Why do CAP members need
professional development?
How comfortable would you feel walking into a new job and not receive any
orientation or training? You’d feel pretty uncomfortable. You expect a
certain level of orientation and training, no matter what your occupation.
You should expect the same in your volunteer career -- one that involves the
lives of the people you serve with, and especially our customers -- the
flying public, our youth, and the Air Force.
We’re used to training to save a life: pilot proficiency, CPR classes,
ground team training, and observer training. But perhaps, and incorrectly,
considered less important is senior member professional development. It is
important to have properly trained resources. However, just as important is
having the people who are trained to correctly employ those resources.
CAP professional development is designed to train senior members on how
to best employ our resources: our people, our equipment, our planes, our
money -- most efficiently to accomplish the mission. We do this by teaching
seniors first about the history and organization of CAP and the USAF -- so
that they will know why we do what we do. Then, through management,
leadership, and communications training members learn how to make the system
work. For it is the balance of critical skill,s and organizational
understanding that saves lives, not the preference of skills over
management.
Where do You Start?
Professional Development
Advancement Awards
More Information
Spring '06
Professional Development Courses
