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VOLUME 3, ISSUE 4 APRIL 2013

AFMC Force Development

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THE FORCE DEVELOPMENT NEWSLETTER FOR ALL AIR FORCE EMPLOYEES

Force Development

Highlights

Sequestration Effects on Training

S equestration has hit training

hard, but not all training events

have been cancelled. Plan to

attend your class unless you have

been notified that it is cancelled. Some

training has been cancelled altogether,

some for a timeframe and some not at all. AF Leadership courses scheduled

through April are being cancelled. Short-

term Professional Military Education

(PME) (e.g., SOS, CALT, NCOA,

SNCOA) will be reduced - plan to attend

unless otherwise notified. Long-Term PME, Pre-command

training, formal schools training, unless

notified by provider, will continue.

The Acquisition Leadership

Challenge Program (ALCP) classes for

March and April have been cancelled.

In the event you are furloughed while

in a course, you may not attend class on

that day. You will be paid per diem if

you are in a formal school in-resident

course but you may not perform any

work that benefits the government while

on furlough.

If you have questions, please direct

them to your Force Development

Advisor.

Tips for the First Week of FY14 DAU Registration

Listen to CMSAF James Cody talk about the recent changes in Tuition Assistance. Go to http://www.youtube.com/user/AFBlueTube

By General Mark A Welsh, III

T his year’s CSAF

Reading List fea-

tures writings,

movies, music, art,

and photography that high-

light our heritage and

fighting spirit, as well as

encourage innovation and

forward thinking. Take a

look at the list and find

something that grabs your

attention. Go to:

http://www.af.mil/specials/

csafreadinglist/index.html

2013 AF Chief of Staff Reading List

During the first few weeks of DAU registration (registration begins May 16,

2013) students should have patience as their application is being processed. Applications are processed by priority, supervisor approval date and class start

date.

Thousands of applications are processed during the first few weeks of registra-

tion. AFATO SAF/AQH Course Managers will be busy working applications.

Courses required for DAWIA certification will be worked first and Priority 1

students will take precedence initially for processing.

ANY application, regardless of priority, could take up to a week in pending sta-

tus before the manager has time to review it during these first few weeks of reg-

istration.

Open seats in a particular class does NOT mean you have a seat; seats are open

to all federal government employees applying for that class.

Students can check status of any DAU application by going into ACQ Now

DAU https://www.atrrs.army.mil/channels/acqnow/ and clicking on review/

edit application.

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HRD Professionals Section

I n previous news-

letters we have

discussed many

facets of Compe-

tency Based Work-

force. Most recently,

we provided insight

into the HRD Functional Management

framework. The notion of using compe-

tencies to support development hinges on

having effective assessment tools. Once

assessment tools are in place, the benefits

are tremendous. Have you ever attended a class

and thought to yourself “Why am I

here?” or “I already know this infor-

mation.” The truth is, most people expe-

rience this phenomenon more often than

they would like to admit. While there are

multiple reasons this happens to nearly

all of us, I will highlight a couple and

discuss how effective assessments can

prevent this from happening.

Developmental requirements are

often imposed on employees based on a

reaction to some situation.

Solution: According to the Office of

Personnel Management (OPM), a needs

assessment is “the process of identifying

the gap between performance required

and current performance.” When a dif-

ference exists, it explores the causes of

the gap and methods for closing or elimi-

nating the gap. These assessments

should be performed by a qualified Hu-

man Resource Development professional

to determine the cause of the gap. If the

gap is due to a lack of knowledge or skill,

a training solution can be incorporated.

If it is due to a performance problem,

A pplications for the Air Force

Culture and Language Cen-

ter's summer 2013 "Cross-

Cultural Communication"

course will be accepted March 28

through April 24, 2013. The application

window may close early if the course is

full. This free, online course fulfills

three resident hours of either social sci-

ence or program elective credit required

for Community College of the Air Force

degrees. The course runs from May 2

through August 7. Only enlisted active

duty, Air Reservists or Air National

Guardsmen who are eligible to pursue a

degree in the CCAF program may apply.

More information is available by

emailing: afclc.enroll@us.af.mil

E ach Center DP has recently

coordinated on the proposed

ADLS structure and a consoli-

dated update was forwarded to

AETC/A3's programmers. We anticipate

the new ADLS structure will be active

April 1, 2013. Upon activation of the

new structure, access codes will be pro-

vided to the Center DPs, Base Training

Managers, and 3S2X1 Functional Man-

agers who in-turn will provide access

codes to unit training managers and train-

ing focal points.

such as complacency, a broken process,

inefficient management, etc., a different

solution can be incorporated. Most often,

a training solution is recommended for a

performance problem but rarely is it the

right solution, which proves costly to the

organization.

We live in a “must attend a course to

learn” culture.

Solution: Often, our employees take a

course because that is the way they have

always learned. If they haven’t attended

the course, we assume they are not profi-

cient in the subject area. With the influx

of information made available through

the internet and other electronic media,

people are constantly researching infor-

mation and learning, but we don’t give

them credit for their learning unless they

take the course. A competency assess-

ment tool can eliminate the requirement

for people to take courses that contain

information they already know.

What is in our future? Defense

Competency Assessment Tool (DCAT).

DoD is preparing to roll out DCAT this

year. DCAT is a competency-based data

repository and assessment tool that will

be used to validate competencies and

assess competency proficiency levels.

Employees will conduct competency

based self-assessments that will be re-

viewed and validated by their immediate

supervisor. Look for additional details

in the months to come in this section of

the FD Newsletter. The HRD Functional

Management program manager is Mr.

Bob Good and your AFMC Senior Func-

tional for Force Development is Mr.

Mitch Clark.

T o find out what you need to

know about your acquisition

training requirements, click on

http://icatalog.dau.mil.

Acquisition members should monitor

the DAU announcements on the ACQ

NOW DAU web site https://

www.atrrs.army.mil/channels/acqnow/

to stay current on what is happening in

acquisition.

Apply for Free, Online CCAF-Credit “Cross-Cultural

Communication Course”

Acquisition Certification Training Plans Update

ADLS Update

USAF Civilian NEO Courses Moved to ADLS

E ffective immediately, all new hires will enroll in the New Employee Ori-

entation (NEO) on Advanced Distributed Learning Service (ADLS) using

the links provided on the Supervisor Resource Center (SRC) or by access-

ing ADLS from the AF Portal home page. ADLS will have both the

standard AF NEO course and USAF Retiree abbreviated course. Individuals al-

ready taking the NEO course on AFKN can continue but must complete course

work by May 1, 2013 to receive credit. On May 2, 2013 the AFKN NEO course

will be shut down. Please direct questions to your Force Development Flight. WEB DIRECTIONS TO THE NEW COURSE: 1. ADLS login site: https://golearn.csd.disa.mil/kc/login/login.asp (requires CAC authentication)

2. On the left side, go to Course List

3. Click the New Employee Orientation Tab

4. Select the AF NEO Course Retired Military or AF NEO Course

5. Click “Take/Resume Course”