Fellow NOAA Corps officers,
As we have always touted here at CPC, training is a critical piece of making yourself a better officer and advancing your career. We have seen a significant increase on submitted training certificates over the last three months. Keep up the great work. There were over 50 submissions to the recent OMAO Training Division/CPC competitive training call. While there was only enough money to fund about a third of the submissions, please continue to look for training opportunities.
Training does not only consist of the formal and expensive week long classes many officers think an Officer Personnel Board (OPB) is looking for; these are certainly beneficial but any type of training that makes you a better officer has value. There are hundreds of classes online that can be accomplished at no cost and with flexible time obligations. Significant certifications such as FAC-COR and FAC-P/PM can be accomplished for very low-cost or free by utilizing the Defense Acquisition University and Federal Acquisition Institute websites. My favorite sites are listed at the bottom of this section and contain no-cost courses in dozens of disciplines critical to NOAA Corps officers.
Finally, don't take training just to "check a box". Take training and then use the knowledge to accomplish objectives in your job. Linking training to work accomplishments (hopefully captured in your OER) is a great way to show an OPB that you are managing your career.
CAPT Devin Brakob, NOAA
Director, Commissioned Personnel Center
16 Jul 2020 | BOTC 136 commences |
CAPT David Zezula | 01 Jul 2020 |
CDR Nicole Cabana | 01 Jul 2020 |
CDR Justin Kibbey | 01 Jul 2020 |
LT Nikita Manougian | 01 Aug 2020 |
CAPT Devin Brakob | 01 Nov 2020 |
LTJG Sara Wood | 01 Dec 2020 |
Bravo Zulu to the following officers for their remarkable accomplishments!