The document provides information on various topics related to force development for Air Force employees, including: 1) Registration for Defense Acquisition University courses in fiscal year 2014 will begin on May 16th and acquisition workforce members are encouraged to apply early for required certification courses. 2) Upcoming due dates are provided for nominations to the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award and other Military Special Trophies and Awards programs. 3) Guidance is given on ensuring officer records accurately reflect performance through factors such as education, awards, and scope of duties.

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DAU Online Catalog
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VOLUME 3, ISSUE 5 MAY 2013
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THE FORCE DEVELOPMENT NEWSLETTER FOR ALL AIR FORCE EMPLOYEES
Force Development
Highlights
FY14 DAU Registration Opens 16 May
A
cquisition workforce members should
regularly monitor the ACQNOW website
https://www.atrrs.army.mil/channels/
acqnowcl/registrar/ for all current
information regarding DAU registration and course
updates. The FY14 DAU registration will begin on 16
May 2013. Students should apply as soon as possible
for courses required for acquisition certification. The
acquisition workforce member’s application will be
processed by priority, supervisor approval date, and
class start date with priority 1 students taking
precedence.
The numbers of students (DoD wide) that take DAU
training is well over 100K. Students should know that
many federal agencies have students taking DAU
courses, not just the Air Force. All military service
components (Army, Navy, AF, DoD) and all the other
service components, federal agencies and organizations
are registering for DAU courses at the same time
H
Q AFMC/A1 continually releases the names of
those AFMC nominees sent forward to com-
pete at the Air Force-level in the Military Spe-
cial Trophies and Awards program during the
months of February/April. This information is first sent to
the winning Center CC. Soon after, another release is sent
to the Centers, via Center workflows and Center DP POCs.
Provided below is a list of the upcoming AFMC Military
Special Trophies and Awards along with the dates they are
due to the afmc.dp.mil@wpafb.af.mil workflow mailbox.
The Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
(AFOEA) has been re-released with an updated eligibility
spreadsheet and extended suspense date, allowing Centers/
Units the opportunity to submit complete, quality nomina-
tions. The Air Force Outstanding Unit (AFOUA) release
soon followed. Contact your Center DP or review the
website for submission procedures and package require-
ments:
https://cs.eis.afmc.af.mil/sites/AFMCAwards/default.aspx
Award Name Due Date
2012 AFOEA w/updated Eligibility Spreadsheet 15 June 2013
2012 AFOUA 15 July 2013
Wright Brothers Memorial 15 July 2013
GEICO Military Service Award 29 July 2013
Lance P. Sijan Award 5 August 2013
Your Military Special Trophy/Award Center DP POCs are:
AETC-Milo Conley AFSC-Amy Noble
AFNWC-Vicki Blackmer AFMC-Kim Oliver
AFLCMC-Cheryl Kristant AFRL-Teresa Abney
T
oday’s Air Force is more competitive than
ever so it’s important for officers to do every-
thing they can to ensure their records reflect
their performance. Below are guidelines on
how to do that based on experience, observations from
Management Level Reviews (MLR) and discussions
with senior leaders.
 Completion of Developmental Education
 Completion of your Advanced Academic Degree (AAD)
 Aligned with the first two discriminators are academic
achievements—Distinguished graduate, individual and group
leadership awards, etc., set you apart from your peers
 Stratification—this allows your leadership to demonstrate that
you are performing above the level of your peers
 Awards and Decorations
 Scope of Performance/Duty History
All of these factors demonstrate a record of sustained
excellence. Records must show you are consistently
performing to the highest of standards.
Understand what becomes part of your permanent
record – and what doesn’t. OPRs, Training Reports
(TR) and decorations go into permanent records. Quar-
terly/Annual Award certificates and non-mandatory
Letters of Evaluation (LOEs) are not part of your perma-
nent record.
It’s your responsibility to ensure the information on
those documents make it onto your OPR, TR or decora-
tion. It is also your responsibility to ensure your records
are accurate and up-to-date.
as you.
Students should understand most resident classes
only hold 30 students. Students should apply
immediately on release of the schedule and understand
there may be a hundred or more other students
applying for the same class (especially if it is the first
one on the schedule).
For common courses across the functional stalls
such as ACQ 201B, students should apply for more
than one offering. Even though ACQ Now may show
availability, the ACQ Now student site is refreshed
only every 24 hours, not real time. Since classes fill
up and form wait lists, students will not see updates
until the following day. Apply early, apply for
multiple offerings and, do not procrastinate!
If you delay now, it may come back to haunt you
when you approach the 24 month certification
suspense!
A
FMC’s organization-
al structure in the
Advanced Distribut-
ed Learning Service
(ADLS) has been updated to
align with the 5 Center structure.
Now that the alignment has been
completed, AFMC ADLS users
should have received an email
from the GoLearn Distributed
Learning Service to update indi-
vidual profiles. This is the same
process as if one had moved to a
new organization during a PCS
or PCA.
AFMC/A1D has provided
new ADLS access codes to the
Center DPs and Base Training
Managers, who in turn will pro-
vide to the UTMs, UDMs and
training focal points. Program
managers can now access reports
and make manual updates of
training completions.
ADLS Update
Military Special Trophies & Awards
Military Tuition Assistance has been reinstated under all existing rules and policies. Semester hour caps and annual funding ceilings
remain. For more information, visit the Air Force Virtual Education Center at www.my.af.mil
Officers Get Your Record Straight

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HRD Professionals Section
O
ver the past few months we have published several articles which focused on developing a Competency Based
Workforce with emphasis on the Human Resource Development (HRD) function. Last month, we discussed as-
sessments and why they are important. This month we will highlight “credentialing”, explain what it means, how it
is different from certification and why it is important.
Wikipedia defines credentialing as “the process of establishing the qualifications of licensed professionals, organizational
members or organizations, and assessing their background and legitimacy.” Many times, people get the term certification and
credentialing confused.
Certification is confirmation that someone can operate within a set of parameters. According to Wikipedia, “one of the most common
types of certification in modern society is professional certification, where a person is certified as being able to competently complete a job or task,
usually by the passing of an examination. For our HRD professionals, being certified on core functional competencies at predetermined proficien-
cy levels will serve as one of our credentials. Other credentials would include HRD professional affiliations, HRD related experience, and HRD
related education. One
example could look some-
thing like this:
HRD Specialist Credentialing Requirements
HRD Related Education Bachelor’s Degree
HRD Related Experience 2 Years in HRD
Professional Affiliations Membership (SHRM, ASTD, IPMA)
Competency Proficiency Human Capital Planning – Level 3
Change Management – Level 3
Succession Planning – Level 2
Certification
Would you want a plumber performing open heart surgery on you or someone you care about? How about the surgeon fixing the water
leak that is flooding the basement? Of course the answer to both of these questions is no. Why do we find it acceptable to let people work in
HRD without the appropriate credentials? The answer is simple, people generally think of HRD skills as soft skills, not causing damage to peo-
ple, facilities, etc. – that is until the un-thinkable happens, the airplane crashes or someone is injured or killed. The question instantly becomes
what happened, were the people involved properly trained?
Obviously, many organizations do think it is important for HR Staffs to be credentialed as indicated the report, The Maturing Profes-
sion of Human Resources published by the Society for Human Resource Management. A resounding 66% of respondents either agreed or
strongly agreed “To work in HR, one must have some type of recognized credentials” while a mere 18% either disagreed or agreed. The bottom
line, having credentials is important as it adds credibility to our profession and to you as an individual.
Look for more information on HRD Functional Management 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 Functional for Force Development is Mr. Mitch Clark.
T
he Year of Continuing Education in 2012 was a big suc-
cess and continued the momentum achieved during the
Year of the CCAF conducted in 2011. In addition to great
results in CCAF degrees attained and educational partici-
pation, the Year of the Continuing Education resulted in a significant
increase in bachelor’s and master’s degrees.
The non-CCAF degree completion rate more than doubled from
the first to the second half of the year; from 24 to 58 with a com-
bined annual total of 82 degrees. It was apparent that the efforts of
the education offices and the installation mentors were instrumental
in the success of the campaign. In addition, “My Educational Jour-
ney” articles were another vital component in inspiring fellow Air-
men to reinvigorate their educational journey.
The success of the Year of Continuing Education provides a great
launching point for the 2013 educational campaign, AFMC Year of
the Graduate (YoGrad). YoGrad is a campaign to encourage degree
completion and celebrate this accomplishment. It follows the struc-
ture of the previous two campaigns, with Secretaries of Education
and mentors at each installation who continue to be vital to the suc-
cess of this campaign. Base education offices will work with the
Secretaries of Education and mentors in promoting YoGrad and pro-
vide information, to include “My Educational Journey” articles for
publication. Those interested in sharing personal educational suc-
cesses or volunteering to become a mentor, contact your local Educa-
tion Office or the Secretary of Education at your installation.
Year of the Graduate Update AFTR 2.0 Launch: Save Your MTPs Now
T
he anticipated launch of Air Force Training Record (AFTR) 2.0
is scheduled for late June 2013. AFPC will provide the exact
dates AFTR will be off-line as soon as they become available.
Upgrades to the AFTR database will enhance many of its
features. One significant change will include the Master Training Plan
(MTP) configuration. The MTP will pull data from the Master Task List
(MTL) for each work center in AFTR 2.0. Currently, the MTP is built
from the Duty Task List (DTL) in each work center. This change will
bring AFTR in compliance with AFI 36-2201 and reduce the number of
MTPs in each work center to one.
The current MTPs will not migrate to the new version of AFTR. Con-
sequently, AFPC/SVXT recommends Unit Training Managers (UTM)
coordinate the exporting of work center MTPs with work center supervi-
sors. This is a critical step that must be accomplished as soon as possible,
but no later than 15 June to ensure a viable transition to AFTR 2.0. Failure
to accomplish this action will result in the loss of all MTPs in AFTR.
Instructions for Exporting the MTP:
- Under the MTL on the Menu bar, click on View MTP
- Open "Change View" and select the Duty Position
- Click on Search (will need to export MTP for each Duty Position as-
signed)
- Click on the Schedule tab - Export button will appear
- Click on Export button and select the format you want for the MTP
If you have any questions, please contact FSKC/AFTR support desk at
210-395-7196, DSN 986-7196 or email: afpc.fskchelp@us.af.mil