provides training in a variety of formats, including live Internet webinars and computer-based training.
- Webinars allow school participants to receive Federal Student Aid instructor-led, online training from their desktops.
- Computer-based training that can be completed as convenient to the school
- Publications and written materials that provide helpful information about the Direct Loan program are posted and can be referenced as needed
Webinar Training
The William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program webinar suite consists of six 90-minute instructor led sessions related to key aspects of the Direct Loan program. We will offer the entire webinar training suite during October, November, and December 2009. Additional sessions will be announced for Spring 2010.
The Direct Loan webinar training suite consists of the following sessions:
- Direct Loan Processing in COD for New Participants
- Direct Loan Programmatic Primer
- Direct Loan Systems Primer
- Direct Loan Reconciliation
- Direct Loan Tools
- Direct Loan Reports
To obtain additional information on or register for the training, go to Dear Colleague Letter ANN-09-30.
Information about additional classroom and webinar training opportunities is available on the Training for Financial Professionals Web site.
Computer-Based Training
Several Computer-Based Training (CBT) programs are available on the Information for Financial Aid Professionals (IFAP) Web site.
Publications and Written Materials
Helpful publicatons and written materials are available on the IFAP Web site and the Direct Loan Web site