Sector Baltimore Member Weekly Training Schedule 1/15/14

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1 Sector Baltimore Member Weekly Training Schedule 1/15/14 Please send me your training opportunities. We need to know WHO WHAT WHERE and WHEN from INSTRUCTORS and others putting on events. Don t assume someone else has sent us the information. Please remember to include a contact person with phone or . I plan to send this out to you every WEDNESDAY so please get your data to me prior to WEDNESDAY. Last year I tried to distribute on MONDAYS but much of the data to me came in on Monday and Tuesday. So let s try Wednesdays! Thank you! I look forward to a great training year with you all!! NEW ITEMS EACH WEEK LISTED IN RED! Check our District Website for additional information and registrations. District 5SR = PLEASE CHECK WITH THE CONTACT PERSON WE ARE CURRENTLY UNDER A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. TRAINING OPPORTUNITY AUXSC&E (Auxiliary Search Coordination and Execution) will be offered at Station Curtis Bay on the weekends of November 9 and 10 and November 16 & 17. AUXSC&E is the Auxiliary version of the Coast Guard s Search Coordination & Execution (SC&E) course. The SAR School teaches SC&E to hundreds of Coast Guard coxswains and air commanders each year. The AUXSC&E course is nearly identical to the Gold Side SC&E course. Both SC&E and AUXSC&E have been developed by the National SAR School to cover actual search and rescue coordination and execution. Boat Coxswain and crew and air crew who have taken the old AUXSAR course are strongly encouraged to take this course. The materials are entirely new and very different from the old course. Also, because this is essentially the same course the active duty Coast Guard teaches, it is valuable knowledge for those who actually participate in search and rescue with active duty. Nancy Gardner ADSO-MT Page 1 of 7 9:24:25 PM 1/15/2014

2 This course will be taught be local AUXSC&E Instructors and by the National Training Department s Branch Chief for AUXSC&E. In order to be successful in AUXSC&E, students must have a working background in navigation (plotting points, determining distance and direction, computing time, speed and distance). Passing AUXACN or AUXNAV is not required. Please contact Rob Sersen CaptainRob@Sersen.info for more information and to sign up for AUXSC&E. Also members that have taken AUXSAR have taken the class since so much has changed over the year and this is especially useful class for all Coxswains as the hands on approach and plotting techniques are very useful. Crew that are interested in the class would greatly benefit from the knowledge. Bruce Johnson, SO-MT Member Training Staff Officer & Division Planning Advisor Division 22, 5th Coast Guard Auxiliary District (Southern Region) U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary bruce.johnson@cgauxnet.us (mobile) (office) (telefax) glamorgan30 (Skype) Aux POS/MEES -Nov 16 registration at 8 class at Station Annapolis, contact Ron Price pricero@ntsb.gov to register Cold Weather Training - Sat Nov at Station Annapolis you must be crew or coxswain qualified and have a dry suit. Contact Wendy Norwitz wnhockey@yahoo.com to register Paddle Craft Training - Nov 24 at Station Annapolis 0830, registration at Contact Wendy Norwitz wnhockey@yahoo.com to register The 2013 Vessel Examiner (VE) and Program Visitor (PV) Workshops are now available. These Workshops are intended to provide VEs and PVs with practical and relevant knowledge, as well as updates on new requirements. These are not mandatory but recommended. The Workshops are Microsoft PowerPoint presentations and can be downloaded from the V-Directorate web site at: Optional Operations Workshop - The optional operations workshop for 2013 is now available at this link in PDF format. This workshop can be given by any Nancy Gardner ADSO-MT Page 2 of 7 9:24:25 PM 1/15/2014

3 Auxiliarist qualified in the operations area, however an operations person who is also IT qualified would be better. This is an optional workshop at the national level for See the Response Directorate web page, "What's New". The links work there. Mentor Workshop is required for new OPS Mentors --assigned by the FC and DIRAUX advised. Also for all Ops, Mentors in odd numbered Divisions, 21,23,25. The workshop materials are not yet available but are expected soon. A QE should be presenting this workshop TCT Refresher Course - The Team Coordination Training (TCT) refresher session is required in 2013 and is now available. This annual requirement for all operations personnel includes the 2013 TCT Class slide Presentation, 2013 TCT Facilitator Resource Guide, and the 2013 TCT Participant Reference. This is one hour refresher session, which emphasizes crew problem solving and the seven key components of Team Coordination Training (TCT). See the Response Directorate web page, "What's New". The links work there C-School Schedule Announced Check this website for C-School information: AUXCHEF - 8hr TCT is the required training for AUXCHEFS every 2 years. Not 16hr TCT, Not 1 Hr TCT, ONLY the 8 hr TCT is required for AUXCHEFS. FYI Auxiliary Mandated Training Courses - AUXILIARY LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (AUXLMS) BENEFITS, REQUIREMENTS, AND IMPACTS ON AUXILIARY MANDATED TRAINING Several courses are now required and a completion date will be tracked. Details at this site. From Commander Whitehead: 1. Purpose: To announce implementation of the Auxiliary Learning Management System (AUXLMS) and associated benefits, requirements, and impacts on Auxiliary Mandated Training (MT). 2. Background: The Coast Guard is committed to supporting the Coast Guard Auxiliary by providing training materials, courses, and tools to impart the skills and knowledge needed to achieve mission excellence. As part of this commitment, the Coast Guard has launched an enterprise-wide Auxiliary Learning Management System (AUXLMS) to automate the delivery and, in turn, improve the efficiency of training processes for Auxiliarists. This rollout of AUXLMS is a result of an extensive and comprehensive analysis performed by the Coast Guard Office of Training, Workforce Performance, and Development (CG-132), FORCECOM Training (FC- TADL), OSC Martinsburg, Auxiliary national training and information technology programs, and the Chief Director's office (CG-BSX-1). Relevant references include ALAUX 008/11, ALAUX 011/11, and the Coast Guard Auxiliary Manual (COMDTINST M (series), section 8.E.). 3. Benefits: a. The AUXLMS provides the flexibility for Auxiliarists to access training material Nancy Gardner ADSO-MT Page 3 of 7 9:24:25 PM 1/15/2014

4 anywhere and anytime on a personal computer. For example, with AUXLMS, you can fulfill your Auxiliary MT requirements from the comfort of your home. Although the current inventory of Auxiliary training material on the AUXLMS is relatively small, it will grow as more training materials are developed for online availability. b. Through the AUXLMS, Auxiliarists also have the opportunity to access active duty "Gold Side" training courses and materials, such as content on Coast Guard boat and cutter operations. c. Each course has a 6-digit code numbers which can be used to quickly searchand-find. d. ICS-210 is now available online through the AUXLMS (use course code ). e. Successful course completion is automatically recorded in AUXDATA without manual intervention of an Information Services (IS) staff officer. Data uploads from the AUXLMS to AUXDATA occur on a weekly basis each Monday. 4. Requirements: Though the need to have a special card is not required to access the AUXLMS, you must have a unique address that is not shared with any other Auxiliarist and that is listed as your primary address within AUXDATA. This is a mandatory requirement to ensure course completion data is properly transferred into AUXDATA and correctly credited to you. If you have not yet provided your unique address to the Auxiliary (i.e., - an e- mail address that is not shared with another Auxiliarist), or if you need to update your personal address, you should do so as soon as possible by completing the ANSC-7028 form with the unique address in the " 1" field and submitting it to your FSO-IS. The form is available online at: You may also logon to check what is currently in your AUXDATA record, and submit an online ANSC-7028 form to make the change. 5. Accessing AUXLMS and Password Set-up: a. Access to AUXLMS is through the following site: b. How do I get my password in AUXLMS? (1) Click on the "I forgot my password" link under the Login button. (2) Fill in the Username field with your individual primary address currently in AUXDATA. This is your username for AUXLMS. Click on the Submit button. (3) An will be sent to your AUXDATA address that contains your login and password. Check this account for a message from osc-dg-ms-saadmin@uscg.mil (4) Return to and use the credentials provided in the to log in. (5) You will then be asked to change your password c. Where can I find additional information about using the AUXLMS? The Auxiliary Knowledgebase (AUXKB) will be filled with a comprehensive listing of AUXLMS Q&As by February 1, The AUXKB can be found at: Once there, click on "Knowledgebase" link at the top of the site, then the "AUXLMS" link, and type your query. Nancy Gardner ADSO-MT Page 4 of 7 9:24:25 PM 1/15/2014

5 6. AUXLMS Impact on Auxiliary Mandated Training (MT) Requirements: The purpose of MT is to build awareness and enhance the knowledge, skills, abilities, and attitudes of the Coast Guard's workforce. All other elements of the Coast Guard workforce have MT requirements, generally more extensive than those for Auxiliarists. MT cannot be taken lightly, and it is not unreasonable to expect in the future that Coast Guard Order Issuing Authorities will expect Auxiliarists to be current in MT requirements before making assignments to duty. With the advent of the AUXLMS, the bridge that allows automatic recording of successful MT course completion into AUXDATA has been built. The Auxiliary MT requirements established in section 8.E. of the Coast Guard Auxiliary Manual (COMDTINST M series) are now in effect. Notably: a. Auxiliarists must successfully complete the following MT during their first year of enrollment and then once every five years thereafter: (1) DHS Together - Resilience Training - course code (2) Security Education and Training Awareness (SETA) - course code (3) Privacy at DHS / Protecting Personal Information - course code (4) Sexual Harassment Prevention - course code (5) Sexual Assault Prevention and Response - course code (6) Civil Rights Awareness - course code b. Auxiliarists must successfully complete the following MT only once (new members shall complete them during their first year of enrollment): (1) Ethics 1 / Personal Gifts - course code (2) Influenza Training - course code c. Enrolled Auxiliarists now have until 31 December 2016 to complete all eight of the MT courses listed above. As each of the first six courses listed above is completed, its own five-year cycle will start. Each cycle will extend to 31 December of the fifth year regardless of the date the course was completed during the year, and so on. For example, if an Auxiliarist completes the Civil Rights Awareness course on 15 November 2013, then he/she will have to complete it again by 31 December (1) If a course has already been successfully completed within the past five years, and written proof of successful completion (e.g., course completion certificate or screen shot; transcript) can be provided by the Auxiliarist, then that course shall be recognized as already in its five-year cycle. This includes credit for comparable courses that were successfully completed under different course titles in the past. Such written proof must be presented to the IS officer responsible for the Auxiliarist's AUXDATA entries. (2) For example, the current Sexual Harassment Prevention course used to be titled Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH). Credit is granted to Auxiliarists who provide proof of successful POSH course completion during the past five years. The following table reflects known course title changes that have occurred in the past two years since being listed in the Auxiliary Manual: Old Course Title Current Course Title Suicide Prevention DHS Together - Resilience Training Nancy Gardner ADSO-MT Page 5 of 7 9:24:25 PM 1/15/2014

6 Privacy Awareness Privacy at DHS / Protecting Personal Information Prevention of Sexual Harassment Sexual Harassment Prevention Sexual Assault Prevention Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Ethics Training Ethics 1 / Personal Gifts d. New enrollees must complete all eight of the Auxiliary MT courses listed in 6.a. and 6.b. within their first year of enrollment. For this purpose, the first year of enrollment will extend to 31 December of the year following their Base Enrollment Date. For example, if a new enrollee has a Base Enrollment Date of 15 November 2013, then that individual will have until 31 December 2014 to complete all mandated training. The subsequent five-year cycle for each of the courses listed in 6.a. will start after each respective course completion as described above for enrolled Auxiliarists. e. Auxiliarists with certain types of access (e.g., security clearance; standard work station account) must still comply with any other associated Coast Guard MT requirements established by FORCECOM (e.g., annual Information Systems Security (ISS) training for those with standard work station accounts). 7. These changes will be reflected in the next update of the Coast Guard Auxiliary Manual (COMDTINST M (series)). AUXLAMS POCs: Leadership training and development is an ongoing process; it doesn t end when AUXLAMS is over it is just the beginning. Please share the below with your AUXLAMS Part A & B rosters. Start your weekend off right and be sure to catch up on the latest articles on leadership issues and best practices at the Coast Guard eleadership News Magazine Also, you can visit The Coast Guard Leadership News to download previous hardcopy editions of The Leadership News (TLN) or watch awesome interviews on leadership. eleadership News now offers potential authors the opportunity to submit an article for consideration at any time! Guidelines for submitting an article to eleadership News On- Line or The Leadership News Magazine can be found at If you are writing leadership articles for the various Auxiliary newsletters in your District then consider sending them to the eleaderhsip News to reach a wider audience. There is a noticeable absence of Auxiliary authorship of articles in the eleadership News. Thank you for hosting an AUXLAMS class this past year, even with sequestration a number of attendance records were broken. Nancy Gardner ADSO-MT Page 6 of 7 9:24:25 PM 1/15/2014

7 Michael J. Brzezicki, Ph.D., FAHM CWO4, USCG Retired Branch Chief, Auxiliary Leadership & Management School FYI WEBSITE: We have members website up and running. This website uses the AuxDirectory/AuxOfficer login with member id and member user zone password. For any member who needs a member user zone password, they can obtain one at: The website is: FYI NEW MEMBER website As you schedule training for the rest of this year, please let me know so that I can distribute to other Flotillas and Divisions. If you have any changes to above information please let me know ASAP and I will re-distribute. An updated listing will be sent to you via WEEKLY. Remember WHO WHAT WHERE WHEN and whatever other info our members will need. PLEASE remember to include a contact person with phone or . I appreciate your help in making this a training filled year! Thank you! is great too. Nancy Gardner ADSO-MT Sector Baltimore ngardner@sensitivesystems. com (cell) - Texting Nancy Gardner ADSO-MT Page 7 of 7 9:24:25 PM 1/15/2014