Company Level Training Management Course Plan, Prepare, Execute & Assess Company Level Training.

Company Level Training Management Course

Plan, Prepare, Execute & Assess Company Level Training

• Provide the company command team the basics of training management.

• This course is a focused review of their roles in unit training and leader development, and introduces the primary tools and processes that facilitate successful company level training.

Purpose

Training prepares you for the next operation

• Commander and 1SG’s Roles in Training

• The Operations Process in Unit Training & Leader Development- Enablers: ATN, DTMS and CATS

• Training Meetings

• Time Management

• Resourcing

• Rehearsals

• AARs

• Summary

Outline

Commander’s Role in Training

Commander’s focus: mission planning, collective training and leader development.

Commanders:

• Are the unit’s primary training manager

• Identify and resolve training and resource issues

• Conduct assessments based on personal observation and feedback from unit leaders and Soldiers

• Plan, prepare, execute and assess leader development

UNDERSTAND. Commanders plan and execute unit training and leader development just as they plan and execute operations.

VISUALIZE. Commanders visualize how they want their units to train.

DESCRIBE. After commanders visualize the plan, they describe it to their staffs and subordinates.

DIRECT. Commanders and other leaders oversee and adjust the plan’s execution.

LEAD. Commanders lead by example and by their personal presence throughout the training.

ASSESS. As the unit trains, the commander continually assesses not just the METL and collective tasks, but also the unit and its subordinate leaders.

The Commander’s Activities in Unit Training & Leader Development

1SGs focus: individual training, discipline, Soldier issues, NCO development and morale

• Primary advisor to the commander on all things training

• Drive the training of individual tasks, Warrior Tasks & Battle Drills

• Ensure individual training supports the unit’s collective tasks to train

• Ensure the Commander’s training plan is executed to standard

• Support the Commander’s leader development plan

First Sergeant’s Role in Training

• Plan• Prepare• Execute• Assess

The Operations Process in Unit Training and Leader Development

TaskProficiency

Unit Training Plan

Culminating TrainingEvent

(execute tasks)Training Event(execute tasks)

Training Meeting(assess performance

modify plan if needed)

Training Event(execute tasks)

Training Meetingassess performance

modify plan if needed)

EXECUTE(manage training events)

Planning ProcessTwo Levels:• Develop the Unit Training Plan (UTP)• Execute the UTP (plan individual training events)

PLAN(develop a unit training plan)

Mission Analysis

UnitMission

Commanders’ Dialogue

ApprovedUnit Training Plan

Approvedcollective tasks

to train

Training BriefCOA

Development

Training Meetings•UTP steerage•Who attends?•How often?•T-Week Concept•Resource coordination•KCT assessments

Recovery •Actions after training•Account for people, equipment &sensitive items•Inspect & maintain equipment& personnel•Final AARs

Planning Training is nested with Planning Operations

Assess Training• Assessments• Evaluations• T&EOs• After Action Reviews (AAR)

COMMANDER

ApprovedUnit Training Plan (UTP)•Publish plan to subordinates•Begin planning training events

Training Brief•Higher commander approves plan•Is a ‘contract between commanders•Higher Cdr agrees to support w/resources

Determine & SequenceTraining Events•Associate KCTs w/events to train•Start w/CTE work backward•Planning horizon(s)•Crawl-Walk-Run methodology•Frequency of events•Time management systems•Overlay on calendar

ApprovedTasks to Train (KCT)

Commanders’ Dialogue

Mission Analysis• Unit Mission• Higher Commander’s Guidance• Unit METL• Current MET/Task• Assessment

Publish Training Schedules

Rehearsals•ROC Drills•Key leader

Pre-Execution Checks•Equipment is ready•And serviceable•Trainers are prepared•TADSS are on hand and ready•Initial risk management done

Train the Trainer•Train & certify leaders•Evaluators•OPFOR•Role players•OCs and other support personnel

Training Models•8 Step•Others

Training objectives•What’s the training end state for the event?•Tied to KCTs

Unit Training and Leader DevelopmentDoctrine-Process-Resources

Enablers

Overview Concepts How-To

On the Army Training Network (ATN)https://atn.army.mil

ATN Homepage• ‘Persistent’ navigation menu

• Reliable search engine

• Access to training doctrine and the how-

to of Unit Training Management (UTM)

• ‘What’s Hot’ feature

• Access to the Combined Arms Training

Strategies (CATS)

• DTMS system status

• Additional access to many training

resources

• ATN2GO mobile training app

https://atn.army.mil

It is your first stop for all things training. It is a web-based training resources and collaboration portal that delivers: training management doctrine and training TTPs, tools, enablers, products examples and links for interacting with the field and doctrinal experts.

Enablers

Digital Training Management System - a web based program that you can access anywhere you can access AKO. It lets you digitally develop and record your training plan, coordinate your training plan with your organization, and assess training completion / readiness.

Enablers

Key Functions

• Review higher unit training guidance and publish yours.

• Review the higher unit METL. Record your unit METL, and view your subordinates’ METL.

• Schedule events and manage training calendars.

• Record training completion, assess tasks and develop reports.

• Access CATS

Enablers

CATS Functions

• View CATS by unit or function

• Search by task title, task number, or keyword

• View training event details

• View collective and individual tasks

• Develop the unit training calendar

• View and print task T&EOs

CATS provides task-based event driven training strategies, designed to assist the unit commander in planning, and executing training events. CATS also provide training events, frequency, and duration used to develop training guidance, strategy, and calendars.

Plan Training Events Using TLP vs 8 Step ModelCommanders often use training models to provide a framework for managing training events. They can provide a useful guide to ensure training is planned and conducted to the Army standard. A common one is the 8-step training model:

The preferred method is to use Troop Leading Procedures (TLP) in planning and managing training events since that’s how operations are planned and supervised at the company level. There are no ‘training models’ used in operations (Train as You Will Fight).

(See ADRP 7-0 and ATTP 5-0.1 for more detail on TLP)

Troop Leading Procedures 8 Step Training ModelReceive the MissionIssue a warning orderMake a tentative plan

Train and Certify LeadersRehearse the Plan

Conduct Reconnaisance Recon the Training SiteComplete the planIssue the order

Execute Training Conduct an AARRetrain / Retry

Plan the Training

Supervise and refine

Initiate movement

Issue the OPORD

T-Week Process for Training EventsUTP Approval Week T-21 to T-13: Identify Major Facilities Week T-12: Conduct Mission Analysis

Week T-11: Refine Event Requirements  Week T-10: Publish WARNO and Begin Pre-Execution Checks Week T-9: Conduct Resource Planning and Submit Initial Requests Week T-8: Execute Reconnaissance and Lock in Resources Week T-7: Publish OPORD for Training Event Week T-6: Confirm Resources and Lock in Training on Calendar Week T-5: Complete Tactical Plan and Supporting Products Week T-4: Conduct Certifications and Complete Prerequisite Training  Week T-3: Conduct Rehearsals Week T-2: Finalize Administrative Support Requirements and Conduct OPFOR Rehearsal Week T-1: Draw Equipment and Supplies and Execute Subordinate Rehearsals and Checks T Week: Execute Week T+1: Recover, AAR and Assess

Execute Training Events

Training Meetings (most important meeting to manage unit training)

Using Troop Leading Procedures (TLPs), Commanders execute the operations process for each event and ensure adjustments are made to the plan as needed.

TaskProficiency

Unit Training Plan

Culminating TrainingEvent

(execute tasks)Training Event(execute tasks)

Training Meeting(assess performance

modify plan if needed)

Training Event(execute tasks)

Training Meetingassess performance

modify plan if needed)

EXECUTE(manage training events)

Resources: See ADRP 7-0 and ATTP 5-0.1 for TLPSee Leader's Guide to Company Training Meetings See Company Training Meeting Video

Time Management & Resourcing

Commanders must also:

• Plan time for subordinate leaders to develop and execute their training

• Ensure mandatory time sensitive deadlines for resourcing are met

• Other critical elements of a successful event that must have time allotted are: leader certifications, recons, rehearsals, AARs, and retraining

Time is the one resource that that once spent cannot be replaced.

Time management and resources can make or break a training event. Requesting land, ranges and ammunition all have local rules and timelines. Failing to meet a suspense can cost a unit not only that training event, but can also cause other events in the UTP to become disjointed and ill-timed.

Rehearsals

“a session in which a unit or staff practices expected actions to improve performance during execution.”

Rehearsals are essential to ensure staffs and subordinates understand the commander’s intent and concept of the operations.

Rehearsals also:

• Identify weak points in the plan

• Synchronize operations at times and places critical to mission success

Also See: UTM Example Rehearsal Checklist

After Action Reviews (AARs) are critical to both the Commander’s assessment and to the overall individual and unit learning process. Planning for the AAR must occur early and be adjusted throughout the training event development and execution.

Considerations when Planning for AARs:

• Which tasks are trained and are the focus of the AAR? • Which events/phases of the operation are AAR’s conducted?• Who observes the training and who conducts the AAR? • Who attends? • When and where the AAR occurs?• What training aids are required?

AARs

Also refer to the Leader's Guide to After Action Reviews (AAR)

Summary

• Commanders & 1SGs read and understand training and operations doctrine

• Commander and 1SG teams are the unit’s primary trainers, planners and resource providers

• ‘Enablers’ like ATN, DTMS and CATS provide essential, online resources and tools to perform primary training management functions

• Time management, certifications, rehearsals, AARs and resourcing are all essential to execute successful training

• Training meetings are where you manage and adjust the unit training plan