Unit Training Programs

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Unit Training Programs

• Main Points
• Unit training defined
• Effective unit training
• Integrating individual functions
• Passive training programs
• Active training programs
• Continual training
• Group, Wing, Region, and National programs
• Commitment of command

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Unit Training Programs

• Overview
• This segment will discuss the importance and
  formulation of effective unit training programs.
  It also explains the different approaches to unit
  training and CAP schools which augment unit
  training.

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Unit Training Programs

• Participants will
• be able to define unit training
• describe the difference between active and
  passive training programs
• understand the importance of continual training
• know how to utilize a meeting schedule when
  planning their training
• will see where group. wing, region, and national
  schools fit into their individual programs
• understand why the command must be a strong
  advocate and participant in unit training
  programs.

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Unit Training Programs

• Unit training programs are the heart of CAP
  training. It is at the unit level where the
  rubber meets the road.

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Unit Training Programs

• Unit Training
• Defined
• Any activity which enhances the capability and/or
  readiness of the unit through the practice or
  acquisition of new skills.

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Unit Training Programs

• Effective Unit Training
• You need
• a plan for training in the areas desired
• a person responsible for carrying out the
  training
• an effective support structure to ensure success

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Unit Training Programs

• Ideas for Spice in Unit Training
• Guest speakers
• Joint training with other units
• Sponsor or participate in a SAREX
• Use teaching aids such as view-graphs, videos,
  films, and audio tapes
• Have other people help you
• Use other than CAP materials

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Unit Training Programs

• Integrating Individual Functions
• Craft individual training functions to meet the
  overall training needs of the unit
• Individual member training
• Task Training
• Group training

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Unit Training Programs

• Passive Training Programs
• do not rely on much outside support
• relies heavily on individual motivation and
  effort
• good for members with a thorough basic knowledge
  of subject matter, or to instruct about
  uncomplicated tasks

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Unit Training Programs

• Examples
• ECI correspondence courses
• ES upgrade training for individual achievement

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Unit Training Programs

• Passive Training Programs
• Supervision exists in passive training but is not
  as direct
• Members who participate may choose their own
  personal objectives, focus, and schedule

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Unit Training Programs

• Active Training Programs
• Those programs which require support from people
  and organizations outside of the individual
  student
• Usually group efforts, more than one student
  participating

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Unit Training Programs

• Examples
• Flight clinics
• Model rocketry programs
• ES field training
• On-the-job training (senior member specialty
  training, cadet leadership training, etc)

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Unit Training Programs

• Active Training Programs
• On-the-job training is an active training program
• refers to the learning environment of the
  student, not the level of outside support or
  instruction

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Unit Training Programs

• On-the-job Training
• Learning is task-based
• Usually in the workplace
• With senior members, is the ideal way of learning

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Unit Training Programs

• Supervisor responsibilities
• Formulating a plan of action and objectives for
  the student
• Teaching the skills to the student in the work
  setting (having the student do as much as
  possible)
• Providing immediate feedback to the student
  throughout the process

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Unit Training Programs

• Continual Training
• Your programs must be constantly on the move,
  changing as the units mission, skill level, and
  needs change

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Unit Training Programs

• What should you train your people for?
• Train them to
• support the CAP program as a whole
• perform the jobs necessary to effectively run the
  unit
• advance their professional and personal
  development

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Unit Training Programs

• When do you have time to train?
• Create time by
• delegating training planning and taskings
• plan training time into your schedule
• Schedules provide a ready-made matrix
• How to use the matrix

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Unit Training Programs

• Group, Wing, Region, and National Programs
• For those programs which require more resources
  than any one unit has
• For those programs requiring a broader foundation
• Programs mandated to be administered at a higher
  level

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Unit Training Programs

• Group, Wing, Region, and National Programs
• Some programs are CAP-wide programs which are
  administered at lower levels of command
• Others are designed and administered entirely by
  that echelon

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Unit Training Programs

• Commitment
• The common thread through all CAP training
  programs is commitment.
• For the unit, it must begin with the commander.

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Unit Training Programs

• Commitment
• -Commanders-
• Continue your own training, set the example
• Leadership in CAP really does come from the top
  down!

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Unit Training Programs

• Questions
• Answers