Submitting a Tuition Assistance or Unique Training Request in LMS

1. Submitting a Tuition Assistance or Unique Training Request in LMS DLA Training LMS Team August 2012

2. From the LMS Homepage, click the “Tuition Assistance/Unique Training Request” link located under Easy Links

3. Click “New Request” to begin *Note: LMS will time-out after approx. 30 minutes of inactive time. If you take longer than this to complete a UTR/TA, all data will be lost when you submit the request. You may wish to print the request form, fill in in manually, then enter the data into LMS to avoid a potential time-out and data loss.

4. The training request form opens in LMS Block C of Section A is automatically populated No information is entered into Blocks A and D

5. Select the appropriate Position Level in Block A.1 Enter your organization’s address in Block A.2 Enter your official phone and email address in blocks A.3 & A.4 Blocks A.5 & A.7 to A.10 are automatically populated If you require special accommodations, indicate them in block A.6

6. Section B contains information for the desired training To select the vendor offering the training, click the search icon

7. To search for a school or vendor, enter criteria into the fields above and click “Search”

8. Select the desired vendor by clicking the “Select” link to the right of the search results

9. The vendor ID and Name will populate

10. Enter the vendor address in the remaining boxes of Block B.1a.

11. If the vendor could not be located using the search function, click the radio button beside “Other” and manually enter the vendor’s name Then enter the address in the remaining boxes A vendor ID is not required as long as “Other” has been selected

12. The location of the training is entered into Block B.1b The vendor’s e-mail address and phone number go in Blocks B.1c & B.1d

13. The title, code, and start and end dates for the course are entered into Blocks B.2a, B.2b, B.3, & B.4 The purpose of the course is selected in Block B.7

14. Select the required information about the training from Blocks B.9 through B.17 Enter the training objectives into Block B.18

15. Enter the cost data for the training into Blocks C.1 & C.2 Provide a course description and a justification why this training cannot be completed though SkillSoft in Block C.6 Once finished, click “Submit”

16. Check “I Agree” and click “Submit”

17. To check the status of a TA or UTR, click the link from the LMS homepage

18. Each submitted request is listed with a status and pending approval action If a request needs to be withdrawn, click “Withdraw Request”

19. Click “OK”

20. The request is now shown as “Withdrawn”