Training Specialist

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities Current Civilian Employees of the Command Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce In order to qualify, you must meet the experience and/or education requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes (1) Developing group training programs to ensure educational materials meet the specific operational needs of the organization, (2) identifying required training resources, such as equipment and facilities, to support the execution of long-range organizational training strategies, (3) Evaluating instructional products and external educational literature to guarantee accuracy and strict compliance with established agency regulations and policies, and (4) Coordinating with subject matter experts and various departments to align classroom instruction with real-world field operations and deliver technical presentations on training management. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).

OR Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Education. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes (1) Developing group training programs to ensure educational materials meet the specific operational needs of the organization, (2) identifying required training resources, such as equipment and facilities, to support the execution of long-range organizational training strategies, (3) Evaluating instructional products and external educational literature to guarantee accuracy and strict compliance with established agency regulations and policies, and (4) Coordinating with subject matter experts and various departments to align classroom instruction with real-world field operations and deliver technical presentations on training management.. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-09).