MIDCAREER COURSE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84B00890R000800080046-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 25, 2003
• Sequence Number: 46
• Publication Date: March 3, 1981
• Content Type: MF

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M~70RANDUM FOR: Director of Training and Education
FRONT: Max Hugel
Deputy Director for Administration
1. In my "Wrap-Up" session with the Directorate of Administration attendees
from the past five-week Midcareer Course, the following are some of the thoughts
that they had as it pertains to the course itself.
a) Concerning the structure of the course, they felt that the management
section given was not effective and that it more or less didn't fit
into what the overall purpose of the course was, namely, for them to
get a feel for the overview of the Agency and the interfacing with
other people in the Agency.
b) They felt that the first week should be designed so that the following
took place:
1) That a clear explanation be given-right from the beginning
on how they were .picked, why they are there, and what the
purpose of the course is. The thing you want to avoid is
to give these people the wrong impressions as to the reason
they have been picked for the course and what that means to
their future career.
The first week should be spent on the explanation of how the
Intelligence Community works, starting with the Intelligence
Community and going to the CIA. During that week, speakers
should be brought in to talk about the Intelligence Community
and then the various Directorates starting with NFAC which is
the arm of the Agency responsible for tying all the collection
information together and making it into a finished product,
then S~,T, Operations, and finally Administration which supports
the entire Agency.
c) They felt that more field trips to visit the various parts of the
Intelligence Community would be most helpful in t}~eir further under-
standing of the overall operations of the Intelligence Community.
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It was universally agreed that the thing that was most obvious to
them was the lack of information that most people had about the
total Agency and all they really knew was their own job and what
they do which they felt was wrong because it gives them a narrow
view of their jobs and their functions. By getting an overview
of what other people do and.a respect of other people's jo'~s, they
felt they could better function in the future in whatever jobs they
are given.
e) They also felt that the speakers on every level were very professional,
very informative, and in most cases very responsive.
2. I am sure that these matters have been brought up in the individual
critiques of the course, but I hasten to give you these thoughts while they are
still fresh in my mind.
Max Htzg 1 j
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DDA:MHugel;kmg (3 Mar 81)
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