Free Online Training and Education

Are you interested learning another language, how about taking college-level courses for professional development, preparatory training, or as refresher training? Have you planned of enrolling in Fundamentals of Auditing, Corporate Finance, Accounting, Statistics and Data Analysis, Statistical Reasoning, Environmental Biology, and many more? How about taking all these classes for FREE? And not to mention that these classes are being taught by instructors from leading universities such as MIT, Harvard, Cornell, Penn State, UC-Berkeley, Carnegie Mellon, Tufts, Oxford, and many more. Sounds too good to be true? Check out the links below:

Academics

• Naval Postgraduate School (NPS)
• Naval War College – College of Distance Education
• Non-Resident Training Course (via NKO or CAC- enabled access) (Center for Personal & Professional Development)
• Online Academic Skills Course (OASC, Academic and Military Test Prep)

Acquisition

• Defense Acquisition University (DAU)
• Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI)

Language

• Joint Language University (JLU)    English for Japanese speakers is available!
• Transparent Language Online (via NKO)

Professional Development

• HR University (HRU)
• Joint Knowledge Online (JKO)
• Navy Knowledge Online (NKO)
• Navy E-learning
• Total Workforce Management System (TWMS)
• USA Learning (via Office of Personnel Management OPM)
• Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute

Third Party “No Cost” Education

"Material linked herein is made available for educational purposes and discussion, it does not constitute endorsement or necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Navy or the Department of Defense."

• https://www.edx.org/
• http://www.onlinecourses.com/
• http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm

INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS

OCHR Fact Sheet IDPs

1. What is an IDP?

It’s a written plan/schedule for:
Developing specific competencies

• Planning developmental experiences

Should contain:

• Info about the specific competencies to be developed
• The method of development to be used [e.g. training (attend a course/seminar, e-learning, on-the-job, etc.), work assignments, volunteer work, etc.]
• Timeframes for completion of developmental activity
• Long- and short-range plans/career goals

2. what is an IDP for?

An IDP can help you:

• Stay focus on goals and celebrate success
• Maintain self-awareness
• Facilitate communication (w/supervisor)

3. How do you create/maintain an IDP?

FIVE-STEP PROCESS:

1. Determine your career goals or the next 1-2 yrs as well as 3-5 yrs
2. Conduct a self-analysis of competency gaps and access your needs
3. Prepare your IDP and discuss it with your supervisor
4. Take action and monitor your progress
5. Regularly review your IDP and revise as necessary

4. You should remember…:

• IDP is not a binding contract.
• IDP is created based on a joint effort between employee and supervisor.
• IDP should be aligned with organizational objectives.
• IDP should be realistic.

DON IDP Form:

Community Management Plans 

• Administration
• Child and Youth Programs
• Community Support
• Education & Training
• Financial
• Fire and Emergency Services
• Human Resources
• Industrial Trades
• Information Technology/Management
• Media and Public Affairs
• Program Management
• Safety
• Security & Law Enforcement

 DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMS

The Development Program pages for the Department of the Navy have recently been moved to a new Portal please follow the directions here to access the site : https://www.portal.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/Access%20New%20Private%20Portal.pdf

Once you have access to the portal please click on this link to view the course information: https://portal.secnav.navy.mil/orgs/MRA/DONHR/Training/Pages/Developmental-Programs.aspx

At the link above you can find out all the information needed to apply to the below developmental programs:

• Aspiring Leader Program (ALP): GS-4-GS-6 and Equivalent
• Defense Civilian Emerging Leader Program (DCELP): GS-7-GS-11 and Equivalent
• New Leader Program (NLP): GS-7-GS-11 and Equivalent
• Presidential Management Fellows: GS-9-GS-11
• Executive Leadership Program (ELP): GS-11-GS-13 and Equivalent
• Navy Capitol Hill Workshop (NCHW): GS-11-GS-15 and Equivalent; Military O-3-O-4 or Promotable
• Executive Leadership Development Program (ELDP): GS-12-GS-14 and Equivalent; Military E-7-E-9 and O-3 (Promotable) and O-4
• Capitol Hill Fellowship Program (CHFP): GS-13 and Equivalent; Military grades O-3 through O-5
• Executive Potential Program (EPP): GS-13-GS-15 and Equivalent
• Defense Senior Leader Development Program (DSLDP): GS-15 (and GS-14/equivalent civilians with tremendous advancement potential) with at least 1 year of recent supervisory experience are eligible to apply
• Dwight D. Eisenhower School (ES): GS-14-GS-15 and Equivalent
• Excellence in Government Fellows Program (EIG): GS-14-GS-15 and Equivalent
• Federal Executive Institute (FEI) / Leadership for a Democratic Society (LDS): GS-15 and Equivalent