System Government Costing - Service Activity Advanced Certificate Course
Service Activity Advanced (SAA) is a multi-session, cohort-based, instructor-led certification course offered by System Government Costing. This course is divided into four sessions and builds on the concepts in the prerequisite Service Activity Basics (SAB) certification course. It guides participants through performing compliant service and storeroom rate calculations. It is the second and final course in the Service Activities certification track. You will be amazed at how much easier rate calculations can be!
Requirement for Establishing a 3E Self-Supporting Fund
In addition to being beneficial for everyone, both the Financial Manager and the Rate Calculation Contact must complete the Service Activity Basics certificate course prior to establishing a new 3E self-supporting fund. Additionally, the Rate Calculation Contact must complete the Service Activity Advanced certificate within six months of fund creation.
What You'll Learn
In this training, you will learn how to develop compliant service activity rates through a step-by-step walk-through of the entire rate calculation process utilizing templates, reports, and job aids.
Lesson Topics Include:
- Managing 3E Funds
- Internal/External Customers
- Revenue & Usage Base
- Adjustments, Projections, and Allocation Methods
- Expenditures, Salaries, and Equipment Depreciation
- Over/Under Recovery
- Other topics such as Subsidies and Markup Rate Structures
Outside of class participants should expect to spend approximately one hour per week on homework examples and exams. Participants should have two monitors and moderate proficiency in Excel. Please make sure you can attend all four sessions before applying.
What Participants Are Saying
“Absolutely phenomenal training! I loved how interactive and challenging it was. The training team was so helpful and made this easy to understand. Having the in-class workbooks, homework, and assessments were fantastic! I learn best by "doing" so this format was tremendous. Highly recommend, and the training team made things entertaining too with their jokes and "welcome back" song, very funny!”
Apply to the Service Activity Advanced course using this form:
FY26 Schedule
NOTE: Sessions are held once a week from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm.
Fall Cohorts 2025
| Session | October Dates | November Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Day/Time: | Wednesdays, 8:30 am-12:00 pm |
Tuesdays, 8:30 am-12:00 pm |
| Session 1 | October 1 | October 28 |
| Session 2 | October 8 | November 4 |
| Session 3 | October 15 | November 11 |
| Session 4 | October 22 | November 18 |
Spring Cohorts 2026
| Session | January Dates | February Dates | April Dates | May Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day/Time: | Wednesdays, 8:30 am-12:00 pm |
Tuesdays, 8:30 am-12:00 pm |
Wednesdays, 8:30 am-12:00 pm |
Tuesdays, 8:30 am-12:00 pm |
| Session 1 | January 16 | February 12 | April 9 | May 7 |
| Session 2 | January 21 | February 17 | April 14 | May 12 |
| Session 3 | January 23 | February 19 | April 16 | May 14 |
| Session 4 | January 28 | February 24 | April 21 | May 19 |