Establishment of training programs

§ 4103. Establishment of training programs In order to increase economy and efficiency in the operations of the agency and to raise the standards of performance by employees of their official duties to the maximum possible level of proficiency, the head of each agency, in conformity with this chapter, shall establish, operate, and maintain a program or programs, and a plan or plans thereunder, for the training of employees in or under the agency by, in, and through Government facilities and non-Government facilities. Each program, and plan thereunder, shall— (1) conform to the principles, standards, and related requirements contained in the regulations prescribed under section 4118 of this title; (2) provide for adequate administrative control by appropriate authority; and (3) provide for the encouragement of self-training by employees by means of appropriate recognition of resultant increases in proficiency, skill, and capacity. Two or more agencies jointly may operate under a training program.