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Life in the DS
Careers
Over
the course of your career as a support officer, you will have the opportunity
to serve in a variety of locations and an assortment of positions. You will be invited to enhance your skills
either by carrying out progressively more challenging duties within an area of
specialization, or by building on your experience and contacts to coordinate
support activities across the board for your particular audience.
Support officers generally serve alongside
their customers, rotating to a new office or location every few years in line
with their interests and increased experience. Career opportunities for Directorate of Support officers are reflective of the complex array
of duties and support requirements that exist across the Agency and the
Intelligence Community.
Training
Resources
The
Agency is committed to providing its employees with all the appropriate skills
needed to carry out their current jobs as well as to advance their careers
within the Agency. Employees have
access to a wide range of both internal courses and local academic offerings.
Building on several courses that introduce all
new employees to the overall Agency environment and culture, the Hank Mahoney
Support College (HMSC) was recently established to provide focused training for
specialties in the support arena. As an
initial step, several existing components which offer specialized training
focused primarily on security, information technology and administrative skills
were consolidated under the HMSC umbrella. HMSC leadership, in cooperation with a range of outside advisors, is
working to expand the course offerings in line with the evolving challenges of
support officers.
Posted: May 04, 2007 06:53 PM
Last Updated: Oct 17, 2008 01:02 PM
Last Reviewed: Oct 17, 2008 01:02 PM