scope:

Purpose.

This CFETP provides information necessary for the AFCFM, MFMs, commanders, training managers, supervisors, and trainers to plan, develop, manage, and conduct an effective and efficient career field training program. The plan outlines training that individuals in this AFS should receive in order to develop and progress throughout their career. The plan 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. The 937th Training Group (937 TRG) at Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA), Fort Sam Houston, TX and USAF School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM) at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, provides initial and advanced skills training. Upgrade training identifies the mandatory courses, task qualification requirements, and correspondence course completion requirements for award of the 3-, 5-, 7-, and 9-skill level. Qualification training is actual hands-on task performance training designed to qualify an Airman in a specific duty position. This training program occurs both during and after the upgrade training process. It is designed to provide the performance skills and 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-some are:

Serve 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. NOTE: This CFETP is to be utilized as a credential file for all 4N0X1Xs, and is the guide to establish scope of practice/responsibility for each individual.

Identify task and knowledge training requirements for each skill level in the specialty. It describes the scope of practice/responsibility in the Aerospace Medical Service specialty. Also, it recommends training and education throughout each phase of an individual's career.

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

Identify major resource constraints that impact full implementation of the desired career field training program.