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From Naval Education and Training Command Public Affairs
NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. – Center for Surface Combat Systems Unit (CSCSU) Great Lakes graduated the first group of students to complete the initial run of its modernized operations specialist (OS) training course May 24.
The OS rating is the first to be taught using modernized delivery under the Ready, Relevant Learning (RRL) framework.
“The implementation of Ready, Relevant Learning at OS ‘A’ School enables our instructors to deliver realistic, relevant and interactive course content to accession-level Sailors,” said Dean McCarty, CSCSU Great Lakes director of training. “Students are now able to participate in virtual simulations where they are placed in the same scenarios in which they will see on their ships. The Navy as a whole got this program right! I have no doubt in my mind that shipboard leadership will see instantaneous results because of RRL, and our Navy will be a more capable and lethal force.”
The former OS “A” School was primarily conducted by instructors leading students through computer-based training modules and PowerPoint slide shows. Modernized OS training, however, is enhanced with interactive self-directed courseware, game-based virtual simulation software, demonstration videos and step-by step guides that target performance skills as opposed to strictly knowledge memorization. These training methods provide students more hands-on learning, so they can apply the fundamentals they learn as a foundation in the day-to-day application of topics like rules of the road, lookout duties and Voyage Management System (VMS) operations.
“This training course provided various modalities of learning the OS rating,” said Chief Operations Specialist Eliseo Hernandez, the course supervisor. “By providing more hands-on applications, future OS students will be far more prepared to step in to their supporting roles in their respective CIC [combat information center] watch team.”
According to many of the students, they received a more flexible and immersive learning experience than traditional instructor-led training.
“The modernized OS ‘A’ School way of teaching is more engaging than clicking through a PowerPoint,” said Operations Specialist Seaman David Dabrowski, a course student. “Reading and listening to the instruction gave me a foundation of knowledge that helped when it came to the hands-on activities and allowed me to grasp the concepts faster.”
This initial pilot course, delivered to students in an actual training environment, was a final assessment required before full-scale implementation of the new course format and training curriculum targeted to fully transition in September.
“This training course confirmed the timing of training modules and finalization of course master schedule hours to determine final course length, number of instructors required to teach the new course, operational test of hardware and equipment in a normal working environment, and changes and feedback to contractors for required changes to any products delivered,” said Bill Marvel, RRL program manager.
RRL is a pillar of Sailor 2025, the Navy’s program to more effectively recruit, develop, manage, reward and retain the force of tomorrow.
“RRL changes the way we train – moving beyond an industrial-era, conveyer-belt training model to one that our Sailors can expect from today’s most technologically advanced Navy in the world,” said Rear Adm. Kyle Cozad, commander, Naval Education and Training Command (NETC). “Part of this is modernizing training content in partnership with the fleet to meet validated learning requirements. It is providing the right training at the right time in the right way to Sailors to improve their performance and enhance mission readiness. And this pilot course has fully validated the means and methods that RRL will bring to Navy training – from the feedback I’ve received, the training improvements that we’ve implemented in our OS ‘A’ school are a homerun.”
The RRL Executive Steering Committee (ESC) met in Great Lakes May 22 during the improved OS “A” School course’s final week, in part to discuss the OS modernized delivery example and visit CSCSU Great Lakes to see the progress for themselves.
“I think all ESC members received a very good perspective of what the new technology provides and how it is definitely better than the legacy course,” said Marvel. “In my opinion, the most powerful validation came from the instructors themselves. Hearing directly from them about the improvements in training and the positive reaction from students was invaluable.”
For more on RRL, visit the U.S. Fleet Forces RRL website at https://www.public.navy.mil/usff/rrl/Pages/default.aspx.
For more information on NETC, visit https://www.public.navy.mil/netc or follow NETC on Facebook at www.facebook.com/netcpao.
| Date Taken: | 05.24.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 05.29.2019 05:39 |
| Story ID: | 324144 |
| Location: | NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS, US |
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