EP&D Journeys:
The Career Candidate Corps (C3)
This toolkit is your access point for employee performance and development (EP&D) resources to support the first year as a Career Candidate Corps (C3) Foreign Service Officer (FSO) at USAID.

C3 Year One Roadmap

Explore a map of the common EP&D and Promotions Year 1 events and associated requirements, with links to job aids and other related resources for each phase.

Note that all FSOs must follow standard Agency policy with respect to EP&D; however, there are some differences with respect to promotion depending upon the grade you enter as a Career Candidate. Those differences will be called out where applicable.

Julia's Journey

Experience the Year 1 journey by following the story of Julia, a FS-05 officer who has just finished orientation and is beginning her first home office assignment.

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