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SUBJ: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: CQA EXAMINER SOLICITATION
1. THIS SOLICITS NOMINEES/VOLUNTEERS FOR A LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND APPLY THE
COMDTS PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE CRITERIA (CPEC) SYSTEM. THE
OPPORTUNITY INVOLVES SERVING AS A MEMBER OF THE COMDTS QUALITY
AWARD (CQA) 2006 BOARD OF EXAMINERS. THROUGH TRAINING AND SERVICE
AS AN EXAMINER, MEMBERS LEARN AND PRACTICE NUMEROUS LEADERSHIP
COMPETENCIES THAT WILL BENEFIT THEM THROUGHOUT THEIR CAREERS.
EXPERIENCED EXAMINERS ARE CRITICAL TO CQA, TO ENCOURAGE AND REWARD
CQA-EXPERIENCED MEMBERS AND THE COMMANDS/STAFFS THAT SUPPORT THEM,
THOSE WHO RETURN AND PERFORM AS LEAD EXAMINERS WILL BE PROVIDED AN
OFFICE OF PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND DECISION SUPPORT (G-CPD)
FUNDED TONO TO THE 2006 USCG INNOVATION EXPO, 26-28 JUNE IN TAMPA
BAY FL, WHERE CQA 2006 APPLICANTS AND EXAMINERS WILL BE RECOGNIZED
IN AN AWARD CEREMONY.
2. THE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CENTER (LDC) ANNUALLY TRAINS,
MENTORS, AND MANAGES CQA EXAMINERS. CQA EXAMINER TRAINING WILL BE
HELD JAN-FEB 2006. FOR MORE DETAILS ON EXAMINER APPLICATIONS,
PROCESSES, TIMELINES, CLCVNS, AND DETAILED TIME REQUIREMENTS, VISIT
CG CENTRAL/COMMUNITIES/COMMAND/PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT OR THE G-CPD
WEB SITE AT HTTP://CGWEB.COMDT.USCG.MIL/G-CQM/INDEX.HTM, FOLLOW
PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE. IF UNABLE TO ACCESS, CONTACT MS. WEHRENBERG
AT 202-267-2769 FOR A FAX, EMAIL, OR MAIL COPY.
3. CQA EXAMINER ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: E6 TO E9, ALL CWOS, O2 TO
O8, AND GS09 TO SES. CURRENT, FORMER, AND PROSPECTIVE COMMANDING
OFFICERS/OFFICERS IN CHARGE, COMMAND MASTER CHIEFS, AND PAST-YEAR
CQA EXAMINERS ARE URGED TO APPLY. ALL ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE
CONSULTANTS (OPCS) ARE REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE/APPLY EVERY OTHER
YEAR.
4. TO APPLY, EACH PROSPECTIVE EXAMINER MUST SUBMIT AN APPLICATION
BY 04 NOV 2005. OTHER THAN CURRENT COMMANDING OFFICERS AND OFFICERS
IN CHARGE, SUPERVISORS MUST SIGN THE APPLICATION TO BOTH NOMINATE
THE MEMBER AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE TRAINING AND SERVICE COMMITMENT. TO
LEARN MORE ABOUT CPEC AND THE EXAMINATION PROCESS, IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT PROSPECTIVE EXAMINERS AND MEMBERS FROM APPLICANT
UNITS ATTEND 2-DAY CPEC ORIENTATION COURSES BEING HELD AROUND THE
CG. FOR DETAILS ON THE CPEC ORIENTATION COURSE AND A LISTING OF
OPCS, VISIT THE ABOVE DESCRIBED CG CENTRAL LOCATION AND G-CPD WEB
SITE.
5. COMMANDS/STAFFS REQUIRED TO HOLD BIENNIAL COMDTS PERFORMANCE
CHALLENGE (CPC) WORKSHOPS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO AVAIL AT LEAST
ONE MEMBER TO SERVE AS A CQA EXAMINER. THIS IS AS A LEADERSHIP
DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY THAT WILL BENEFIT THE MEMBER AS WELL AS THE
COMMAND/STAFF BY INCREASING CPEC EXPERIENCE. OUR RECRUITMENT GOAL
IS BASED ON AN EXAMINER POOL NECESSARY TO ASSEMBLE SUITABLY DIVERSE
EXAMINER TEAMS. CQA EXAMINER APPLICANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED OF
SELECTION AND TRAINING DATES BY 15 NOV 05. TQC WILL ISSUE TRAINING
QUOTAS/TONOS, G-CPD WILL ISSUE TONOS FOR OTHER BOARD OF EXAMINER
RELATED TRAVEL. C-SCHOOL ORDERS ARE ISSUED VIA DIRECT ACCESS,
THEREFORE, EACH MEMBER SHOULD ENSURE HIS/HER DIRECT ACCESS
PERSONNEL PROFILE IS CURRENT .
6. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
7. RDML R.S. BRANHAM, ACTING CHIEF OF STAFF, SENDS.
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