scope:

Purpose.

This CFETP provides information necessary for the AFCFM, MAJCOM FMs (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. This plan identifies initial skills, upgrade, certification/recertification, duty position qualification, 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 one of the technical training centers. Upgrade training identifies the mandatory courses, task qualification requirements, and correspondence course requirements for award of the 3-, 5-, 7-, and 9-skill levels. Certification/Recertification training is a combination of self-study, OJT, and both written and performance examinations used to certify/recertify controllers in Command and Control Operations, mission monitoring/management, operational and readiness reporting, emergency actions and emergency management. Duty position qualification training is actual hands-on task performance training designed to qualify an airman in a specific duty position. Advanced training is formal specialty training used for selected airmen. Proficiency training is recurring training identified by the ATP consisting of self-study, formal classroom training, and both written and performance training/evaluations. The CFETP has several purposes, some are:

Serves as a management tool to plan, manage, conduct, and evaluate a career field's training program. Also, it will be used to certify/recertify controllers and help Command and Control Operations Managers and supervisors identify training at the appropriate point in an individual's career.

Identifies task and knowledge training requirements for each skill level in the specialty and recommends education and training throughout each phase of an individual's career.

Lists training courses available in the specialty, identifies sources of training, and the training deliverymethod.

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

Used within electronic training records to document controller certification training and pairs with the MTP.