Training Development Specialist

About Windwalker Group:

Windwalker Group is seeking a Training Development Specialist to join its Training Development team at the National Guard Bureau (NGB), Professional Training Center (PEC) at Camp Robinson, North Little Rock, Arkansas, to provide support in the development and maintenance of efficient and effective education and training products; ensuring that products and programs are educationally sound and adhere to the proven principles of education and training. This includes adult learning principles, Systems Approach to Training (SAT), and the Army Learning Concept for 2030-2040. They coordinate with fellow developers and Subject Matter Experts (SME) to ensure continuity and cohesiveness.

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• Utilize the approved SAT and its suggested model: Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation (ADDIE,) and Adult Learning Theory, to develop training courseware in accordance with Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Regulations and NGPEC Standard Operating Procedure.

• The contractor may be required to facilitate Critical Task Selection Boards (CTSSBs). Tasks identified as critical by the CTSSB members become learning objectives in the Design phase of the ADDIE process.

• Design, develop, and obtain TRADOC validation for courses using the approved critical task lists from CTSSBs to design and develop revisions to existing courses and/or course design and development of new courses as assigned.

• Design courses using creative methods of instruction that align with adult learning principles and the Army Learning Concept for Training and Education analysis data into sequential, progressive instruction including establishing learning objectives, creating evaluation plans, developing course materials, developing learning activities, organizing and structuring course content, and coordinating with the subject matter experts to identify training resource requirements.

• Submit all training materials to the COR or designated representative for review and approval. Develop Training Support Packages from the approved outputs (i.e. learning objectives, etc.) of the design phase within the Training Development Capabilities System.

• The contractor shall design learning objectives asprecise statements of the student's expected performance, the learning environment, and the standards for student performance IAW Training and Doctrine Command Regulations and the most up to date TRADOC Regulations and Pamphlets.

• Create course maps identifying the sequence of training and course lengths.

• Create and recommend formal and informal evaluation plans to be approved by the COR or designated representative.

• Create/revise and recommend the Individual Student Assessment Plan and obtain approval from the COR designated representative for each course. The ISAP informs students, instructors, and other personnel of graduation requirements.

• Use approved design outputs from the appropriate training center representative and turn them into completed and approved products that will be uploaded within the Army current repository.

• Develop and recommend Training Support Packages including all courseware required to conduct training.

• Continuously review, evaluate, and recommend changes based on the educational soundness, application and improvement of doctrinal literature, publications, educational policies and procedures, and instructional systems throughout the ADDIE process.

• Submit a Weekly Activity Report

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Required to obtain a CAC card.

• Ability to Complete the Faculty and Staff Training Developer Course.

• Ability to Complete the Assessment Construction Workshop.

• Ability to Complete the Training Development Capabilities Course.

• Bachelor's degree.

• Experience in Training Development and Instructional Coordination.

• Experience in Military Training and Leadership.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• A minimum of two years of experience in relevant fields.