Communications Officer Training

[arajca]

As part of the Master Trainer Program, I am working on developing a training program for communications officers. This is not really covered by the proposed Communications Training Program, but is definitely needed. To help establish a valid starting point, I have created a survey that I will be sending to Communications Officers in Colorado Wing, and will be making available on-line here and elsewhere to expand that sample size.

At this time, I am looking for a few people to review the DRAFT version of the survey and make comments about its appropriateness and suitability. I AM NOT LOOKING FOR ANYONE TO COMPLETE IT AT THIS TIME.

I need to have comments by 11 January 2008 so I can pilot test it starting on 14 January 2008.

Thank you.

[wacapgh]

You may want to add some questions regarding the amount of actual communications experience a person has - How many years have you been authorized to operate CAP radios? As a mission radio operator? Any Military communications experience - 1) actual communicating on radios and/or 2) managing communications operations? Do you or have you held an amateur radio license and if so what class? etc.

If you find that 60% have been ES qualified for 10+ years, hold amateur General or higher, and were former military radio operators, that would tend to generate a different training plan than if you found out that 75% had only been ES qualified for less than two years, no other radio experience, etc.

[Capt Rivera]

Are you going to modify your survey based on the above input? Would you like your survey shared with non-captalk members? [IE: I pass it on to my Wing Comm guy to pass on to his subordinate comm guys/gals]. I forget if the survey had a email address/fax# etc for people to send the survey to. If not, what are the options for people to get the info to you?

As part of the Master Trainer Program, I am working on developing a training program for communications officers. This is not really covered by the proposed Communications Training Program, but is definitely needed. To help establish a valid starting point, I have created a survey that I will be sending to Communications Officers in Colorado Wing, and will be making available on-line here and elsewhere to expand that sample size.

At this time, I am looking for a few people to review the DRAFT version of the survey and make comments about its appropriateness and suitability. I AM NOT LOOKING FOR ANYONE TO COMPLETE IT AT THIS TIME.

I need to have comments by 11 January 2008 so I can pilot test it starting on 14 January 2008.

Thank you.

[arajca]

I will be modifying the survey based on input I receive. For now, it is still in the design stage.

As for other wings, I don't have a problem with sharing. I'll include email info when I release the survey.

[arajca]

Having received some input, as well as further thought, here is version 2. Again, this is just for comment.

I added some more questions on comm background nad comm plans. I also converted it to a form so that it can be completed electronically or printed.