Training Specialist; Title

Training Specialist Responsibilities

• Develop short and long term training plans for the state.
• Review and analyze regulations, directives and documents of higher, lower and adjacent headquarters to ensure training objectives are identified and met.
• Evaluate plans to ensure compliance with training regulations, guidance and policies.
• Identify weaknesses and problem areas in training plans, USAWHC 1
  
  Rs (evaluation of training activities) and schedules.
• Serve as the state's marksmanship coordinator; coordinate resources to ensure units have a viable ongoing unit marksmanship program as outlined in ARNG policy; promote the marksmanship program to commanders.
• Review USAWHC 5‑year exercise plans; coordinate change with Adjutant General staff, Continental United States Army (CONUSA), NGB and major organizations/installations.
• Evaluate exercise plans; recommend priorities to accomplish training objectives.
• Determine training needs through analysis and interpretation of a wide variety of directives, regulations and training objectives of DA and NGB.
• Analyze the 5‑year Overseas Deployment Training (ODT) Plan; coordinate and disseminate changes to the ODT Plan with CONUSA, NGB, TAG staff, USFPO and units.
• Attend and participate in CONUS, OCONUS major command conferences and training meetings.
• Manage Key Personnel Upgrade Program (KPUP); develop KPUP opportunities with CONUS and OCONUS active component commands; coordinate with CONUS, OCQND, UACOWS, NGB and ARNG units during execution of training opportunities; develop plans, policies and guidelines for state KPUP.
• Manage Technical Assistance Program and Special Training Program; review requests for active component support, staffs requests for technical assistance and prepare recommendations to Training Administrator; draft instructions and guidance to units with approved assistance missions; develop plans and procedures for directed and non‑directed training to include affiliation, round out and split unit out‑of‑state.
• Disseminate training opportunities and invitations and coordinate with active and reserve units to consummate training.
• Manage Nuclear Biological Chemical (NBC) Program; identify individual, collective and team training requirements; ensure proper testing methods and procedures are employed; ensure specialized training requirements are met (medical, aviation and weapons qualifications).
• Manage Physical Training (PT) Program; monitor testing and evaluate results of command level program; perform profile tracking; evaluate trends for identifying strengths and weaknesses of the program.
• Coordinate on displaced equipment training and new equipment training with staff management officials as required.
• Provide budget input for special training activities for the state operating budget and mid‑year review.
• Act for the supervisor in his/her absence.
• May participate as a member of the Force Modernization Committee and state Readiness committee.
• Perform other duties as assigned.