# NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 AT-3 — Role-Based Training - Source: https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/nist-sp-800-53-rev-5/at-3-role-based-training - Section: [Compliance](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance) › [NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 Controls](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/nist-sp-800-53-rev-5) › AT — Awareness and Training - Last updated: 2026-06-05 - Publisher: iCompaas, Inc. (https://www.icompaas.com) **NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5**·Control `AT-3`·high·Component: **Awareness and Training** ## What this control requires > Provides role-based security and privacy training to personnel before access or duties, updating content periodically based on incidents or changes. This control supports the Role-Based Training System capability within the Awareness and Training family. > > — NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5, Control AT-3 ### In plain English Provides role-based security and privacy training to personnel before access or duties, updating content periodically based on incidents or changes. In practice, this means you can prove you access management-level controls on a defined cadence. ## Why it matters SP 800-53 is the catalogue every U.S. federal authorisation (FedRAMP, FISMA, CMMC) and most regulated industries point at. A missing control surfaces as a Plan of Action & Milestones (POA&M) item that an Authorizing Official must approve before the Authority To Operate is granted or renewed. This control is rated **high**. Auditors expect a named owner, a remediation SLA, and a tooling artefact that evidences continuous operation. ## What an auditor looks for A 3PAO (FedRAMP) or Independent Assessor (NIST RMF) tests against NIST SP 800-53A assessment procedures. For each control they expect a documented implementation that addresses every assessment objective (Examine, Interview, Test) and an implementation summary in the System Security Plan. Within **Awareness and Training**, the assessor will trace your implementation back to the catalogue reference (Control AT-3) and look for objective evidence on the latest two assessment cycles. ## How to implement 1. Write a short policy stating intent, scope and named owner. 2. Encode it as a platform guardrail — SCP, Azure Policy initiative, Organisation Policy, or repository policy. 3. Wire a monitoring signal that catches drift (CSPM rule, SIEM rule, scheduled query, Workspace alert) and ticket it. 4. Review on a documented cadence and capture the review in the risk register or compliance tracker. ### Operational checklist - **Access.** Document the trigger, the owner and the cadence. - **Security.** Document the trigger, the owner and the cadence. - **Review.** Document the trigger, the owner and the cadence. - **Content.** Document the trigger, the owner and the cadence. - **Changes.** Document the trigger, the owner and the cadence. - **Scope:** management, privacy, system, personnel, incidents, identity, review, capability. ## Evidence to collect - **Identity Scan.** IAM / IdP exports — Entra ID, Okta, IAM Identity Center, Workspace directory — showing accounts, roles, MFA state and last sign-in. Identity analytics (Okta, SailPoint, Access Analyzer) demonstrates least-privilege. Focus: Role-Based Training. ## How it maps to other frameworks Computed from shared tags, control component and key-operation subjects — handy when you are reconciling controls across an audit. - [**NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 3 3.2.2** — Role-Based Training](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/nist-sp-800-171-rev-3/3-2-2-role-based-training) - [**CIS Controls v8 14.9** — Conduct Role-Specific Security Awareness and Skills Training](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/cis-controls-v8/14-9-conduct-role-specific-security-awareness-and-skills-training) - [**ISO/IEC 27001:2022 A.5.2** — Information security roles and responsibilities](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/iso-27001-2022/a-5-2-information-security-roles-and-responsibilities) - [**SOC 2 (2017 TSC) P5.1** — Data Subject Access to Personal Information](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/soc-2-trust-services-criteria/p5-1-data-subject-access-to-personal-information) - [**ISO/IEC 27701:2025 A.3.8** — Identity management](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/iso-27701-2025/a-3-8-identity-management) ## Related controls in NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 - [**Control AT-3(3)** — Practical Exercises](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/nist-sp-800-53-rev-5/at-3-3-practical-exercises) - [**Control PS-9** — Position Descriptions](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/nist-sp-800-53-rev-5/ps-9-position-descriptions) - [**Control AU-12(4)** — Query Parameter Audits Of Personally Identifiable Information](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/nist-sp-800-53-rev-5/au-12-4-query-parameter-audits-of-personally-identifiable-information) - [**Control PL-4** — Rules Of Behavior](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/nist-sp-800-53-rev-5/pl-4-rules-of-behavior) - [**Control SA-8(32)** — Sufficient Documentation](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/nist-sp-800-53-rev-5/sa-8-32-sufficient-documentation) - [**Control AT-2** — Literacy Training And Awareness](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/nist-sp-800-53-rev-5/at-2-literacy-training-and-awareness) ## References - [NIST Computer Security Resource Center — NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5](https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/risk-management/sp800-53-controls) - Catalogue identifier: `Control AT-3` Topics: identity accessawareness trainingidentity managementaccess reviewprivileged accessprivacy management ## Related compliance guidance - [NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5: a practical implementation guide for cloud teams](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/nist-sp-800-53-rev-5): Start with the full NIST SP 800-53 implementation guide — scope, roadmap, evidence and how the assessment runs. - [NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC: a practical guide to protecting CUI in the cloud](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/nist-sp-800-171-rev-3): If your obligation is protecting CUI in your own systems for a federal or defence contract, this derived subset — not the full catalogue — is the requirement. - [SOC 2 compliance: a practical implementation guide for cloud-native SaaS teams](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/soc-2-trust-services-criteria): Most commercial SaaS already hold a SOC 2 Type 2, and FedRAMP 20x Class A is designed for providers that have one.