Program Overview
A 40-hour executive-readiness program aligned to the revised OPM Executive Core Qualifications effective October 1, 2025. Participants develop executive judgment, enterprise perspective, an Executive Development Plan, evidence narratives, and an agency-relevant impact project.
Who Should Attend
GS-13 through GS-15 leaders, senior managers, new executives, and serving SES members seeking structured continuing development.
Program Details
- Total program time: 40 hours
- Delivery: Instructor-guided cohort: 8 online + 32 live hours
- Instructor: ADR Academy / Guno O. Ritfeld and approved faculty, as assigned
- Passing standard: 80 percent plus all required work products
- Certificate: Issued after all completion requirements are verified
Learning Outcomes
- Assess executive readiness and create an evidence-based Executive Development Plan.
- Apply the five current OPM ECQs to enterprise decisions and leadership evidence.
- Lead people, resources, coalitions, change, crises, efficiency, and measurable results.
- Complete an executive impact project charter and readiness portfolio.
Eight-Module Curriculum
- Executive Readiness, Assessment, and the EDP
- ECQ 1 — Rule of Law and the Principles of the American Founding
- ECQ 2 — Driving Efficiency
- ECQ 3 — Merit and Competence
- ECQ 4 — Leading People
- ECQ 5 — Achieving Results
- Executive Communication, Coalitions, Change, and Crisis
- Executive Impact Project and Readiness Portfolio
Delivery and Completion
- Complete all eight modules and eight required applied work products.
- Pass every module knowledge check and the final assessment with at least 80 percent.
- Satisfy the active online-learning time and submit the course evaluation.
- Complete 32 instructor-led hours, required participation, role play/capstone, feedback, and instructor evaluation.
Authoritative References
This is an ECQ-informed professional-development program. It is not an OPM-approved SES Candidate Development Program, does not confer QRB certification, and does not replace agency ERB, EDP, selection, or performance processes.
ADR Academy Support
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