By: Elizabeth Miller
Elizabeth Miller
MIDAS Training Team Lead
As MIDAS gets closer to Go-Live, it is more important than ever to ensure the right training is in place at the right time. There is a lot of excitement and interest in MIDAS training from the Office of the Secretary to our state and county office employees.
The MIDAS training team has been working hard to deliver and implement quality training strategies. MIDAS Deployment 1.0 will be delivered in three phases:
- Foundational education sessions: 5-10 minute self-paced sessions intended to provide an overview of MIDAS;
- Web-based, pre-requisite courses: Self-paced, online courses that are available on-demand and provide basic navigation and an introduction to Business Partner, GIS and reporting;
- Instructor-led training: Hands-on computer training that will be conducted in small classrooms and provide simulations, exercises and examples.
Training for Deployment 1.0 will be offered to over 9,000 state and county office employees. The goal is to provide comprehensive training that will allow state and county office employees to perform their job tasks effectively in the new SAP platform.
The MIDAS training team will use a tiered train-the-trainer approach that will leverage state and county office staff to deliver training across their state. Through a joint effort, the state offices, DAFO, DAFP, and MIDAS team have finalized a list of super users. The super users will train the state trainers who, in turn, will train the state and county office employees. Super users will support system testing, training development and delivery, Go-Live, and post Go-Live activities. The team is currently partnering with the state offices to determine training locations and the sessions needed in each state.
Please take a few minutes to review the first session, “MIDAS 101 Overview”. The session can be accessed by visiting the Training tab (link: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/midas?area=train&subject=landing&topic=landing) on the MIDAS website (link: www.fsa.usda.gov/midas) and selecting, “Click here to access the MIDAS Foundational Learning Sessions PowerPoint Presentation”. The MIDAS 101 Foundational Learning Session is not intended for training. The session is for informational purposes only. Additional guidance will be provided for future foundational education sessions.
