Hi Kyle,

In answer to your questions -

1. It is synced only once, you have to upload.

2. A Framework is an arrangement of hierarchies: 

https://totara.community/hierarchy/framework/index.php?prefix=position

https://totara.community/help.php?module=moodle&file=positionframeworks.html&forcelang=

3. http://help.totaralms.com/index.htm , Home>Totara Sync>CSV Files

 hope this is useful,

George,