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VOLUME 3, ISSUE 1 JANUARY 2013

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THE FORCE DEVELOPMENT NEWSLETTER FOR ALL AIR FORCE EMPLOYEES

Force Development

Highlights

Vendor Training Requirements Call

T he FY14 vendor training requirements (PE 88751) call will soon be released. This source

of training is for non-acquisition civilian functional training requirements, from non-

government vendors, which cannot be met through AF Formal Schools (e.g., AETC, AU,

AFIT, etc.) or organic resources (i.e., OJT or on-base, no-cost training). Due to budget

constraints, these funds are limited to supporting only ‘Priority 1’ requirements. Priority 1, per AFI

36-401, must meet at least one of the following:

Is required by Federal or State law, regulation, Executive Order or DoD Directive

Meets occupational certification and/or licensing requirements as a condition of continued em-

ployment

Maintains critical functional/occupational competencies identified by career field managers and/

or Air Force policy and instructions

AF Formal Schools, organic training, and no-cost delivery options should be leveraged as much as

possible. For additional details, contact your servicing Force Development Flight (FDF).

MLSCDC Registration Open for 2013 Classes

AFMC Continues Education Focus with YoGrad

B uilding on the success of its “Year

of the Community College of the

Air Force” (YoCCAF) campaign in

2011 and “Year of Continuing

Education” (YoCE) campaign in 2012, Air

Force Materiel Command rolled out a plan for

the “Year of the Graduate” (YoGrad) on

January 1, 2013.

The Year of the Graduate will still

emphasize continuing education across the

command but will also recognize those who

have completed degrees during this three-

phase education program.

Efforts from the YoCCAF resulted in 1,685

graduates at AFMC bases, the most in the

history of the command. The number of

AFMC’s enlisted Airmen with a CCAF degree

went from 24 percent to nearly 30 percent in

just one year—an increase that far surpassed

the command’s goal of a 10 percent increase.

With the Year of Continuing Education, the

command achieved another 10 percent overall

increase, this time at all levels of education

rather than just CCAF degrees.

The goal of YoGrad is to inspire those

considering or currently working on an

education plan to start, continue or complete

that plan. Along the way, the campaign will

recognize members of the AFMC workforce

who have completed a degree program during

the two previous campaigns or will do so

during YoGrad.

Chief Master Sgt. Michael Warner, AFMC

Command Chief, describes the YoGrad

campaign as an excellent way to conclude the

three-year focus on education initiatives.

“The first two campaigns were highly

successful,” he said. “We want to follow

through on that momentum, and we also want

to recognize the outstanding efforts of the

AFMC workforce.”

The same structure for the previous two

campaigns will continue to be used. Degree

completion at all levels will be the focus, with

the goal of an overall 10 percent increase

across the command. Peer mentoring will be a

key aspect of YoGrad. The Secretaries of

Education will continue to guide and monitor

the campaign at their respective installations,

and Voluntary Education personnel will work

with the on-base schools.

For more information about the Year of the

Graduate campaign, and to read the monthly

“My Educational Journey” series visit:

http://www.afmc.af.mil/library/

featuredtopicarchive/YoGrad.asp

T he 2013 Materiel

Leader, Squadron

Commander and Di-

rector Courses

(MLSCDC) are scheduled for:

25 Feb to 1 Mar, 22 to 26 Apr

and 12 to 16 Aug. The course

is mandatory for all first-time

AFMC Commanders/Directors/

Materiel Leaders. There is also

a spouse course that runs con-

current with the MLSCDC. For

more information on the classes

and to register go to: https://

afkm.wpafb.af.mil/community/

views/home.aspx?Filter=OO-

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HRD Professionals Section

L ast month, we

provided a

glimpse into

AFMC’s Profes-

sionalizing the Human

Resource Development

(PHrD) credentialing program initiative.

The intent of the article was to begin to get

the word out on this exciting effort. While

this program is still in the development

stages, it is important for AFMC Human

Resource Development (HRD) profession-

als to become familiar with the concept.

Your input is important as we work to

shape our function

The program will affect individuals in

AFMC Force Development Flights (FSD),

Center Force Development (DPD) offices,

and HQ Force Development (A1D). Com-

petency work has begun on targeted occu-

pational series. This program will focus on

developing competencies for the following:

0201-Human Resource Management

(HRD)

1701-General Education and Training

1702-Educaiton and Training Techni-

cian

1712-Training Instruction

1740 Education Services

1750-Instructional Systems

Why these series? Simple—we own

them. What does “we own them” mean? It

means from a functional community

perspective, we are responsible for the

“care and feeding” of personnel assigned to

these series. When most people working in

an HRD role see these occupational

series, they ask, “what about me? I am not

assigned to one of these series?” While this

is true for many (e.g., 0301s, 0343s, etc), it

does not mean you will be abandoned. It

means we need to ensure you are aligned to

the proper occupational series if the majority

of your work is HRD related.

Several years ago, the Department of

Defense started identifying Core Functional

Competencies (CFC) for critical occupa-

tional series –0201s are complete; 1701,

1702, and 1712 competency models are in

development; 1740s and 1750s are sched-

uled to be developed in FY13 and FY14. As

we continue to work on the PHrD program,

we will remain aligned with DoD to ensure

we are not duplicating their efforts.

Over the next several months we will

form teams to help tailor these programs to

meet AFMC needs. We will be calling on

experts to help make this program a success.

We are excited about the future and the di-

rection of this program. Look for more in

the months to come in this Force Develop-

ment Newsletter. The PHrD program man-

ager is Mr. Bob Good and your AFMC Sen-

ior Functionals for Force Development are

Mr. Mitch Clark and Ms. Maggie Grace. To

learn more about DoD Strategic Workforce

Planning initiatives, click on the Initiatives

and Services menu link below:

https://extranet.apps.cpms.osd.mil/Divisions/

Strategic%20Human%20Capital%

20Planning.aspx

T he AF Human Resources Manage-

ment School (AFHRMS) has been

renamed, the USAF Personnel Pro-

fessional Development School

(PPDS).

The PPDS offers five Force Support

Squadron (FSS) Flight Chief courses for

Academic Year (AY) 13:

1. Community Services Flight Leadership

Course; 5 days, in-residence at Maxwell

AFB (MFSS315)

2. Airman and Family Services Flight

Leadership Course; 5-days, in-residence

at Maxwell AFB (MFSS317)

3. Sustainment Services Flight Leadership

Course; 5-days, in-residence at Maxwell

AFB (MFSS318)

4. Manpower and Personnel Flight Leader-

ship Course; 5-days, in-residence at

Maxwell AFB (MFSS319)

5. Force Development Flight (FDF) Lead-

ership Course; 40 hours, e-Learning

(MFSS316)

A prerequisite e-Learning course, FSS

Flight Chief Course (MFSS300), is required

for each of these courses.

AY13 course schedules, registration pro-

cedures, course descriptions, and more are

available at:

https://www.my.af.mil/gcss-af/USAF/ep/

globalTab.do?

chanelPageId=s6925EC133CCE0FB5E0440

80020E329A9&parentCategoryId=p6925EC

151FE90FB5E044080020E329A9 For additional details, contact your ser-

vicing Force Development Flight (FDF).

HRM School Updates

SRC Offers “Taking Care of People” Topics and More

T he Supervisor Resource Cen-

ter (SRC), located on the Air

Force Portal, continues to ex-

pand its offering of tools tar-

geting the needs of emerging leaders, as

well as new and experienced supervi-

sors.

The SRC “Hot Topics” menu con-

tains a link to the AF Suicide Prevention

Program and provides information to

assist and assess employees who are at

risk for potential suicide.

Many of the skills development re-

sources have been “bundled” based on

topics such as “Taking Care of People”.

Additional assets available include short

courses, books, videos, simulations,

practice exercises and job aids which

can be used as structured learning pro-

grams to reduce competency gaps or as

“just-in-time” resources to meet situ-

ational needs.

These resources are free, available on

-demand from any CAC-enabled com-

puter and can be accessed from the front

page of the Air Force Portal at https://

www.my.af.mil/gcss-af/USAF/site/

Life_and_Career/FD/SRC.

These resources are not just for su-

pervisors, but can be utilized by all Air

Force employees.

Military Decorations and Special Trophy Awards EIM Site

T he AFMC Military Decora-

tions and Special Trophy

Awards EIM site has been

revamped. Now, AFMC per-

sonnel can view and download guides,

forms, templates and the latest news and

information at one convenient location.

Novice or experienced, the site is an ex-

cellent resource for all users.

The EIM site can be accessed at

https://cs.eis.afmc.af.mil/sites/

AFMCAwards/default.aspx and ques-

tions or comments may be sent to

afmc.dp.mil@wpafb.af.mil