scope:

Purpose of the CFETP.

This CFETP provides information necessary for AFCFM, MFMs, commanders, training managers, supervisors, and trainers to plan, develop, manage, and conduct an effective career field training program. This plan outlines the training that individuals in this AFS should receive in order to develop and progress throughout their career. It identifies initial skills, upgrade, qualification, advanced, and proficiency training.

Initial skills training is the AFS-specific training an individual receives upon entry into the Air Force, or upon retraining into this specialty, for award of the 3-skill level. Normally, this training is conducted by AETC at the 59th Training Group (59 TRG), Fort Sam Houston, TX. Initial skills training also refers to the training an individual receives when either entering into an AFSC sub-specialty (shred) training as a non-prior service trainee or lateral training by a 4N151/71. Upon successful completion of specialty course, all 4N1X1 personnel will become 3-levels.

Non-prior service students will be upgraded to 5-skill level upon obtainment of CST certification and completion of required task training. SrA and SSgt 4N151s retraining into the surgical specialties 4N1X1 B/C/D will be upgraded to the 5-skill level upon completion of all mandatory training requirements. After award of 5-level, SrA must receive a line number for promotion to SSgt, and complete all specialty tasks for award of the 7-skill level.

SSgt and TSgt 4N171 retraining into the surgical specialties 4N1X1 B/C/D will be placed in TSC F, once required task training is complete, they are awarded the 5-skill level.. After award of 5-level they will be entered into TSC G and upon completion of all required task training they will be awarded the 7-skill level. Lateral retraining into either shred regardless of rank and/or skill level will result in a 24-month Specialty Knowledge Test (SKT) exemption.

Upgrade training identifies the mandatory courses (resident and correspondence), and task qualification requirements for award of the 3-, 5-, 7-, 9-skill levels. Qualification training is actual hands-on task performance training designed to qualify an airman in a specific duty position. This training occurs both during and after the upgrade training process. It is designed to provide the performance skills/knowledge required to do the job. Advanced training is formal specialty training used for selected Airmen. Proficiency training is additional training, either in-residence or exportable advanced training courses, or OJT, provided to personnel to increase their skills and knowledge beyond the minimum required for upgrade.

The CFETP has several purposes:

Serves as a management tool to plan, manage, conduct, and evaluate a career field training program. Also, it is used to help supervisors identify training at the appropriate point in an individual's career.

Identifies task and knowledge training requirements and generally describes "scope of practice" in the Surgical Service Specialty and recommends training/education throughout each phase of an individual's career.

Lists training courses available in the specialty, identifies sources of training, and the training delivery method employed.

Identifies major resource constraints which impact full implementation of the desired career field training process.