1. Force Development
Highlights
VOLUME 3, ISSUE 4 APRIL 2013 THE FORCE DEVELOPMENT NEWSLETTER FOR ALL AIR FORCE EMPLOYEES
Sequestration Effects on Training AFMC Force Development
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equestration has hit training notified by provider, will continue. Room N208
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hard, but not all training events The Acquisition Leadership
have been cancelled. Plan to Challenge Program (ALCP) classes for
attend your class unless you have March and April have been cancelled.
been notified that it is cancelled. Some In the event you are furloughed while
training has been cancelled altogether, in a course, you may not attend class on
some for a timeframe and some not at all. that day. You will be paid per diem if SITES OF
AF Leadership courses scheduled you are in a formal school in-resident INTEREST:
through April are being cancelled. Short- course but you may not perform any Supervisor Resource
term Professional Military Education work that benefits the government while Center
(PME) (e.g., SOS, CALT, NCOA, on furlough.
SNCOA) will be reduced - plan to attend If you have questions, please direct ACQ Now
unless otherwise notified. them to your Force Development DAU Online Catalog
Long-Term PME, Pre-command Advisor.
training, formal schools training, unless ADLS
ETMS Web
Tips for the First Week of FY14 DAU Registration My Development Plan
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 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 2013 AF Chief of
date. Staff Reading List
 Thousands of applications are processed during the first few weeks of registra-
tion. AFATO SAF/AQH Course Managers will be busy working applications. By General Mark A Welsh, III
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 Courses required for DAWIA certification will be worked first and Priority 1 his year’s CSAF
students will take precedence initially for processing. Reading List fea-
 ANY application, regardless of priority, could take up to a week in pending sta- tures writings,
tus before the manager has time to review it during these first few weeks of reg- movies, music, art,
istration. and photography that high-
light our heritage and
 Open seats in a particular class does NOT mean you have a seat; seats are open fighting spirit, as well as
to all federal government employees applying for that class. encourage innovation and
 Students can check status of any DAU application by going into ACQ Now forward thinking. Take a
DAU https://www.atrrs.army.mil/channels/acqnow/ and clicking on review/ look at the list and find
something that grabs your
edit application. attention. Go to:
http://www.af.mil/specials/
csafreadinglist/index.html
Listen to CMSAF James Cody talk about the recent changes in Tuition Assistance. Go to
http://www.youtube.com/user/AFBlueTube
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2. VOLUME 3, ISSUE 4 APRIL 2013 Page 2
Apply for Free, Online CCAF-
HRD Professionals Section
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Credit “Cross-Cultural
n previous news- such as complacency, a broken process, Communication Course”
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letters we have inefficient management, etc., a different
discussed many solution can be incorporated. Most often, pplications for the Air Force
facets of Compe- a training solution is recommended for a Culture and Language Cen-
tency Based Work- performance problem but rarely is it the ter's summer 2013 "Cross-
force. Most recently, right solution, which proves costly to the
Cultural Communication"
we provided insight organization.
into the HRD Functional Management We live in a “must attend a course to
course will be accepted March 28
framework. The notion of using compe- learn” culture. through April 24, 2013. The application
tencies to support development hinges on Solution: Often, our employees take a window may close early if the course is
having effective assessment tools. Once course because that is the way they have full. This free, online course fulfills
assessment tools are in place, the benefits always learned. If they haven’t attended three resident hours of either social sci-
are tremendous. the course, we assume they are not profi- ence or program elective credit required
Have you ever attended a class cient in the subject area. With the influx for Community College of the Air Force
and thought to yourself “Why am I of information made available through degrees. The course runs from May 2
here?” or “I already know this infor- the internet and other electronic media, through August 7. Only enlisted active
mation.” The truth is, most people expe- people are constantly researching infor-
duty, Air Reservists or Air National
rience this phenomenon more often than mation and learning, but we don’t give
them credit for their learning unless they Guardsmen who are eligible to pursue a
they would like to admit. While there are
multiple reasons this happens to nearly take the course. A competency assess- degree in the CCAF program may apply.
all of us, I will highlight a couple and ment tool can eliminate the requirement More information is available by
discuss how effective assessments can for people to take courses that contain emailing: afclc.enroll@us.af.mil
prevent this from happening. information they already know.
Developmental requirements are What is in our future? Defense
often imposed on employees based on a Competency Assessment Tool (DCAT). ADLS Update
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reaction to some situation. DoD is preparing to roll out DCAT this
Solution: According to the Office of year. DCAT is a competency-based data ach Center DP has recently
Personnel Management (OPM), a needs repository and assessment tool that will
coordinated on the proposed
assessment is “the process of identifying be used to validate competencies and
assess competency proficiency levels. ADLS structure and a consoli-
the gap between performance required
and current performance.” When a dif- Employees will conduct competency dated update was forwarded to
ference exists, it explores the causes of based self-assessments that will be re- AETC/A3's programmers. We anticipate
the gap and methods for closing or elimi- viewed and validated by their immediate the new ADLS structure will be active
nating the gap. These assessments supervisor. Look for additional details April 1, 2013. Upon activation of the
should be performed by a qualified Hu- in the months to come in this section of new structure, access codes will be pro-
man Resource Development professional the FD Newsletter. The HRD Functional vided to the Center DPs, Base Training
to determine the cause of the gap. If the Management program manager is Mr. Managers, and 3S2X1 Functional Man-
gap is due to a lack of knowledge or skill, Bob Good and your AFMC Senior Func- agers who in-turn will provide access
a training solution can be incorporated. tional for Force Development is Mr.
codes to unit training managers and train-
If it is due to a performance problem, Mitch Clark.
ing focal points.
USAF Civilian NEO Courses Moved to ADLS Acquisition Certification
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Training Plans Update
ffective immediately, all new hires will enroll in the New Employee Ori-
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entation (NEO) on Advanced Distributed Learning Service (ADLS) using
the links provided on the Supervisor Resource Center (SRC) or by access- o find out what you need to
ing ADLS from the AF Portal home page. ADLS will have both the know about your acquisition
standard AF NEO course and USAF Retiree abbreviated course. Individuals al- training requirements, click on
ready taking the NEO course on AFKN can continue but must complete course http://icatalog.dau.mil.
work by May 1, 2013 to receive credit. On May 2, 2013 the AFKN NEO course Acquisition members should monitor
will be shut down. Please direct questions to your Force Development Flight.
WEB DIRECTIONS TO THE NEW COURSE:
the DAU announcements on the ACQ
1. ADLS login site: https://golearn.csd.disa.mil/kc/login/login.asp (requires CAC authentication) NOW DAU web site https://
2. On the left side, go to Course List www.atrrs.army.mil/channels/acqnow/
3. Click the New Employee Orientation Tab
4. Select the AF NEO Course Retired Military or AF NEO Course
to stay current on what is happening in
5. Click “Take/Resume Course” acquisition.
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