in the correct spaces when you need it. As shopsupervisor, you should always be willing to help others,but you must have a system to keep track of materialassets.You can make a simple equipment checkout logcontaining information, such as item description,serial number, work center, name of the person towhom the item is checked out, date loaned out, datereturned, and a space for the lender’s initials. Loggingthis information will allow you to track toolsborrowed and returned and to identify the borrower.(This accountability system works only if everyoneuses it!)Whenever you issue tools to ship personnel in theform of toolboxes or kits, keep an inventory of thetools issued. Tools are government property and, assuch, are accountable items. Thousands of dollars areneedlessly spent on tools each year because tools“walk off’ or are carelessly left lying around to be lostor stolen.TRAININGTraining for personnel may be either formal off-shiptraining or shipboard division/shop training. As asupervisor, you spend a good part of your time trainingyour work force or arranging for training. Much of thistraining is informal, such as showing a new technicianhow to align or adjust a radar repeater or how to use atechnical manual. A good training program contains abalance of the various elements of training. The bettertrained your work force is, the more readily your shopcan perform the required maintenance with which youare tasked.FORMAL OFF-SHIP/SHOPTRAININGFormal off-ship training is composed of one or moreof the following schools:Factory schools–held by various vendors orcontractors. This is the costliest form of trainingavailable. In addition to travel funds, full or partial perdiem usually must be funded by the type commander(TYCOM). Often these schools are the only source oftraining available for new types of equipment beinginstalled on new vessels or vessels undergoingmodernization.Navy class A and C schools–designated class Aor C to identify the level and type of training offered.Class A schools offer the basic technical knowledge andskills required to prepare personnel for job entry levelperformance and further specialized training. Class Cschools offer the advanced knowledge, skills, andtechniques required to perform a particular job in abillet. To send your personnel to these schools, youmust obtain training quotas. The Catalog of NavyTraining Courses (CANTRAC), discussed later in thischapter, contains information on how to obtainquotas.Other formal schools–available from mobiletechnical units (MOTUs). The classes offered cover awide range of equipment in use in the fleet and some ofthe basic skills required to maintain this equipment.MOTUs announce scheduled classes via messages to alllocal units. This is done on a monthly or quarterly basis,depending upon the location of the MOTU.The Catalog of Navy Training Courses (CANTRAC),NAVEDTRA 10500, lists all formal courses of instructionoffered to naval personnel. This catalog contains thefollowing information on each of the courses listed:LocationLengthClass school (A, C, P)Convening frequencyPurposes c o p ePrerequisitesQuota controlReporting destinationThe CANTRAC is an invaluable aid for the seniorET and supervisors as they plan off-ship training. TheCANTRAC is normally located in the EducationalServices Office (ESO).SHIPBOARD OR SHOPTRAININGShipboard or shop training is necessary throughoutthe naval establishment. Technicians reporting to theirfirst duty station from a C school have much to learnabout their particular work center or work groupoperation and system configuration. The courses ofinstruction that ETs attend generally provide only thefundamental theory and skills required to perform theminimum maintenance on electronic and digitalequipment. Most C schools do not have the manpoweror equipment available to have the students perform all3-14
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