TRAINING TECHNICIAN (Title 5)

Duties

As a TRAINING TECHNICIAN (Title 5) with the Texas Air National Guard, your duties will include, but will not be limited to:

• Plans, directs, controls, and oversees all elements of the Education, Training and Distance Learning Programs. Ensures Unit Training Managers and Additional Duty Training Managers are qualified in, and knowledgeable of their responsibilities. Incumbent supports unit-training programs contributing to mission capability, and administers military training programs for all units serviced by the Force Support Squadron. Manages programs involving on-the job training, formal school training, Air Force Institute Advanced Distributed Learning training, Professional Military Education, and ancillary training. Job categories and areas for which training is administered involve a wide variety of technical, professional, clerical and wage occupations representative of a complex military organization.
• Provides Education and Training advisory services to commanders and staff on all education and training programs. Advises commanders, unit personnel, and training activities on ways to improve their OJT program. Recommends cost-effective processes to meet specialty qualifications, skill level upgrade requirements, and PME applications. Explains goals and objectives; provide instructional methods, and determines training requirements. Analyzes training data for trends, advises the installation commander, and coordinates corrective action. Monitors OJT programs for assigned units. Establishes local policies and procedures to provide a uniform and effective internal OJT program. Trains unit training managers and additional duty training managers to familiarize them with concepts, scope, objectives, and procedures pertinent to OJT, and with regard to the responsibilities of commanders, supervisors, trainers, certifiers, and trainees in the organizations supported. Reviews personnel records and reports to determine training status of assigned personnel.
• Confers with management and other key operating personnel to discuss training needs, problems and goals. Establishes training objectives through analysis of training reports, unit input, course feedback, and USAF, ANG, and gaining command directives. Manages personnel Air Force Specialty Code classification and oversees the utilization of assigned personnel. Monitors the classification system to ensure all personnel identified for upgrade meet the mandatory requirements for award of the AFSC.
• Manages data in computer based systems. OPR and trainer for UTMs on the use of Training Business Area and Air Force Training Record, Military Personnel Data System and Advance Distributed Learning System. Serves as the Distance Learning (DL) Office point of contact. Processes, manages, and controls Air Education & Training Command Type 6 technical training requirements locally. Administers controlled examinations. Manages training resources for distance learning courses. Oversees classroom scheduling, base access for civilians, troubleshoots video broadcasts, advertises broadcasts, and customer relations for outside agencies utilizing distance learning.
• Ensures accuracy of MILPDS data and performs functional review of data reliability. Processes upgrade training, retraining, withdrawal from training, and related training actions for input into appropriate information data systems. Retrieves data from various information sources for use in answering questions, responding to correspondence, or preparing reports or briefings. Inputs and updates all mandatory CDC/AFIADL data. Reviews and determines accuracy of reports, which pertain to unit OJT effectiveness. Conducts a final review of all training requests forwarded to higher headquarters.
• Serve as Test Control Officer for CDC testing. Safeguards AFIADUCDC test material. Appoints test proctor and provides training to all assigned test proctors. Maintains electronic exam program. Installs and maintains E-Exam program. Downloads and installs new and revised tests quarterly via Air Force Institute Advanced Distributed Learning web site.
• Prepares Memorandums of Understanding between the unit/base and educational institution(s), including colleges and universities, providing classes or associated services on base or at geographically separated units. Meets with other educational service representatives, i.e. college and university representatives, and attend professional development workshops.
• Serves as the base-level QPR for the Occupational Survey Program, Graduate Assessment Survey and Field Evaluation Questionnaire. Coordinates responses to training feedback and external training evaluations. Develops methods to track surveys, distribute surveys to appropriate UTMs and return surveys to QPR. Distributes AETC Form 156, Student Report Card to appropriate UTM.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

Appointment Factor(s): This is a Title 5 Excepted Service position.

Areas of Consideration: Nationwide. This includes:

• All currently employed full-time permanent, indefinite and temporary personnel of the Texas National Guard.
• All current members of the Texas National Guard
• US citizens, US nationals or individuals who owe allegiance to the United States

Remarks:

• Texas National Guard is an Equal Opportunity employer.
• Veterans' preference is applicable to this position.
• This is a Bargaining Unit position.
• Direct deposit is mandatory.
• Trial period required (see additional information)

Qualifications

In describing your experience in your resume, please be clear and specific. Assumptions regarding your experience will not be made. To be considered for qualification, your resume must include relevant experience with beginning and ending dates of employment/experience reflecting the following:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE :

At least 1-year specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 with the knowledge and skill to apply IT security principles, methods, and tools; and the IT security environment sufficient to participate in defining IT security requirements; and to implement and support IT security applications. Knowledge of and skill in applying methods for evaluating, implementing, and disseminating IT security tool and procedures; IT security certification and accreditation requirements; network operations and protocols; and computer forensics principles. Able to develop, implement, and coordinating activities designed to ensure, protect, and restore IT systems, services, and capabilities; monitor an evaluate systems: compliance with IT security requirements; provide advice and guidance in implementing IT security policies and procedures in the development and operation of network systems; and ensure proper protection of evidence used in investigating computer crimes.

Additional information

Additional Information

Trial Period:

As a condition of employment, you will be required to serve a 1- 2 trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

- your performance and conduct;

- the needs and interests of the agency;

- whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and

- whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT & NOTES:

• Work may require access to classified information. Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance.
• Irregular and/or overtime (compensatory) hours may be required to support operational requirements or contingencies or may be required to work hours outside of the normal duty day.
• May be required to travel by car, in military and/or commercial aircraft, and by other means of transportation as appropriate to perform temporary duty assignments.
• Ability to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers, contributing to a cooperative working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission.
• This position is designated as Essential Personnel and may be subject to duty in preparation for, or in response to, a state emergency or disaster declaration. Head of Agency requests to exceed 14 days in a calendar year must be approved in advance by the National Guard, Director of Manpower and Personnel (NGB-J1).