5 CFR § 412.102 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s412.102"
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title: "5 CFR § 412.102 - Purpose."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "412.102"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "412"
part_name: "SUPERVISORY, MANAGEMENT, AND EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 1103 (c)(2)(C), 3396, 3397, 4101"
regulatory_source: "74 FR 65388, Dec. 10, 2009, unless otherwise noted."
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# 412.102 Purpose.

(a) This part implements for supervisors, managers, and executives the provisions of 5 U.S.C. chapter 41, related to training, and 5 U.S.C. 3396, related to the criteria for programs of systematic development of candidates for the SES and the continuing development of SES members.

(b) This part identifies a continuum of leadership development, starting with supervisory positions and proceeding through management and executive positions Governmentwide. For this reason, this part provides requirements by which agencies:

(1) Develop the competencies needed by supervisors, managers, and executives;

(2) Provide learning through continuing development and training in the context of succession planning; and

(3) Foster a broad agency and Governmentwide perspective to prepare individuals for advancement, thus supplying the agency and the Government with an adequate number of well-prepared and qualified candidates to fill leadership positions.