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JOINT BASE MYER-HENDERSON HALL, Va. - Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall hosted a series of briefings for employees in Career Program 29 on Dec. 3 and 4 in order to inform them about the career development and advancement opportunities available through the Army.
The briefs tie into a recent push to increase and improve communication with the joint base’s civilian employees, giving them insight into how they can maximize their Army career potential, said Ken Washington, JBM-HH’s director of human resources.
Many of the opportunities are focused on allowing careerists to gain certain credentials, said Tim Weathersbee, CP29 program manager and the brief’s main speaker.
It is the goal of Installation Management Command leadership to provide an environment that promotes and enables innovative and adaptive installation management professionals through training, education and experience, according to Weathersbee. And much of IMCOM’s goal relies on competency management, giving employees the skills they need to get to where they want to be.
“This idea of competency management is probably what’s most important and most helpful,” Weathersbee told the attendees at the first brief.
He urged employees to take stock of what they hope to achieve in their careers, then map out the best course attaining it.
“Look at where you want to be – the next position, or one down the road,” Weathersbee said.
But what if an employee wants a position but lacks the skills or experience required?
“The key to that is the individual development plan,” he said.
He recommended that employees sit down with their supervisors and have honest conversations about their futures, and to lay out the training, education and developmental opportunities that would be necessary. In order to use funds for education career training and development, employees must have accounts on Army Career Tracker (https://actnow.army.mil) and Go Army Ed (https://goarmyed.com).
“We cannot process your request without you having those accounts,” Weathersbee said. “If you don’t have those accounts, I would encourage you to set them up. It’s pretty simple.”
He also gave employees a walkthrough of some of the specific programs available to them, including Certified Public Manager Training and Academic Degree Training.
Certified Public Manager Training is an online program run through Arizona State University that teaches trainees about finance, leadership, management, ethics and more.
The program relates directly to IMCOM leadership’s focus on helping employees gain credentials, according to Weathersbee. Additionally, the program is used in 40 of 50 states by municipal and state governments to train their personnel.
“I think that’s a really good program,” he said. “If we get the funding that we’re hoping to get, we’ll be able to have 12 careerists this year to complete that training.”
The application deadline for Certified Public Manager Training has closed, but employees should still look into it, according to Weathersbee.
But the Academic Degree Training Program, in which the Army helps pay for an employee’s education, is still accepting applications, he said.
The applicant must already be accepted to an accredited college or university and must intend to seek a degree related to their job, according to Weathersbee.
“It has to be related to your job, and in installation management, that’s normally pretty easy,” he said. “It’s a really good program,” Weathersbee said. “We’ve only had one person so far take advantage of it. The process is pretty intense but I would encourage you, if you want to compete to have your degree funded, that you plow through the process. We’ll do everything we can to help you.”
He added that candidates seeking a masters of public administration degree might have a better shot at getting accepted into the program.
“It’s the belief of senior leadership that it’s the best return on investment for the Army,” he said. “That’s not to say that another degree ... wouldn’t be considered. Any completed application will be considered.”
The deadline to apply to the Academic Degree Training Program is Dec. 23.
More information about these specific programs can be found on Army Career Tracker, at https://actnow.army.mil.
To see the full presentation from the CP29 briefing, including information about the Intern Program and other resources, visit www.slideshare.net/JBMHH/cp29.
| Date Taken: | 12.09.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 12.09.2015 18:32 |
| Story ID: | 184041 |
| Location: | JOINT BASE MYER-HENDERSON HALL, VIRGINIA, US |
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