Federal Student Aid (FSA) redesigned and updated its offerings in the FSA Training Center Learning Tracks.
According to the July 1 FSA announcement, the new offerings include an updated FSA Basic Training for New Staff with 2025-26 content.
Since the Learning Tracks are award year specific, FSA encourages the completion of training each year to stay current. Each participant’s “Record of Learning” will reflect this, and participants can download a “Certificate of Completion” for each track.
Several new learning tracks have been created for the 2025–26 award year:
- Basics of Academic Calendars in the Packaging Concepts track
- Written Arrangements Between Schools in the School Eligibility track
- Recordkeeping and Retention in the School Reporting track
- FAFSA Data in the Use and Disclosure of Federal Tax Information and FAFSA Data track
The FSA Basic Training for New Staff is designed for new, entry-level financial aid administrators, as well as staff from outside of the financial aid office who want to learn more about the federal student aid programs.
Completion of the 12 modules will provide a basic understanding of federal student aid administration. The self-paced course takes 40-45 hours to complete.
Anyone without a username and password for the FSA Training Center, should choose “Create new account” (at the bottom of the log-in page) and follow the instructions.
Questions regarding the training offerings can be directed to helpdesk.fsatraining@ed.gov.
