ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT PERSONNEL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSE

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP88G00186R000300340003-3
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 23, 2010
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: December 12, 1985
• Content Type: MEMO

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Deputy Director
for Administration
DDA 85-4206/1
12 December 1985
NOTE FOR: Director of Training and Education
SUBJECT: Administrative Support Personnel
Professional Development Course
This is very good. Wish we could do more.
Please pass along my thanks.
Jim said he heard nothing but good words
about the course during his trip to the Far East.
DDA/HEFitzwater:rf (12 Dec 85)
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Operations
Deputy Director for Administration
25X1 FROM:
Chief, East Asia Division
SUBJECT: Administrative Support Personnel Professional
Development Course
1. I would like to make you aware of a professional development
training course that East Asia Division initiated and sponsored for
our administrative support and secretarial employees assigned
overseas. As an extension of the search for excellence, we
recognized that an extremely important segment of our overseas
population were typically not given the opportunity for personal and
professional developmental training during their brief transits at
headquarters. While they are informed by messages to the field of
the actions and initiatives being done on their behalf in
headquarters, they have not generally been able to take advantage of
the training opportunities because of their field assignments.
2. With this issue in mind, we contacted the Office of Training
and Education (OT&E) and asked if they could develop an intensive
three and one-half day course to concentrate on personal awareness,
interpersonal relations, communication and leadership skills, time
and stress management and development. The
25X1 resultant course was held in the fall 1985 with
three instructors from OT&E for a total number of 43 attendees
25X1 The course was extremely
successful and beneficial for all those who attended and was
enthusiastically received by the attendees. In the course
critiques, the overwhelming concensus was that by holding this
course, EA management demonstrated a concern for the well being of
its secretaries and field clerical personnel and recognized them as
professional employees. Excerpted below are a few of the comments
contained in the critiques. These are representative of many other
similar comments and of what the attendees told the EA headquarters
25X1 representatives at the course. In addition,
25X1 sent a message which I believe captures the essence of
what we hoped to and did achieve. A copy of this message is
attached.
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SUBJECT: Administrative Support Personnel Professional
Development Course
"Just the fact that you came to the field to teach this
course shows that you and Headquarters care. I think that
is significant."
"One thing I found very beneficial was being able to
compare notes with the other women who attended and made
to feel a part of the organization and not just another
contract wife. I felt the course was very much geared to
making us all feel that even though we are in the field we
are not forgotten and that people do care."
"The idea of secretaries being considered 'professional'
and that management is doing something toward future
development."
"The most beneficial part was the sharing of ideas and
common concerns. Also the awareness of oneself and how
others perceive me. Also, I was able to identify with
similar problems that surfaced in the presentations and
get practical solutions."
"This particular course should continue to be offered. It
is enlightening, beneficial and gives individuals a chance
to open up their minds to new ideas."
3. The initial running of this course was so successful that we
plan to repeat it in the fall of 1986. We believe that this course
has wider application than just in East Asia and would hope that
other Agency components take advantage of OT&E's capabilities.
cc: Director of Personnel
Chief, Career Management Staff, DO
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