acp 42: staff cadet interview

722 (Chivenor) Squadron ATCACP 42 Staff Cadet Interview

ACP 42: Staff Cadet Interview

Lesson 6


Chapter 6

Instructional and Organizational Ability


Instruction & OrganizationAims

By the end of this chapter, the student should be able to:

• Understand the need for Instructional & Organizational ability for a Staff Cadet

• Recall the skills required for Instructing and Organizing activities


Instruction & OrganizationDefinition

• Instruction– “The process of teaching”

• Passing on knowledge and/or experience

• Organization– “The process of arranging or systemizing”

• Planning a structured approach to controlling an event or activity


Instruction & OrganizationSequence of Execution

• Produce Task Plan• Arrange for location, time, equipment, etc• Brief personnel• Execute plan• Debrief personnel if required• Review and revise plan if required


Instruction & OrganizationProduce Task Plan

• Task (What?)• Purpose (Why?)• Timescale (When?)• Location (Where?)• Personnel (Who?)• Equipment (With?)• Method (How?)



• When planning:– Write everything down

– Don’t be over-ambitious

– Use templates

– Cover every angle

– Get other people’s opinions of your plan

– Draw on the experience of others for information

• Remember, it’s better to run a successful simple event than a complex event that is a failure!



• The six “P”s– P roper

– P rior

– P lanning

– P revents

– P oor

– P erformance


Instruction & OrganizationBrief Personnel

– “SMEAC”

• S ituation

• M ission

• E xecution

• A ny Questions?

• C heck Understanding


Instruction & OrganizationExecute Plan

TASK

TEAM INDIVIDUAL


Instruction & OrganizationLeadership

• Knowledge– Experience

– Participation

– Training

• Communication– Control

– Explanation

– Motivation


Instruction & OrganizationCompleting a Task (Example)

• Task– Senior Cadet ACP Training

• Purpose– So that cadets can pass the Senior Cadet

Exams

• Timescale– Monday evening, 7pm, 45 minutes

• Location– Classroom 1


Instruction & OrganizationCompleting a Task (Example)

• Personnel– Qualified Leading Cadets

• Equipment– PowerPoint, Training Manuals, Training Aids,

Test papers, white board, etc, etc

• Method– Teaching, personal study, practice work, tests


Instruction & OrganizationReview of Aims

By the end of this chapter, the student should be able to:

• Understand the need for Instructional & Organizational ability for a Staff Cadet

• Recall the skills required for Instructing and Organizing activities


Instruction & OrganizationQuestions

• What method should be used to brief on a task?

• What three needs should be balanced while executing a plan?

• What are the two main qualities required for leadership?

• “SMEAC”

• TASK

• TEAM

• INDIVIDUAL

• Knowledge

• Communication

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