Civilian Development Development – What’s Valued. One Family, One Fight, One Mission 2 ... SAF/FME, AFPC/DPIBI and ACC/FM staff developed “Civilian Opportunity

Air Force Personnel Center

Mike Cerda

Director, FM Career Field Team

Civilian

Development –

What’s Valued

One Family, One Fight, One Mission 2 2

Today’s Game Plan

• Force Development Doctrine

• What’s valued

• Career Development

• Your FM Career


“The series of experiences and challenges, combined with

education and training opportunities that produce AF leaders.”

• Link training and education opportunities to assignment experiences

… to achieve AF needs

• Connect individual goals to AF needs … to best achieve both

• Invest in the right education, training and experience in the right

person at the right time … to satisfy requirements

• Enhance leadership and understanding … to best utilize their inputs in

the development and assignment process

Force Development AF Doctrine 1-1

Produce adaptive, creative, knowledge-enabled Airmen


What’s Valued AF Senior Leader Feedback

• Sustained high performance

• Experience

• Breadth & depth in functional community

• Cross functional or joint

• Formal education

• Completion of the appropriate level of professional military

education (PME)

• Functional training

• Timing – is it the right time in an employee’s career

• Endorsement


What’s Valued FM Career Field

Experience Education Training Certification Performance

Breadth Bachelor’s

Functional

(DFMC, Decision

Support, etc.)

Test-based

(CDFM, etc.)

Supervisor

and/or

Endorser input

Technical

Depth Masters

Professional

Military

Education (PME)

DoD FM

Supervisory

and/or

Leadership

Civilian

Developmental

Education (CDE)

APDP

Comparable


• Education &

Training

• Experience

• Leadership

Career Development Key Factors


17%

33%

19%

19%

31%

23%

32% 23%

<1% 2%

FM AF

PhD / Prof Degree

Masters

Bachelors

AA / Some College

H.S./ GED

64% of the AF FM work force have completed formal education

Career Field Education Overview as of: 31 Dec 2015


Civilian Tuition Assistance (TA) Air Force

• Available to assist employees with completion of formal education

• Is not available to fund a 2nd Masters or a Doctorate

Non-PAQ Interns PAQ Interns Acquisition

GS-9 thru GS-15

centrally funded

GS-7 thru GS-12

centrally funded

Must be in an acquisition

coded position

75% funded

$3,500 annual cap

100% funded

no annual cap $50K total for a degree

Employees below GS-9

are MAJCOM funded

Amount over $50K must

be funded by employee

first


Developmental Training

Technical Operational Strategic

New Employee

Orientation

Intermediate

Developmental Education

(IDE)

Senior Developmental

Education (SDE)

Civilian Acculturation

Leadership Training

(CALT)

OPM Leadership Courses Strategic Leadership

Training

Squadron Officer School

(SOS) OPM Leadership Courses

Individual Development Plan (IDP)

Air Force: FM Professional Development Hub:

https://cs3.eis.af.mil/sites/26786

Army: http://www.civiliantraining.army.mil/Leader/Pages/default.aspx


http://www.civiliantraining.army.mil/Leader/Pages/default.aspx

http://www.civiliantraining.army.mil/Leader/Pages/default.aspx


Developmental Education

Academic Year (AY) 2017 Timeline

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

• Civilian Development

Education (CDE) Call

• Released 1 Mar

• Civilian Strategic Leader

Program (CSLP) Call

Development Team (DT) cycle

• FM DT meets 1-2 Aug 2016

• Review Military and Civilian

DE packages

• SQ/CC Board

• AF CDE Board

• CSLP Director

Screening Board (DSB)

• Military

fellowship/intern

program board

Civilian DE

packages due

1 May to AFPC

Military DE Call

• Application window opened

1 Feb

• Web-based 3849

• Due date included in DE

Call

CSAF approval

of military &

civilian DE

selectees

To learn more about AF programs…

Public

release of

selects


Force Development Information

MyPers website: https://gum-crm.csd.disa.mil/app/landing

Force

Development

information

Active Duty,

Reserve, Guard

or Civilian tabs

MyPers website: https://gum-crm.csd.disa.mil/app/landing


Force Development Information

General Section • CDE Handbook

• Application requirements

• Program Descriptions

• Tips for preparing an effective package

Program Information by

category

• Course descriptions

• Basic eligibility

• Location

• Course dates

• Course credit

• Course requirements

• Outplacement requirements


Force & Career Development Available Resources

• The FM Professional Development Hub is your “One Stop Shop” for

professional development information

• FM Education and Training – explore training offered by AF providers to ensure you

can do your current job, or your next one

• FM Experience – learn to apply lessons learned to

accomplish missions and tasks

• FM Leadership – learn how to invest in

relationships and participate in activities including

mentoring events and professional organizations

• FM Publications – browse the centralized

location for all FM publications including the

SAF/FM On-Line Newsletter, Comptroller magazine

and FM Force Development Primer

• FM Combat Comptroller – provides contingency

related information for FMers preparing to deploy



Career Development Leadership Competencies

Personal Leadership

• Exercise Sound Judgment

• Adapt & Perform Under Pressure

• Inspire Trust

• Lead Courageously

• Assess Self

• Foster Effective Communication

Leading People / Teams

• Drive Performance through Shared

Vision, Values and Accountability

• Influence through Win/Win Solutions

• Mentor and Coach for Growth and

Success

• Promote Collaboration &Teamwork

• Partner to Maximize Results

Leading The Institution

• Shape Air Force Strategy & Direction

• Command Organizational & Mission

Success through Enterprise Integration

& Resource Stewardship

• Embrace Change & Transformation

• Drive Execution

• Attract, Retain & Develop Talent


Your FM Career

• What you can do

• New development tool coming

• Career Field Team (CFT) / AFPC


Career Development

• Periodically review your personnel record & make corrections if necessary

• Complete an Individual Development Plan (IDP)

• Identify your career goals, education & experience development preferences

• Receive supervisor, mentor input / feedback as applicable

• Be realistic when completing a development plan

• Development • Does not guarantee advancement – it creates opportunities for achieving your

career goals

• Ensures you are the best you can be

• Prepare your resume - do not wait until you apply for a job

• Applying for jobs – pay attention to details in job announcement

Bottom line…YOUR career is YOUR responsibility

Let’s look at preparing a more effective resume


Tips for An Effective Resume

• Concise – limit to 3-4 pages

• Use action-oriented verbiage

• “Responsible for” or “Provided oversight” does not communicate action

• Avoid acronyms if possible or spell them out

• Use the CCAR approach

• Challenge – describe a challenge

• Context – provide information to understand the challenge

• Action – what action did you take

• Result – what was the result of your action

• Check and re-check spelling, etc.

• Get an independent review

• Develop an “elevator resume” to assist in marketing yourself

Your personnel record & resume are used by leadership…


Leadership Evaluation

WHAT IS EVALUATED INFORMATION SOURCE

Performance Personnel record, endorsement

Professional Qualities Endorsement

Leadership/Job Responsibility Personnel record, endorsement, resume

Depth and Breadth of Experience Personnel record, resume

Specific Achievements Endorsement, resume

PME/Education Personnel record, resume

Post-utilization (follow-on assignment); in-

residence schools or career broadening

Employee statement, endorsement, Functional

DT review , IDP (if available)

Appropriateness of training at this stage of

candidate’s career

Personnel record, endorsement, Developmental

Team comments/recommendations


Planning for Your Success


Strategic Goal

Increase mission capability by

increasing participation and

accountability in the civilian

development process


Background FM Leadership Intention:

Open the Development Team (DT)

process to all employees

regardless of grade

SAF/FME, AFPC/DPIBI and ACC/FM staff developed “Civilian Opportunity

Development” concept; approved by FM leadership. The concept has since been

rebranded as the “Career Planning Cycle”

ACC/FM volunteered to pilot new process

Pilot resulted in a 20% increase in participation at ACC

Standardize the Individual

Development Plan (IDP) format by

utilizing a web-based environment

for employee access

CURRENT PILOT


Background Strategic Approach

Re-focusing energies from DoD FM Certification program to accomplish FM

leadership and development direction

Individual Development Plan (1st focus)

Foundation for Career Planning Cycle concept at the local, MAJCOM or FM levels

Encourage employee/supervisor/endorser interaction

Standardize IDP format

Increase use/improve effectiveness in a web-based environment

Simplify access to FM force development resources

Career Planning Cycle with myIDP as its foundation (2nd focus)


Local Career Panel

MAJCOM Career Panel

AF FM Development

Team

Supervisors

Foundation: Individual Development Plan (IDP)

Career Field Team (CFT) management

• Centrally Managed Positions (GS 13-15)

• Key Career Positions (GS-15)

• Career Broadening (GS 12-15)

• Civilian Development Education (CDE)

• Tuition Assistance (GS 09-15)

MAJCOM management

• Non-Centrally Managed Positions (< GS-13)

• Tuition Assistance (GS-4 thru GS-08)

• Local Career Broadening

• Civilian Development

• Functional training (MAJCOM funded)

• Tactical Development (e.g. Squadron

Officer School, CALT, DCELP)

• Identify candidates for higher level

development opportunities

Development Teams &

The Career Planning Cycle


• Personnel Liaison

• Career Counseling & Force Development

• FM Development Team Support

• Civilian Developmental Education (CDE) & Outplacement

• Career Broadening Program

• Key Career Position (KCP) management

• Tuition Assistance & Training

• Palace Acquire Program

• Campus Recruiting

FM Career Field Team What We Do

You can also check out…


Air Force Personnel Center (AFPC) Public Web Site

• Latest News

• Jobs and Locations

• Events Calendar

• Careers

• Functional career

fields

• Hiring Opportunities

(Students, Entry level, Veterans, Military spouses, Special Hiring

Authorities)

• Entitlements & Benefits

• How to apply for a position

http://www.afciviliancareers.com


Checklist: Your FM Career

Periodically review personnel record for accuracy

Prepare your resume

Education, certification, and PME

Breadth, depth, and Joint experience

Find a mentor

Seek leadership roles

Contact AFPC FM career team for assistance or career counseling

Pay attention to detail when applying for jobs

We’re here to help , contact us……


AFPC Contact Information

• FM Career Field Team

• Telephone: DSN 665-2595 / Comm (210) 565-2595

• Email: [email protected]

• Audit Career Field Team

• Telephone: DSN 665-4569 / Comm (210) 565-4569

• Email: [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]


• Education &

Training

• Experience

• Leadership

Career Development Key Factors


Air Force Personnel Center

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