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CFETP
Career Field Education and Training Plan that identifies life-cycle education, training requirements, training support resources, and minimum core tasks for this specialty.
CFETP two parts
Supervisors plan, manage, and control training within a specialty using both parts of the plan.
Part 1 of the CFETP
-Abbreviations and terms -Information on specific career progression -Duties and responsibilities -Training Strategies -Career paths
Part 2 of the CFETP
-Specific training standards and resources. - (STS) duties, tasks, technical references - training course index for supervisors. - Identify, plan, conduct plan for supervisor and trainer.
(ADL) Advanced Distributed Learning
collab on standard versions of reusable objects, networks, learning systems .
(AT) Advanced Training
Special skills and training given to Airmen at advanced level.
(AMT) Aerial Mail Terminal
sorting facility for inbound/outbound mail prior for onward movement to mili. base or mail control activity.
(AETC) - Air Education and Training Command
recruits, trains, educates AF personnel.
(AFECD) AF Enlisted Classification Directory
directory for all AF enlisted classifications, codes, and identifiers.
(AFJQS) AF Job Qualification Standard
A comprehensive task that describes job or duty position. Supervisors use to doc task qualification.
(AFOMS) AF Occupational Measurement Squadron
unit that supports AF personnel and training through analyses, promotion tests, and study guides.
(APO) Air Force Post Office
DoD operated to serve military overseas where US postal service does not operate; postage stamps, money orders, parcel mailing, and parcel delivery.
(AFQTP) AF Qualification Training Package
Course designed for use at unit to qualify or aid qualifications in duty position, programs, or on piece of equipment.
(AFS) AF Specialty
Group of positions; with same title & code; that require common qualifications.
(AFTTP) AF Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures
Actions/ methods to describe how forces are employed in operations.
(AFTRS) AF Training Record Systems
Automates management, enrollment, transcription of upgrade training records. Reduces paper, print, shipping costs.
(AU ABC) Air University Associate-to-Baccalaureate Cooperative
CCAF transfers to Bachelors in your specialty.
(AMS) Assignment Management System
Assignment preferences & career management for officers and enlisted Airmen.
(BLSDM) Base Level Service Delivery Model
provides CC to produce queries, rosters, and reports. (Alpha roster)
(CFETP) Career Field Education and Training Plan
Core training doc that identifies life-cycle education and training, resources, and minimum core tasks for specialty.
(CPG) Career Progression Group
AFS grades in grade review.
(CMS) Case Management System
System for entering, tracking, and reporting HR cases. Resolves problems with member's records.
Certifying official
Commander assigns person to make judgment in the member's task performance.
(CEM) Chief Enlisted Manager
Chiefs with managerial ability to plan, direct, coordinate, implement, and control work activity
Commanders Programs
CC or unit level responsibility for unit-appointed positions and associated tasks.
Core Tasks
A minimum qualification requirement for everyone within an AFSC regardless of a duty position.
(COL) Course Objective List
publication from (CTS) for supervisors to assign 3-levels.
(CTS) Course Training Standard
standard for all courses not governed by an STS, specialized packages and training courses.
Critical Tasks
training & certification from publication, higher HQs, or any level of organization.
Cross Utilization Training
non-duty AFSC tasks.
(DISN) Defense Information System Network
voice and data, imagery, and video teleconferencing.
Duty Position Task
Assigned by the supervisor directed from AFCFM or MFM
(ETCA) Education and Training Course Announcement
Website that lists courses from AF, MAJCOM procedures, fund cites, FOAs.
(EDT) Enlisted Development Team
training, edu, and experience requirements for critical Admin duties. Recommendations for best qualified Airmen.
(EST) Enlisted Specialty Training
Tech school and OTJ to upgrade each Airmen in skill level.
(FAM) Functional Area Manager
Person in charge of management and oversight to all personnel and equipment within a specific area to support operations.
(FM) Functional Manager
Person in charge of training, classification, utilization, and career development.
(MCA) Mail Control Activity
Entry control point for mail in geographic areas, issues invoices, vouchers to CONUS gateways and foreign destinations.
(MTL) Master Task List
List of all tasks performed of current CFETP or AFJQS and locally developed AF Form 797, deployment, and UTC requirements.
(MTP) Master Training Plan
ensures completion of all work requirements; includes a Master Task Listing
(MPS) Military Postal Service
Command, organization, personnel, and facilities for transmission of mail to and from DoD, US Armed forces, and other agencies.
(OAR) Occupational Analysis Report
Detailed survey of tasks performed within AFSC.
(OJT) On-the-job Training
certifies member for skill level award and duty position certificate.
Project
Designed to accomplish a singular goal.
Project Management
The application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements.
Project Manager
The person assigned by the performing organization to lead the team that is responsible for achieving the project objectives.
Project Team
Members who support project manager for project goals.
Qualification Training
Hands-on performance to qualify Airmen both during and after upgrade training.
Skill Progression Training
Towards an AFS without change in AFSC. Training on equipment, methods, and technology.
(STS) Specialty Training Standard
publication that describes AF specialty terms for tasks and knowledge. Training for 3,5,7-skill level within AFS.
(TMT) Task Management Tool
Website that supports task management processing, routing, and coordination by providing organization of tasks, track suspense, process staffing packages.
(TBA) Training Business Area
Provides global, real-time qualifications, certs, and training status of logistics, comms, and professionals.
(TPT) Training Planning Team
Team deals with training development issues.
(UTC) Unit Type Code
five character alphanumeric code that identifies each unit type in Armed Forces for deployment planning and execution.
Wartime Task
tasks taught in accelerated work environment.
3F5X1 Roles
- support roles for AF, joint, and DoD organizations - manages tasks for organization programs in support of CCs, directors, and senior leaders.
Office Management
Manages processes and activities to support organizational communications such as correspondence to preparation, distribution, suspense tracking, workflow, electronic mail, content management.
human resources
manages organizational personnel and manpower programs, personnel rosters, evaluations, decorations, supervisory data, orders, in-/-out processing, manpower authorization requests.
Executive Support
Administrative support to General officers, senior executive service civilians, and CMSgts arrange travel & lodging, coordinating itineraries, trip folders, functions, ceremonies, event locations, mementos, guest lists.
Overseas Postal Operations
-Postal financial services -supply/receipt/dispatch -functions -mail delivery service -security for mail. - cash money orders.
Official Mail
Prepares ingoing and outgoing mail, ensures proper receipt and accountability.
Base-Level Functional Manager
Advises squadron, group, wing, CCs, & senior leaders, on 3F5X1 utilization, training, and career development issues. Coordinated to Career Field Manager.
MAJCOM Functional Manager
advices MAJCOM/A1 staff on manning, utilization, training, and development issues. Coordinates on all MAJCOM staffing and manpower issues.
AF Career Field Manager (AFCFM)
Advisor to the AF/ A1 on all matters of Admin field; appointed by HQ USAF Deputy Chief of Staff or Secretariat to ensure AF specialties are trained and utilized.
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