R 290358Z JAN 09
MARADMIN 0055/09
MSGID/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/FY10-14 TRAINING INPUT PLAN CONFERENCE//
REF/A/DOC/CMC/YMD:19910524//
REF/B/DOC/CMC/YMD:20031103//
REF/C/DOC/CMC/YMD:19990114//
NARR/REF (A) IS MCO 1553.1B THE MARINE CORPS TRAINING AND EDUCATION SYSTEM. REF (B) IS MCO 1553.2A MANAGEMENT OF MARINE CORPS FORMAL SCHOOLS AND TRAINING DETACHMENTS. REF (C) IS MCO 5311.1C TOTAL FORCE STRUCTURE PROCESS.//
POC/D.A. JOHNSON/MAJ/TECOM FORMAL SCHOOLS TRAINING
BRANCH/LOC/QUANTICO/TEL/DSN: 432-5461 OR COM:(703) 784-5461
/EMAIL: DAVID.A.JOHNSON9@USMC.MIL//POC//FORMAL SCHOOLS TRAINING BRANCH TECOM QUANTICO, VA
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND WILL SPONSOR THE FY 10-14 TRAINING INPUT PLAN (TIP) CONFERENCE. THE CONFERENCE WILL BE CONDUCTED BY FORMAL SCHOOLS TRAINING BRANCH (C4611) FROM MONDAY, 9 MARCH 2009 TO FRIDAY, 13 MARCH 2009 AT THE MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY AUDITORIUM, MARINE CORPS BASE, QUANTICO, VIRGINIA.
2. BACKGROUND. PER REFS (A) AND (B), FORMAL SCHOOLS TRAINING BRANCH ANNUALLY SOLICITS TRAINING QUOTA REQUIREMENTS FROM MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS, MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND, MARINE CORPS COMBAT DEVELOPMENT COMMAND, OCCUPATIONAL FIELD MANAGERS AS DEFINED IN REF (C), AND MARINE FORCES RESERVE. THIS INFORMATION IS COMPILED INTO THE TIP, DISSEMINATED, AND USED AS A PLANNING TOOL FOR THOSE ACTIVITIES REQUIRED TO PLAN, PROGRAM, RESOURCE, AND SCHEDULE TRAINING CAPACITY TO MEET THE MARINE CORPS' FORMAL SCHOOLS TRAINING REQUIREMENTS. THIS IS A DELIBERATE EFFORT TO IDENTIFY ALL FORMAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR FY10-14. IT ALSO REPRESENTS THE CORNERSTONE FOR OUT YEAR BUDGET PLANS, AND SERVES AS THE BASIS FOR ALLOCATING FUNDS FOR WORLD WIDE TAD.
3. CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES.
A. VALIDATE FY 10 COURSE/MOS REQUIREMENTS. BE PREPARED TO JUSTIFY REQUIREMENT IF PAST YEAR(S) USAGE IS LOW.
B. SOLICIT TIP REQUIREMENTS FROM RECOGNIZED SPONSORS FOR FY 11-14.
C. PRIORITIZE COURSES PER PARA 5.
D. FACE TO FACE COORDINATION BETWEEN TECOM C4611 (FORMAL SCHOOLS TRAINING BRANCH) AND REQUIREMENT SPONSORS, IN ADDITION TO IMMEDIATE COMPARISON OF SUBMITTED REQUIREMENTS WITH HISTORIC THROUGHPUT IN THE MARINE CORPS TRAINING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM(MCTIMS), MAKE THE CONFERENCE VITAL TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ACCURATE TIP.
E. VALIDATE AND EDUCATE AUDIENCE ON USE AND APPROVAL OF TECOM WWTAD FUNDING FOR APPROVED COURSES.
4. CONFERENCE AGENDA. SOLICIT COURSE REQUIREMENTS BY SPONSORS. SPONSORS NEED TO BE PRESENT AT THE START OF THEIR DESIGNATED DAY AS THE AMOUNT OF TIME NEEDED TO CAPTURE REQUIREMENTS VARIES BY SPONSOR.  THE CONFERENCE IS SCHEDULED FROM 0800 TO 1630 EACH DAY. THE CONFERENCE WILL CONCLUDE NLT 1200 ON FRIDAY, 13 MARCH 2009. THE FOLLOWING DETAILED AGENDA APPLIES (READ IN FIVE COLUMNS):
9 MAR    10 MAR  11 MAR   12 MAR   13 MAR
(MON)    (TUE)   (WED)   (THU)     (FRI)
POG-21    ASL-30  LPC-1   PS        MCRCOFF
POG-22    ASL-31  LPC-2   PSH       MPP-20
POG-23    ASL-33  LPD     PSL       MPP-23
POG-24    ASL-34  LPE     RFL       MPP-25
P0G-26    APX-33  LFL     RAM-1     MPP-30
MMEA-6    APX-34  LFS     RAM-2     MPP-35
C465      ASM     JAS     RAM-4     MPE
C476      C4610   JA-3    RAP       MRP-3
C40       MPO-20  AM      PA        C469C
C461      MCRC    SD      MIF       C469TM
C461TPS   IOP     MMOA    CRP       MRG
C466      APC     SOML              MRO
C468CCM
5. PRIORITIZATION. BECAUSE OF SOME UNCERTAINTY IN OUT YEAR FUNDING, BE PREPARED TO MAKE DECISIONS AS TO WHICH COURSES WILL BE FUNDED SHOULD A SHORTFALL IN THE TECOM WORLD WIDE STUDENT TAD FUNDS ACCOUNT EXIST. TO THAT END, WE WILL REVIEW/UPDATE PRIORITIZATION CODES DURING THE TIP CONFERENCE. REQUEST OCCFLD MANAGERS, AS DEFINED IN REF (C), PRIORITIZE ALL COURSES WITHIN THEIR PURVIEW, PER BELOW GUIDANCE.
A. COURSES WILL BE CATEGORIZED IN THE FOLLOWING FOUR CATEGORIES:
READINESS; DEPLOYMENT SUPPORT; SAFETY; AND SKILL PROGRESSION. IT IS RECOGNIZED THAT COURSES MAY FALL INTO MULTIPLE CATEGORIES; EACH COURSE MUST BE PLACED IN THE MOST APPROPRIATE CATEGORY. WITHIN THESE CATEGORIES, COURSES WILL BE PRIORITIZED ONE THROUGH FOUR (ONE BEING THE MOST IMPORTANT). OF THE COURSES PRIORITIZED, ONLY 20 PERCENT MAY BE LISTED AS PRIORITY ONE. THE REMAINING COURSES WILL BE SPREAD AMONG PRIORITIES TWO THROUGH FOUR.
B. OFFICER AND ENLISTED ENTRY LEVEL PIPELINE COURSES ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.
C. COURSES THAT ARE 140 DAYS IN LENGTH OR LONGER ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.
6. ATTENDEES. REQUEST ALL SPONSORS CONFIRM ATTENDANCE BY PHONE OR E-MAIL TO MAJOR D.A.JOHNSON NLT 16 FEB 09. PROVIDE NAME, RANK, OFFICE CODE, DSN/COMM PHONE NUMBERS, AND EMAIL ADDRESS. REPRESENTATIVES FROM MARFORCOM AND MARFORPAC ARE INVITED TO ATTEND IN ORDER TO ASSIST TECOM C4611 IN VALIDATING QUOTA REQUIREMENTS.
7. SCHOOLHOUSES/DETS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND IN ORDER TO PROVIDE CONFERENCE MEMBERS WITH UP TO DATE INFORMATION ON SCHOOL RESOURCES. NO FUNDING IS AVAILABLE FROM TECOM C4611 TO SUPPORT YOUR ATTENDANCE.
8. BILLETING CAN BE ARRANGED BY CALLING THE QUANTICO BILLETING OFFICE AT DSN 278-3142, COM:(703) 784-3148. LIVERSEDGE HALL HAS 60 ROOMS RESERVED FOR THE CONFERENCE. CUT OFF DATE TO RESERVE A ROOM IS FEBRUARY 18. GROUP CONF CODE IS 1000999, PHONE NUMBER FOR LIVERSEDGE IS 703-784-3149. THE ALTERNATE BILLETING SITE IS THE CROSSROADS INN AT (800) 965-9511 OR (703) 630-4444.
9. CONFERENCE UNIFORM IS MARPAT WOODLAND UTILITIES.
10. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN GEORGE J. FLYNN, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTERGRATION.//