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From Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- More than 800 civilians in the Safety community
will begin the task of validating their job competencies in February,
using an online survey similar to that being employed by the Sea Warrior
program for Sailors.
The Safety community is the first of the 21 civilian communities to begin
the competency evaluation process, according to Marcia Tremaine, director
of the Civilian Community Management Division (CCMD). CCMD will oversee
the effort using SkillsNet Corporations competency identification tools
used by Sea Warrior.
As a part of providing a civilian safety professional with a viable
career path, we need to identify the technical and leadership skills and
abilities needed to do the job successfully, said Connie DeWitte,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Safety. Weve developed
our baseline data identifying what our community sees as the competencies
needed to do their jobs. Now we are in the next stage of data gathering,
validating this information via a Web-based survey.
Competencies are defined as specific sets of knowledge, skills and
abilities that allow people to successfully perform their job.
The evaluation will enable civilians to build roadmaps for their careers
by capturing competencies for each job and identifying the qualifications,
training and certifications needed for job promotion potential. The
Financial Management Community is next in line, explained Tremaine.
Safetys strong commitment to making the process happen quickly is
critical to getting the competency identification process up and
running, said Tremaine. Ms. DeWittes professional expertise and
enthusiasm is key as we push forward to encompass all communities in
competency evaluation.
Competency identification is just one of the initiatives being undertaken
by the CCMD, the office under the Chief of Naval Personnel responsible for
"growing" Navy civilians and civilian Marines. The mission of
CCMD is three-fold: attract, develop and sustain a diverse civilian
workforce to meet Department of the Navys (DON) evolving mission
requirements; foster a sense of civilian community across DON; and provide
each individual the opportunity to develop to his or her full potential.
The 21 civilian communities across DON will each have a community manager
with a two-year assignment working at CCMD with its permanent staff of
three. Each community will have a community leader recognized DON-wide as
an expert acting as the voice for that community.
For more information on the Civilian Community Management Division, visit
their Web page at www.donhr.navy.mil/ccm/.
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