Training Briefs Training Briefs are developed by the Common Manual Policy Committee to assist FFELP community participants in understanding how the Common Manual is managed and updated, how to access Common Manual information, and how to participate in the policy development process.
Brief 1 Explains the new chart/table numbering system and how to access information quickly. Type:
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Brief 2 Describes updates to the history appendix (appendix H) and the new content of appendix F. Type:
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Brief 3 Explains the order and content of the restructured core chapters of the manual. Type:
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Brief 4 Explains the Restructuring Matrices, tools to assist users of the old-format Common Manual to find what they are looking for in the restructured text. Type:
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Brief 5 Takes the reader through the easy steps for downloading the integrated Common Manual (ICM), the monthly electronic update that includes all approved policy and text changes since the last paper-format update. Type:
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Brief 6 Describes the features of the Integrated Common Manual (ICM). Type:
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Brief 7 Includes efficient search "tips" for finding information in the electronic versions of the Common Manual. Type:
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Brief 8 Provides instructions for subscribing to the Common Manual Public Listserv. Type:
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Brief 9 Explains how an idea or concept becomes a policy proposal. Type:
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Brief 10 Explains how a policy proposal progresses through the development process. Type:
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Brief 11 Describes the general structure and function of the Common Manual Policy Committee. Type:
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Brief 12 Explains the general structure and function of the Common Manual Governing Board. Type:
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Brief 13 Describes the content of the policy proposal, the primary vehicle for developing text changes for the Common Manual. Type:
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Brief 14 Provides a standard format for drafting and submitting a change to Common Manual policy to the Policy Committee. Type:
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