commanding officers responsible for normal and
3. Acknowledgement. In order to expect positive
change, the person being counseled must agree
on-the-job rating training. It was also designed to
that the deficiency pointed out is in fact a
develop and register with the National Office of the
deficiency and requires change.
Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training, U.S.
Department of Labor, programs of apprenticeship for
4. Goal identification. Once the deficiency is
active-duty naval personnel in occupations closely
identified, it is the counselor's job to help the
related and applicable to the needs and requirements of
subordinate identify the means by which the
private industry. In many instances, current Navy
deficiency will be corrected In setting the goal
for correction, the time allowed for the
training and on-the-job experience will, if properly
correction to take place must be defined.
documented, satisfy the requirements of private
industry for the training of apprentices in nationally
5. Termination of the counseling session. In
recognized occupations.
terminating the session, the counselor reinforces
that the subordinate is a worthwhile member of
The objectives of the National Apprenticeship
the team and his or her welfare is a valid concern
Standards of the United States Navy are the following:
of the command and the counselor.
1. Provide registered certification of the rate
6. Follow up. At the preset time setup in the goal
training of Navy personnel
identification, the counselor must see that the
2. Achieve recognition of the Navy person equal
deficiency has been corrected. Periodic
monitoring after that should prevent further
to his or her civilian counterpart.
problems.
Registration with the Bureau of Apprenticeship and
Used correctly, counseling will prevent most
Training (BAT), U.S. Department of Labor, for naval
problems from becoming serious or out-of-hand.
occupational specialties is mutually beneficial to the
Counseling records, both good and bad, are valuable
Navy, to the individual, and to private industry. You
sources of information when writing performance
should ensure that your personnel are familiar with this
evaluations.
program. Processing of applications for registration is
administered by the Branch Head, EM A School SSC,
TRAINING PROGRAMS
NTC, Great Lakes.
As an EM1 or EMC, you are required to establish
Personnel Qualification Standards (PQS)
and/or maintain a training program for your work center
personnel. On smaller ships you might be the division
The PQS Program (OPNANINST 3500.34B) is a
officer, responsible for a number of work centers. In
method of qualifying officer and enlisted personnel to
these programs you are required to teach the proper
methods of equipment operation, repair, and safety. You
perform assigned duties. PQS is a written compilation
should use all the materials available to you, including
of knowledge and skills required to qualify for a specific
teaching aids such as manufacturer's technical manuals,
watch station, maintain a specific equipment or system,
instructions, or training manuals. In addition you
or perform as a team member within the assigned unit.
should know what schools are available to your workers
PQS is in the format of a qualification guide, which asks
and try to get quotas for eligible and deserving personnel
the questions a trainee must answer to verify readiness
(for example, EM A or C).
to perform a given task. It also provides a record of the
progress and final certification. The PQS approach to
Apprenticeship Training
training is based on individual learning. The learner has
the complete written program in hand. The operational
The Apprenticeship Program for Electrical
supervisor serves as both a source for specific assistance
Repairers (DOT Code 829.28 1-014) was started in
and as quality control over the learning process through
1976. It was established under the authority of the
certification of completion of each step. NAVEDTRA
Secretary of the Navy and Secretary of Labor as the
43100-1, Handbook on Personnel Qualification
National Apprentice Standards for the United States
Standards, provides information on the PQS concept
Navy. The purpose of establishing the National
and describes its implementation into the training
Apprenticeship Standards for the United States Navy
program of operational units of the Navy.
was to provide general policy and guidance to
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