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Travel (TVL) Branch

Training Overview

The training schedule for May and June 2022 is posted below. There are new courses for Financial Approvers and AOs. The course descriptions and slide decks reflect the changes.

Notes:

  1. Attendance is limited to 500 people per session.
  2. Each webinar is approximately 2 hours. 
  3. Recordings of webinars (one of each course-type) will be available for those who cannot attend a live webinar to would like to review the information.
Course Descriptions and Slides

Traveler/Arranger Basic

This class is for users who create travel documents for others.  If conducting a series of classes for arrangers, this should be the first class.

Traveler/Arranger Basic -  This training covers E2/ETS Overview, Getting Started – logging in for the first time, updating profile and basic navigation, Creating Travel Documents – Authorizations including reservations, and comparative trips, Vouchers and Local Travel Claims.
Here is a link to the slide deck for this class - Traveler Arranger Basic.pptxUpdated(June 16, 2022) 

Traveler/Arranger Advanced

This class is for users who create their own travel documents.   It works best if the user has completed the Traveler Basic class.
Covers additional traveler tasks not included in the basic class, including but not limited to: Generating and using traveler reports; Open Authorizations and trips from the open authorization; Group Authorizations and trips from the group authorization; Supplemental Vouchers; Reclaim Vouchers; and Amendments to Travel Authorizations.
Here is a link to the slide deck for this class - Arranger Advanced.pptx 
 

AO Approver

This class is for users who approve travel documents for others. 
This training covers E2/ETS Overview, Getting Started – logging in for the first time, updating profile and basic navigation, Approval Overview, My Approvals, Reviewing, and Approving and Returning Travel Documents – Authorizations, Amendments, Travel Advances, Group Authorizations, Reviewing and Approving and Returning Travel Documents – Vouchers and Local Travel Claims, and Mobile Approvals.
Here is a link to the slide deck for this class - USCG Approver.pptxUpdated(June 17, 2022)

Funds Approver

This is a new class is for users who approve travel funds. Covers the tasks for funds approvers; accessing documents pending your approval, adding POET funding information, approving documents, and returning documents for correction. USCG Funds Approver.pptx 

Advanced Approver: User Settings, Routing Pools, and Reports

This is a new class as approvers have been provided system administration permissions to assist users with their E2 accounts, and update routing pools.  This training covers accessing, reviewing, and modifying user settings including moving users to another minor customer, assisting users with unlocking and initializing accounts, modifying routing pools, and generating reports. USCG Advanced Approver (User Settings, Routing, Pools, and Reports).pptx

Note: See below for archived recordings of these webinars.

2022 Course Schedule

Here are the ETS training details and registration links for 2022 training sessions. Following the same process as last year, users can click on the registration link to register for the session. Once registered they will receive a confirmation email with class details and an option to add to their calendar. The password for all sessions is E2Training

Date (2022) Day Time  ET              Time  CT              Course Audience Registration URL
11-May Wednesday 2pm-4pm ET 1pm-3pm CT Traveler/Arranger Basic Travelers and  Arrangers https://mycwt.webex.com/mycwt/k2/j.php?MTID=t2b0bb701417af58bbb61b571a6cf765b
12-May Thursday 2pm-4pm ET 1pm-3pm CT AO Approver Approving Officials https://mycwt.webex.com/mycwt/k2/j.php?MTID=ta44ef6941e3950ea80046ff00e330096
15-Jun Wednesday 2pm-4pm ET 1pm-3pm CT Funds Approver Funds Approvers https://mycwt.webex.com/mycwt/k2/j.php?MTID=t15951abbb0d5b545bd7dc0d9f708bdef
16-Jun Thursday 2pm-4pm ET 1pm-3pm CT Traveler/Arranger Basic Travelers and  Arrangers https://mycwt.webex.com/mycwt/k2/j.php?MTID=t2d84814206337f96604f5c15ae58c330

Slide decks are available for download in Course Descriptions block (above).

2022 Training Session Recordings

Recordings of the 2022 webinars (one of each type of session) will be posted here when available. Recordings of the 2021 sessions are available on our 2021 archive page. Once a recording is open, the file can also be downloaded to your computer. Closed caption and options to view full screen are available in the panel at the bottom.

  • Traveler / Arranger Basic. Password: E2Training. This training covers E2/ETS Overview, Getting Started – logging in for the first time, updating profile and basic navigation, Creating Travel Documents – Authorizations including reservations, and comparative trips, Vouchers and Local Travel Claims.
     
  • Approving Official (AO). Password: E2Training.
    • Part 1, Getting Started and Authorizations. - This training covers E2/ETS Overview, Getting Started – logging in for the first time, updating profile and basic navigation, Approval Overview, My Approvals, Reviewing, and Approving and Returning Travel Documents – Authorizations, Amendments, Travel Advances, Open and Group Authorizations.
    • Part 2, Vouchers and Local Travel Claims. - This training covers Reviewing, and Approving and Returning Travel Documents – Vouchers and Local Travel Claims, and Mobile Approvals.
       
  • Advanced Approver: User Settings, Routing Pools, and Reports. Password: E2Training. This is a new class as approvers have been provided system administration permissions to assist users with their E2 accounts, and update routing pools.  This training covers accessing, reviewing, and modifying user settings including moving users to another minor customer, assisting users with unlocking and initializing accounts, modifying routing pools, and generating reports.
How to Sign Into a Webinar Session

The Coast Guard Standard Workstation will not allow you to download or install the WebEx application. Dismiss any prompts you see to download an extension.

No additional software is needed in order attend a session.

Please see this screen shot to help access the session. Be sure to add your Name, Email Address, and session password (found in the email with the link) and then click JOIN BY BROWSER.

The password for all sessions is E2Training

Please see this screen shot to help access the session. Be sure to add your Name, Email Address, and session password (found below with the link) and then click JOIN BY BROWSER.

The password for all sessions is E2Training