MINUTES OF THE OPERATING DIVISION TRAINING OFFICERS' MEETING ON 18 NOVEMBER 1955

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• Publication Date: November 18, 1955
• Content Type: MFR

? .tee,bniques in iso Ageney-wide; and group analysis of problem situations
exlstent in iadividnal situations, with opportunities to work out sol-
tionce The course is given in half-day sessions, covering a two-week
period so that traineeo are able to make ready application of ideas and
theories learned in the classroom.
Basic Supervision is primarily for persons front all major com-
ponents at all grades (GS-5 to GS-14)? who are directly responsible for
personnel at the firat working level. The course places chief emphasis
on problems of person-to-parson relationships, training, leadership and
discipline? Sbleuted aspects of organieation? planning and control are
dealt with briefly. The course content includes: reading, lectures and
group discussions of problem cases. The students are guided in applying
basic principles of management to situations in which they are working.
working in a ma
been that the cot
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SUBaCT: Minutes of the Operating Division Training 0fficeva0 Meeting
on 18 November 1955
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giq 4 .,-. Argiaratup.Ja.F.e.o..,-4scramiAttlisstut:. 1 1 OTR, was 25X1
ev u'lAble to be present. Diouussion of i'lls item was postponed0
3?litareglmexl, Tr4imlnK: 1 I, Chief of Management Training,
,telit, briefly sunmarized the eourses under his supervision, namely: Bas:/el
ft 43.= Menaeement and Davie Supervision? The former ccurse aimed primarily
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STAT 6 ae the Branch Chief, Le available to oersonnel above and blow that
X.; leerel. Baeh suceessive course is offered to specified graeps? for
Li" efample, OS-12 throngh OS-140 so that supervisors of a givee general
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gLIvex o? responsibty work together. The major elements of the course
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re4,2 plane: enera1. sxs of management responsibilities in the Agency and
.:=aome insight into those or industry; turrent doetrine; diseuesion of
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recommended the training for any personnel who are
nagement capacity, saying that the general comments have
trees were extremely helpful.
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3. 927119aSWOREP described the procedures for making 25X1
application for Como training. Requests should be made on Form 1042
3Requeet for Staff gryptographic Training". The form should be submitted
in duplicate through Division and Staff Training Officers, to Room 2022
"I" Bldg..: Attention: Registrar, at least 3-4 weeks in advance of beginning
date for training to enable clearance by Security Office. Area Divisions
ere responsible for preparation of travel orders, which the trainee will
bring with him when he reports for his briefing. Comm will then forward
them to the training site which is looated away from the Hdq, area,
Quarters and meals are furnished, consequently no per diem will be eztpeeted.
IL three-week eryptographic training course is given by Comm
every four weeks. The first week covers the essentials of the Agency
method, i.e., enbstitution; second week, practice; third week, half
devoted to learning 34etter combinations, half to tests and review.
The next course will be 3 January 1956, to be followed by one beginning
30 January; 27 February, etc.
There is also a three-day briefing course given the third Monday
of each month at Hdq for senior officials (Chiefs of Stations, branch
chiefs, etc,) who need only a knowledge of crypto work. It ahould be
emphasized, however, that this is for orientation purposes only and is
not designed for personnel with crypto duties. Application for crypto
briefing is made on. Form 104 also. Briefings are scheduled for the rear
future on 12 December 1955, 16 January 1956, and 20 February 195A.
25X1 4. 213 TrOpAmq Ica Staff, talked briefly on the CE
training situatien, he said the final draft stating CE requirements
would be ready by 21 November. It is being suggested that the CE
training staff have two full-time instructors, experienced in both
Hdq and field operations. Plans are tentative for a new four-week CE
Operations ?cures beginning 19 March 1956, as well as a three-day briefing
'?or those who require a h.sin knowledge of CE, but do not need speoialized
instruction. A report will be made to Training Officers when the plans
are RiTrer.
25X1 invited cooperation in obtaining good CE material
which could form the nueleus of a manual.
5. ae'*A1 4.1 1L '1". The Chairman stated that unless enrollments
increased for the Staybehind course scheduled 5-22 December it would be
cancelled. Future runninge of the course are scheduled for 6-24 February
1956 and 9-27 April 1956. Suggestions were made to C/bSTC that there
should be better scheduling of the course, also a study made of the
syllabus to see hew the =Arse could be improved. The Chairman said
that he will act on this, and report his findings at a future meeting.
FASUE142,114..19.L.Ms_TTIVA4Lka: I announced that 2 5X1
in the future the TSS training staff mead not make evaluations on courses
except those where learmine a tschniaue was inva, i.e., 25X1
25X1 I I Secret Writing, land photography, In the case of
r courses such as Police Science where the student need only to attend
lectures, records of attendance will be kept and periodic reports of
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completion sent to the Training Officers.
7o lisaMentEi_ggLITAllgaff...MME141Q; reminded
25X1 Training Officers ofl 'which cover procedures for
requesting training materials. All requests Should be cheeneled through
the Senior Staff Training Officers.
8. ap,b9411.1jauLtragiagLkm.gsrAmma: This item was deferred.
9.LaPD.U,, ..Trai4gr
25X1 Agency Training Policy
that 5% of every component
e Chairman waled attention to the
dated 29 aatober 1955) and reiterated
in training at all times.
10. The Chairman announced that the PP Senior Staff Training Office
has merged with the PP Career Service Board and PP/Admin to form a new
Division known as Support: to be headed loYI and that
henceforth the symbol in use for all purposes will be PP/SWER, The
address (2403 K Bldg.) and the telephone extensions I Iremain
the same.
11. Mr. Thompson SSA/DDS, stated that he thought supervisors should
stress language training more; but to impress upon students that upon
registering for a course they are expected to apply themselves. There
have been many registrations but the percentage of absenteeism end of
those not completing traSning are too high. The Chairman said he would
reeomrend procedures to help remedy this problem.
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