NOMINATION OF INTERNAL APPLICANTS TO THE JULY 1978 CLASS OF THE CAREER TRAINING PROGRAM

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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 1, 2004
• Sequence Number: 29
• Publication Date: April 3, 1978
• Content Type: MF

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CAREER TRAINING PROGRAM - JULY 1978
,Administrative Officer, DCI
TO: (Officer designation, room number, and
building)
OFFICER'S
INITIALS
announcement for nominations for
the July.1978 running of the
Career Training Program. Please
submit your nominations, if any,
-to AO/DCI no:later than 24 April..S
4 April 1978
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COMMENTS (Number each comment to show from whom
to whom. Draw a line across column after each comment.)
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Senior Training Officer, DDA
Senior Training Officer, DDO
Senior Training Officer, DDS&T
Senior Training Officer, NFAC
Senior Training Officer, O-DCI
FROM: Harry E. Fitzwater
Director of Training
SUBJECT: Nomination of Internal Applicants to the
July 1978 Class of the Career Training
Program
1. The Career Training Program is designed to give
the young professional staff officer a broad exposure to the
Agency's activities in order to help him or her become a
more effective intelligence officer. Each class consists of
formal classroom training, field exercises, and working
assignments in analysis, operations,, or other fields. The
classes last from 9-12 months, depending on the Directorate
to which the applicant is ultimately assigned (see attachments).
2. The next class of the Career Training Program will
begin. on 31 July 1978. To allow sufficient time for processing,
Agency components should forward their nomination(s) of
internal applicants, accompanied by supporting information
and personnel file(s), to the Career Training Staff, Room 616,
Chamber of Commerce Building, by 1- May 1978-
3. Internal applicants must have the same general
qualifications as those considered from outside the Agency.
They should be between 23-33 years of age, between grades
GS-07-i1, have at least a Bachelor's degree with a strong
academic record, and possess good communication skills, an
excellent job performance rating, and a strong commitment to
the Agency. Nominating components should also consider what
perspectives an applicant would bring to the Program based
on Agency experience, and what the ultimate benefit to the
Agency would be of the applicant's participation.
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SUBJECT: Nomination of Internal Applicants to the July 1978
Class of the Career Training Program
4. Any qualified candidate who wishes to be considered
for the Career Training Program must have the sponsorship of
his or her component. Sponsorship in this instance means
that the component agrees to keep the person on its table of
organization and to pay the candidate's salary during the
course of the training period. If several individuals
within a component express an interest in attending the CT
Program, that component should screen the applicants to
identify the strongest candidate or candidates. If the
component wishes to sponsor more than one person, it should
rank the individuals in order of their competitiveness. The
Career Training Staff is available for consultation and
.advice during this initial phase of processing.
5. Once a component has identified the individual(s)
it wishes to nominate for the CT Program, it must accompany
the nomination and personnel file(s) with statements support-
ing the application and agreeing to sponsor the candidate(s)
for the CT Program.
6. Nominating components, as well as the applicants
themselves, should understand that the Career Training Staff
in every case does not make the final determination of a
candidate's acceptability. For example, DDO applicants to
the Program must also receive the approval of the Junior
Officer Board, or their designated alternates.
7. Components and applicants alike should also be
aware that the Career Training Staff does not have the
authority to arrange for personnel transfers among or within
Directorates, nor can it assure permanent placement upon
completion of training. The Staff can, however, facilitate
such changes provided the individual's parent component
agrees to release the employee and another component expresses
an interest in hiring the person. The Staff will arrange
the necessary interviews between the individual and a prospective
gaining component provided that all parties are aware of and
in agreement with the employee's request for a change in
assignment.
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SUBJECT: Nomination of Internal Applicants to the July 1978
Class of the Career Training Program
8. Any questions regarding the Program itself or
application procedures relating to the July 1978 Class may
be directed to members of the Career Training Staff on
extension 3261.
Attachments
1 - Projected July 1978 Class
CTP Schedule
2 - Projected Schedule July 1973
Career Training Class
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