CWO Chris Sparkman (BMC)
06-23-2008, 06:13 PM
Have the ESO out there been checking rating EPQ's prior to allowing a member to take a rating EOCT? The way I have been reading it, only the EPME EPQ's were required to be completed and verified before administering the EOCT. The way I am reading this is now the Rating PBQ's must be completed and verified before admimistering a rating EOCT. Good........
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COMDTNOTE 1510
SUBJ: ENLISTED RATE TRAINING COURSE PROCEDURES UPDATE
A. CG INSTITUTE NON-RESIDENT TRAINING EOCT MANAGEMENT SOP, VOL. I
B. TRAINING AND EDUCATION MANUAL, COMDTINST M1500.10 (SERIES)
C. PERSONNEL MANUAL, COMDTINST M1000.6 (SERIES)
1. THIS MESSAGE PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF PROCEDURES AND INTERIM
GUIDANCE FOR ENLISTED PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATIONS (EPQS) AND
PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATION GUIDE (PQG) RATE TRAINING COURSES. IT
SERVES TO CLARIFY USAGE OF TERMS AND FACILITATE THE NON-RESIDENT
TRAINING PROCESS. THESE CHANGES WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO REF (A)
AND (B).
2. EPQS. FORMERLY KNOWN AS PRACTICAL FACTORS, EPQS SERVE AS THE
FOUNDATION OF THE ENLISTED OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY TRAINING SYSTEM.
THE OFFICIAL LOCATION FOR CURRENT EPQS IS NOW THE COAST GUARD
LEARNING PORTAL LOCATED AT HTTPS://LEARNING.USCG.MIL. A STUDENT
ACCOMPLISHES BOTH THE EPQS AND PQG COURSE AT THE SAME TIME. EPQS
ARE SYNONOMOUS WITH THE TERMINAL PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES (TPOS)
FOUND IN THE PQG. THE REVISED STANDARD EPQ RECORD (FORM CG-3303C)
MUST BE COMPLETED TO QUALIFY FOR THE RATING EOCT AND TO ADVANCE IN
RATE. PER REF (C) PARA 5.C.7.A., AN EPQ CANNOT BE WAIVED. IT MAY,
HOWEVER, BE DEFERRED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CO/OIC DUE TO LACK OF
RESOURCES ONLY AFTER ALL MEANS TO ACCOMPLISH A SINGLE EPQ HAVE BEEN
EXHAUSTED AND MUST BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE. DEFERRED
EPQS MUST BE RECERTIFIED, SIGNED, AND DATED PRIOR TO EACH EPQ
COMPLETION DEADLINE TO REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR SWE COMPETITION.
3. COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF COMPETENCY
REQUIREMENTS FOR ADVANCEMENT IN CERTAIN RATINGS WILL BE
INCORPORATED INTO REF (C). WHEN APPLICABLE, A DESCRIPTION OF THE
COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS IS APPENDED TO THE EPQ FORM. COMPETENCIES
CANNOT BE DEFERRED. A SUPERVISORS SIGNATURE OF COMPLETION OF ALL
EPQS AND COMPETENCIES FOR EACH PAY GRADE LEVEL IS REQUIRED ON PAGE
2 OF FORM CG-3303C.
4. PQG. THE PQG COURSE FORMAT PAIRS ON-THE-JOB TRAINING THROUGH THE
ASSIGNMENT OF A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COACH (PDC). THE PDC IS
DESIGNATED BY A UNIT BASED ON PAY GRADE, PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE
AND LEADERSHIP ABILITY. THE GOAL OF THE PDC IS TO ACCELERATE
STUDENT LEARNING. THE PQG IS DESIGNED TO INCREMENTALLY AID STUDENTS
IN MASTERING EACH EPQ FOR ADVANCEMENT. SIGNATURES ON CERTIFICATION
GUIDE PAMPHLETS AND MONTHLY TRACKING SHEETS (MTS) TO TRACK STUDENT
PROGRESS ARE OPTIONAL. TO BETTER ALIGN WITH EPQ SIGNATURE
REQUIREMENTS, THE PQG SIGNATURE TRACKING PROCESS IS AMENDED TO END
WITH THE SHOP CHIEF/DIVISION OFFICER. THE CG INSTITUTE BI-MONTHLY
STUDENT STATUS REPORT MAY BE USED AT HIGHER LEVELS TO MONITOR
OVERALL STUDENT ACTIVITY. PQG AND OTHER RATE TRAINING COURSES CAN
BE FOUND IN CG CENTRAL:LEARNING:NON-RESIDENT COURSES.
5. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
A. ESO - MUST COMPLY WITH REFERENCE (A) AND ALL PROCEDURES
DIRECTED BY THE CG INSTITUTE. ENROLLS THE STUDENT AND ORDERS
APPROPRIATE PQG RATE TRAINING COURSE MATERIAL FROM THE CG
INSTITUTE. ENCOURAGES THE STUDENT TO STUDY AND SEEK GUIDANCE FROM
HIS/HER PDC, CHIEF OR SUPERVISOR. VALIDATES PAGE 2 OF THE
APPROPRIATE FORM CG-3303C TO ENSURE EPQ COMPLETION PRIOR TO
ADMINISTERING ANY RATE TRAINING EOCT. REQUIRED RATING EOCTS ARE
LISTED UNDER "EOCT TEST INFORMATION" ON THE CG INSTITUTE WEBSITE AT
HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/HQ/CG1/CGI/. FOLLOW THE LINK TO NON-RESIDENT
TRAINING. AS A REMINDER, REF (C) PARA 5.C.8.G, OUTLINES AND
SPECIFIES THE 21/7 DAY RE-TESTING POLICY. PROCEDURES FOR
ADMINISTRATION OF OPEN BOOK EXAMINATIONS ARE POSTED ON THE CG
INSTITUTE WEBSITE.
B. CHIEF, DIVISION OFFICER OR SENIOR SUPERVISOR (MAY BE A CIVILIAN
EMPLOYEE) - MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PDC ASSIGNMENT. FACILITATES
OJT OPPORTUNITIES FOR EPQ/PQG COMPLETION, CERTIFIES COMPLETION OF
EPQS ON PAGE 2 OF THE FORM CG-3303C.
C. PDC - THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COACH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
TRACKING STUDENT PROGRESS TO MASTER ALL PQG ENABLING OBJECTIVES AND
PQG/EPQ TERMINAL PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE
PDC IS TO ACCELERATE STUDENT LEARNING BY MEANS OF EXPLAINING,
DEMONSTRATING, GUIDING PRACTICE SESSIONS, AND PROVIDING
CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF ON-THE-JOB TRAINING
AND PQG TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION. UNITS ARE ENCOURAGED TO DESIGNATE
PDC TRADE EXPERTS/ROLE MODELS IN WRITING FOR EACH TRAINEE. THE PDC
MAY FURTHER REFER THE STUDENT TO TASK SPECIFIC EXPERTS FOR DETAILED
ENRICHMENT AND BROADER PERSPECTIVE. MEMBERS MUST RECEIVE
AUTHORIZATION FROM THEIR IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR TO HAVE SOMEONE
OUTSIDE THEIR NORMAL CHAIN-OF-COMMAND SIGN OFF PERFORMANCE
QUALIFICATIONS. ELIGIBLE MEMBERS ARE E-5 LEVEL OR ABOVE AND AT
LEAST ONE PAY GRADE HIGHER THAN THE STUDENT. THE PDC SHOULD BE
ASSIGNED FROM WITHIN THE MEMBERS OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY IF AT ALL
FEASIBLE AS THEY POSSESS THE REQUISITE TRADE EXPERTISE. THE PDC MAY
BE ASSIGNED EXTERNALLY FROM A DIFFERENT UNIT. COMMISSIONED
OFFICERS, CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES, AND MEMBERS FROM OUTSIDE A MEMBERS
RATING MAY BE DESIGNATED AS A LAST OPTION. THE STUDENTS PDC,
SUPERVISOR, OR AN AUTHORIZED TASK EXPERT MUST SIGN OFF EACH
ACCOMPLISHED EPQ ON FORM CG-3303C AS THIS IS A PREREQUISITE TO TAKE
THE RATING EOCT AND TO ADVANCE IN RATE.
D. STUDENT - ENGAGES IN CONTINUOUS LEARNING FOR ADVANCEMENT. SEEKS
OUT THE UNIT ESO TO ENROLL IN THE RATE TRAINING COURSE. STUDIES THE
MATERIAL PRESENTED IN THE COURSE, DEMONSTRATES PERFORMANCE OF
ENABLING OBJECTIVES LISTED IN THE PQG CERTIFICATION PHAMPLET, AND
WHEN CONFIDENT, DEMONSTRATES PERFORMANCE OF THE EPQ TERMINAL
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE. OBTAINS PDC SIGNATURES ON FORM CG-3303C.
WHEN ALL EPQS FOR THE APPLICABLE PAYGRADE HAVE BEEN SIGNED, OBTAINS
SIGNATURE ON PAGE 2 OF CG FORM 3303C FROM THE SHOP CHIEF OR
DIVISION OFFICER CERTIFYING EPQS FOR EOCT AND ADVANCEMENT ARE
COMPLETE. PRESENTS THE SIGNED CG-3303C TO THE ESO PRIOR TO TAKING
THE RATING EOCT. THE REQUIREMENT TO PRESENT SIGNED EPQS FOR TEST
ADMISSION APPLIES TO ALL PQG AND LEGACY CORRESPONDENCE COURSE
RATING EOCTS.
6. GENERAL GUIDANCE ABOUT ENLISTED RATING COURSE ENROLLMENT OR
TESTING IS AVAILABLE FROM ESOS. QUESTIONS REGARDING ESO PROCEDURES
SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE CG INSTITUTE. QUESTIONS REGARDING THE
RATING EPQS SPECIFICALLY, OR PERSONNEL ADVANCEMENT REQUIREMENTS,
SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE RATING FORCE MASTER CHIEF OF THE
OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY. QUESTIONS REGARDING PQG AND OTHER COURSE
CONTENT SHOULD BE REFERRED TO THE SUBJECT MATTER SPECIALIST OF THE
OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY. SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE THE ENLISTED
TRAINING SYSTEM MAY BE E-MAILED TO MARK.A.PLANITZ(AT)USCG.MIL.
7. RDML D. R. MAY, DIRECTOR OF RESERVE AND TRAINING, SENDS.
8. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
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UNCLAS //N01510//
ALCOAST 297/08
COMDTNOTE 1510
SUBJ: ENLISTED RATE TRAINING COURSE PROCEDURES UPDATE
A. CG INSTITUTE NON-RESIDENT TRAINING EOCT MANAGEMENT SOP, VOL. I
B. TRAINING AND EDUCATION MANUAL, COMDTINST M1500.10 (SERIES)
C. PERSONNEL MANUAL, COMDTINST M1000.6 (SERIES)
1. THIS MESSAGE PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF PROCEDURES AND INTERIM
GUIDANCE FOR ENLISTED PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATIONS (EPQS) AND
PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATION GUIDE (PQG) RATE TRAINING COURSES. IT
SERVES TO CLARIFY USAGE OF TERMS AND FACILITATE THE NON-RESIDENT
TRAINING PROCESS. THESE CHANGES WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO REF (A)
AND (B).
2. EPQS. FORMERLY KNOWN AS PRACTICAL FACTORS, EPQS SERVE AS THE
FOUNDATION OF THE ENLISTED OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY TRAINING SYSTEM.
THE OFFICIAL LOCATION FOR CURRENT EPQS IS NOW THE COAST GUARD
LEARNING PORTAL LOCATED AT HTTPS://LEARNING.USCG.MIL. A STUDENT
ACCOMPLISHES BOTH THE EPQS AND PQG COURSE AT THE SAME TIME. EPQS
ARE SYNONOMOUS WITH THE TERMINAL PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES (TPOS)
FOUND IN THE PQG. THE REVISED STANDARD EPQ RECORD (FORM CG-3303C)
MUST BE COMPLETED TO QUALIFY FOR THE RATING EOCT AND TO ADVANCE IN
RATE. PER REF (C) PARA 5.C.7.A., AN EPQ CANNOT BE WAIVED. IT MAY,
HOWEVER, BE DEFERRED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CO/OIC DUE TO LACK OF
RESOURCES ONLY AFTER ALL MEANS TO ACCOMPLISH A SINGLE EPQ HAVE BEEN
EXHAUSTED AND MUST BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE. DEFERRED
EPQS MUST BE RECERTIFIED, SIGNED, AND DATED PRIOR TO EACH EPQ
COMPLETION DEADLINE TO REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR SWE COMPETITION.
3. COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF COMPETENCY
REQUIREMENTS FOR ADVANCEMENT IN CERTAIN RATINGS WILL BE
INCORPORATED INTO REF (C). WHEN APPLICABLE, A DESCRIPTION OF THE
COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS IS APPENDED TO THE EPQ FORM. COMPETENCIES
CANNOT BE DEFERRED. A SUPERVISORS SIGNATURE OF COMPLETION OF ALL
EPQS AND COMPETENCIES FOR EACH PAY GRADE LEVEL IS REQUIRED ON PAGE
2 OF FORM CG-3303C.
4. PQG. THE PQG COURSE FORMAT PAIRS ON-THE-JOB TRAINING THROUGH THE
ASSIGNMENT OF A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COACH (PDC). THE PDC IS
DESIGNATED BY A UNIT BASED ON PAY GRADE, PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE
AND LEADERSHIP ABILITY. THE GOAL OF THE PDC IS TO ACCELERATE
STUDENT LEARNING. THE PQG IS DESIGNED TO INCREMENTALLY AID STUDENTS
IN MASTERING EACH EPQ FOR ADVANCEMENT. SIGNATURES ON CERTIFICATION
GUIDE PAMPHLETS AND MONTHLY TRACKING SHEETS (MTS) TO TRACK STUDENT
PROGRESS ARE OPTIONAL. TO BETTER ALIGN WITH EPQ SIGNATURE
REQUIREMENTS, THE PQG SIGNATURE TRACKING PROCESS IS AMENDED TO END
WITH THE SHOP CHIEF/DIVISION OFFICER. THE CG INSTITUTE BI-MONTHLY
STUDENT STATUS REPORT MAY BE USED AT HIGHER LEVELS TO MONITOR
OVERALL STUDENT ACTIVITY. PQG AND OTHER RATE TRAINING COURSES CAN
BE FOUND IN CG CENTRAL:LEARNING:NON-RESIDENT COURSES.
5. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
A. ESO - MUST COMPLY WITH REFERENCE (A) AND ALL PROCEDURES
DIRECTED BY THE CG INSTITUTE. ENROLLS THE STUDENT AND ORDERS
APPROPRIATE PQG RATE TRAINING COURSE MATERIAL FROM THE CG
INSTITUTE. ENCOURAGES THE STUDENT TO STUDY AND SEEK GUIDANCE FROM
HIS/HER PDC, CHIEF OR SUPERVISOR. VALIDATES PAGE 2 OF THE
APPROPRIATE FORM CG-3303C TO ENSURE EPQ COMPLETION PRIOR TO
ADMINISTERING ANY RATE TRAINING EOCT. REQUIRED RATING EOCTS ARE
LISTED UNDER "EOCT TEST INFORMATION" ON THE CG INSTITUTE WEBSITE AT
HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/HQ/CG1/CGI/. FOLLOW THE LINK TO NON-RESIDENT
TRAINING. AS A REMINDER, REF (C) PARA 5.C.8.G, OUTLINES AND
SPECIFIES THE 21/7 DAY RE-TESTING POLICY. PROCEDURES FOR
ADMINISTRATION OF OPEN BOOK EXAMINATIONS ARE POSTED ON THE CG
INSTITUTE WEBSITE.
B. CHIEF, DIVISION OFFICER OR SENIOR SUPERVISOR (MAY BE A CIVILIAN
EMPLOYEE) - MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PDC ASSIGNMENT. FACILITATES
OJT OPPORTUNITIES FOR EPQ/PQG COMPLETION, CERTIFIES COMPLETION OF
EPQS ON PAGE 2 OF THE FORM CG-3303C.
C. PDC - THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COACH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
TRACKING STUDENT PROGRESS TO MASTER ALL PQG ENABLING OBJECTIVES AND
PQG/EPQ TERMINAL PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE
PDC IS TO ACCELERATE STUDENT LEARNING BY MEANS OF EXPLAINING,
DEMONSTRATING, GUIDING PRACTICE SESSIONS, AND PROVIDING
CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF ON-THE-JOB TRAINING
AND PQG TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION. UNITS ARE ENCOURAGED TO DESIGNATE
PDC TRADE EXPERTS/ROLE MODELS IN WRITING FOR EACH TRAINEE. THE PDC
MAY FURTHER REFER THE STUDENT TO TASK SPECIFIC EXPERTS FOR DETAILED
ENRICHMENT AND BROADER PERSPECTIVE. MEMBERS MUST RECEIVE
AUTHORIZATION FROM THEIR IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR TO HAVE SOMEONE
OUTSIDE THEIR NORMAL CHAIN-OF-COMMAND SIGN OFF PERFORMANCE
QUALIFICATIONS. ELIGIBLE MEMBERS ARE E-5 LEVEL OR ABOVE AND AT
LEAST ONE PAY GRADE HIGHER THAN THE STUDENT. THE PDC SHOULD BE
ASSIGNED FROM WITHIN THE MEMBERS OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY IF AT ALL
FEASIBLE AS THEY POSSESS THE REQUISITE TRADE EXPERTISE. THE PDC MAY
BE ASSIGNED EXTERNALLY FROM A DIFFERENT UNIT. COMMISSIONED
OFFICERS, CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES, AND MEMBERS FROM OUTSIDE A MEMBERS
RATING MAY BE DESIGNATED AS A LAST OPTION. THE STUDENTS PDC,
SUPERVISOR, OR AN AUTHORIZED TASK EXPERT MUST SIGN OFF EACH
ACCOMPLISHED EPQ ON FORM CG-3303C AS THIS IS A PREREQUISITE TO TAKE
THE RATING EOCT AND TO ADVANCE IN RATE.
D. STUDENT - ENGAGES IN CONTINUOUS LEARNING FOR ADVANCEMENT. SEEKS
OUT THE UNIT ESO TO ENROLL IN THE RATE TRAINING COURSE. STUDIES THE
MATERIAL PRESENTED IN THE COURSE, DEMONSTRATES PERFORMANCE OF
ENABLING OBJECTIVES LISTED IN THE PQG CERTIFICATION PHAMPLET, AND
WHEN CONFIDENT, DEMONSTRATES PERFORMANCE OF THE EPQ TERMINAL
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE. OBTAINS PDC SIGNATURES ON FORM CG-3303C.
WHEN ALL EPQS FOR THE APPLICABLE PAYGRADE HAVE BEEN SIGNED, OBTAINS
SIGNATURE ON PAGE 2 OF CG FORM 3303C FROM THE SHOP CHIEF OR
DIVISION OFFICER CERTIFYING EPQS FOR EOCT AND ADVANCEMENT ARE
COMPLETE. PRESENTS THE SIGNED CG-3303C TO THE ESO PRIOR TO TAKING
THE RATING EOCT. THE REQUIREMENT TO PRESENT SIGNED EPQS FOR TEST
ADMISSION APPLIES TO ALL PQG AND LEGACY CORRESPONDENCE COURSE
RATING EOCTS.
6. GENERAL GUIDANCE ABOUT ENLISTED RATING COURSE ENROLLMENT OR
TESTING IS AVAILABLE FROM ESOS. QUESTIONS REGARDING ESO PROCEDURES
SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE CG INSTITUTE. QUESTIONS REGARDING THE
RATING EPQS SPECIFICALLY, OR PERSONNEL ADVANCEMENT REQUIREMENTS,
SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE RATING FORCE MASTER CHIEF OF THE
OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY. QUESTIONS REGARDING PQG AND OTHER COURSE
CONTENT SHOULD BE REFERRED TO THE SUBJECT MATTER SPECIALIST OF THE
OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY. SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE THE ENLISTED
TRAINING SYSTEM MAY BE E-MAILED TO MARK.A.PLANITZ(AT)USCG.MIL.
7. RDML D. R. MAY, DIRECTOR OF RESERVE AND TRAINING, SENDS.
8. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
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