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Center for Security Forces to Host Review for SERE Training

Navy News Service

Story Number: NNS121129-06
11/29/2012

By Darryl Orrell, Center for Security Forces Public Affairs

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (NNS) -- The Center for Security Forces will host a Human Performance Requirements Review (HPPR) Dec. 4-5 for the Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) course of instruction.

"The purpose of this meeting is to review and validate existing fleet training requirements and identify new requirements based on fleet feedback through their respective type commanders," said CENSECFOR Code of Conduct Program Manager, Steve Harrington.

Type commanders are encouraged to request feedback from the fleet 90-days prior to the scheduled requirements review. In doing so, type commanders then have adequate time to review and validate feedback for potentially new requirements.

"The true test of effective training is not how well a student performs in the training environment, but rather how well he/she performs in the fleet. This is why feedback from the fleet plays such a vital role in the review process," said CENSECFOR Code of Conduct Course Curriculum Model Manager, James Meehan.

A HPPR is required every 36-months by the Naval Education and Training Command (NETC), but they may also occur more frequently if triggered by events. A triggering event includes a request from a resource sponsor, receiving vital fleet feedback, or as directed by the curriculum control authority.

The CENSECFOR Training Directorate has established a community of practice on Navy Knowledge Online. In doing so, key documents can now be easily accessed in a secure environment that allows for the free-flow of collaboration among participants.

During the HPRR, type commander representatives along with their subject matter experts then review and discuss the impact a potential training requirement will have on their respective communities. Once consensus, prioritization and approval are attained for each action chit, they are then forward to the resource sponsor for concurrence and commitment. If the resource sponsor commits to sponsoring the requirement, this serves as the triggering mechanism for the Center to move into the next phase of training development.

NETC's Course Development and Revision Process or End-to-End (E2E), is a process that guides a course of instruction from initial development through final delivery. The process is triggered by the emergence of new fleet training requirements, human performance requirements review, a change in occupational standards, or by internal course reviews.

The Center has experienced great success with the HPRR process having hosted several reviews this year where courses such as Level II Coxswain and the four courses of instruction supporting the Coastal Riverine Force were among the first.

"This was an excellent venue that allowed us to work closely with our stakeholders and their respective type commanders and subject matter experts," said CENSECFOR Director of Training, Capt. Christopher Blow at the conclusion of the Center's most recent HPRR held last June. "It is an effective and efficient process to evaluate and identify potential gaps between the training requirements of the fleet and the training solution."

The Center for Security Forces provides specialized training to more than 22 thousand students each year and has 14 training locations across the U.S. and around the world.