| An employee would like to complete a rotation outside the Navy, what steps do I need to take to approve a rotation outside the DON? | Along with a rotation request form
, please include a justification letter sent from the CFM to the NACC
ACM. The justification must include the IDP competencies to be
attained, the uniqueness of the assignment, and the projected benefit to
the individual as well as the Homeport activity in the target position. |
| Are Performance Plans and Individual Development Plans (IDPs) the same thing? | No. Performance Plans are related to your performance review as a
federal employee. DON Appraisal Forms and instructions are available in
the
Performance Plans
section of our website. IDPs are specific to your training
requirements while in the NADP. Please ensure that you always use the
most current MDPs/IDPs and IDP Summaries that are available in the
Development Plans
our website. |
| Can I do an external rotation outside the DON? | Section 6.4.5 "Rotations Outside DON" of the NADP Operating Guide
states rotational assignments outside the DON are extremely rare and
will only be considered when the training is not readily available
within DON. There are sufficient rotations that can provide optimal
learning experiences within the DON which we prefer you to pursue. If
your CFM feels a rotation outside the DON is the best rotation for your
career development, as further stated in the aforementioned Section of
the NADP Operating Guide, your CFM will need to identify the specific
IDP competencies to be attained, the uniqueness of the assignment, and
the projected benefit to you as well as the homeport activity in the
target position.
Note: Provide contact information (full name, telephone number and email address) for your rotational CFM on rotation requests.
The NADP Operating Guide is available in the
Policy & Guidance
section of our website.
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| Can my rotation last longer than ninety (90) or fifty-nine (59) days? | Yes, however due to the many variables employees should contact your NACC CM or ACM for guidance. |
| Does NACC have suggestions work an employee can complete in the first weeks without a Common Access Card (CAC)? | It normally takes 2-3 weeks until a CAC card is issued. In the
meantime, we suggest employees familiarize themselves with our NADP
website and the resources below:
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| How can I apply for rotation opportunities? | Your CFM should be guiding you and assisting you in this process.
Once you have identified a rotational CFM and a command you would
complete either the Rotation Request Form which is available on our
website or the external rotation page from your long version MDP,
complete it to include rotation command and location, dates of the
rotational assignment, description, competencies gained, rotational
CFM's name, email address and telephone number. Ensure that both your
homeport CFM and your rotational CFM sign the form.
Guidance for rotational assignments is available in Section 5.2.4.3
“Rotational Assignment Travel”, Section 6.4 “Rotational Assignments"
and Appendix G “NACC Funded Travel Procedures” of the NADP Operating
Guide which is available in the
Policy & Guidance
section of our website. Guidance is also provided in the
Rotations
and
Travel
sections of our website.
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| How do I apply for Level I/II certification? | After logging into eDACM, hold your mouse over “Manage Career” then move
your cursor down to “Manage Certification Requests", on the next screen
select “Add certification Requests” and then follow the prompts
throughout the process. Please see the "
Applying for Certification
" instructions available in the
eDACM
and
How to Guides
sections of our website. |
| How do I get NACC funding for a training course that I want to attend? | If there is a fee associated with a course, you will need to submit
an SF182, the course description and fee information to the NACC
Assistant Career Manager (ACM). You must also provide any estimated
travel costs. All training requests must be submitted to the NACC ACM
at least 60 days before the training start date. This timeframe is set
so that NACC can process the request and ensure funding for the request
is in place. This policy is set forth in numerous resources. When
submitting an SF182 to NACC for funding, please ensure that
only Section D 1a-e on page 2 is completed. All other sections on page 2
are for NACC staff
.
Guidance for NACC funding of training courses is available in Section
6.3.3 "Application Process" of the NADP Operating Guide which is
available in the Policy & Guidance
section of our website. Guidance is also provided in the
Rotations
and
Travel
sections of our website.
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| How does NACC communicate updates and messages to CFMS, supervisors, and the NADP workforce? | The NACC Bulletin Board on the NADP website is the main vehicle for
communication. We encourage our NADP workforce to check the Bulletin
Board daily for new messages and items requiring action. If you would
like a posting uploaded onto the website, please contact the Career
Manager. Please do not include personally identifiable information and
graphics on the message. You may include a telephone number if
applicable. NACC also communicates important messages via email from
our NACC Career Management box. It is important to read all the emails
as they may contain items for action. |
| I would like to do an OCONUS external rotation. Can you provide me guidance on requesting an OCONUS rotation? | Please see section 6.4 "Rotational Assignment" of the NADP Operating
Guide which provides guidance, timelines and the required documentation
to be provided for any rotation. Section 6.4.5 "OCONUS
Rotations", provides specific guidance and any required documents that
must be provided to the NACC for OCONUS rotations. All of the required
documents must be submitted prior to your OCONUS rotation being endorsed
by the NACC. |
| My eDACM profile does not show me as an Acquisition Workforce member. Why? | Your information in eDACM is updated by a data push from DCPDS and will take about 4-6 weeks to be reflected. |
| We would like to request NACC to fund a training requiring both tuition and travel costs. What documents should the employee submit to NACC? | Please submit the following items to the NACC ACM at least 60 days prior to the start of the class.
- Completed and signed SF182
- Estimated travel costs
- Registration fee information
- Agenda
- Course description
For training requests that required only NACC funded travel, please see Appendix G of the
NADP Operating Guide
.
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| What constitutes a technical training course? | Section E of the MDP states whether a requirement exists for a
technical course for a particular career filed. In addition, the funding
source for the course will also be identified. Where NACC is noted as
the funding source in the MDP, courses of this nature are normally up to
one week long and total cost to include travel is below $3,000. Courses
that go beyond these general parameters will be considered on a case-by
case basis and will require written justification to be submitted.
Where the local Command is noted as the funding source, seek guidance
from your CFM as to the parameters.
NACC will fully support the decisions of the Homeport CFM in regards
to the technical training requirement(s) since they are the career field
expert.
Continuous Learning (CL) courses may also be used to fulfill this requirement as long as your supervisor/CFM approves.
Guidance is provided in Section 6.3.2 “Technical Courses and Professional Development Conferences” of the NADP Operating Guide.
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| What is a good Senior Project and where do I get Senior Project information? | Completion of a senior project for Entry Level employees may be
required by the MDP. This project demonstrates the required career
field's competencies and the employee’s acquired perspective of the
business aspects of Naval Acquisition. The MDP provides guidance on
type of project, format and approval process whereas the IDP describes
the specific project, concept and relationship to the career field. You
should also seek guidance from your supervisor and/or CFM regarding
Senior Project guidelines and requirements.
Guidance is available in Section 6.5 “Senior Projects” of the NADP Operating Guide.
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| What is a program review? | The definition of a Program Review as stated in Section 6.7.1 of the NADP Operating Guide is as follows:
"A Program Management Review is any significant Program
Review event leading to establishment of a design baseline, or
achievement of a Program acquisition milestone. Subject event should
cover the entire scope and strategy of the acquisition/development
effort and should touch on all key/critical acquisition related
products and documentation. Some events that could be considered program
Management Reviews include any series of program briefings leading to a
milestone decision, any Systems Engineering Technical Review including
but not limited to SRR, SFR, PDR or CDR, or Operational Test Readiness
Review (OTRR)."
NACC will fully support the decisions of the Homeport CFM in regards
to the program review requirement since they are the career field
expert.
Guidance for program reviews can be found in the Competencies section of the MDP, if one is required for your career field.
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| What's the difference in an MDP, IDP and IDP Summary? | The MDP is the Master Development Plan for your career field. It
contains the minimum education and proficiency levels required for a
career field and it is developed by the DON Career Field Functional
Board. MDPs for both the Entry Level and Associate employees can be
found in the
Development Plans
section of our website. The MDP becomes an Individual Development Plan
(IDP) once it is filled out and tailored to an individual. The IDP
Summary is a one page document for Entry Level employees only and is
used as a summary of the IDP/MDP requirements. IDP Summaries are
available in the
Development Plans
section of our website.
Note : The MDP for Entry Level employees is a multi-page excel document and is for use at the local command only.
Guidance is provided in Section 6.1 “Development Plans” of the NADP Operating Guide. |
| When do we submit IDP/MDPs to the NACC? | Entry Level employees should submit the one page IDP Summary to the
NACC ACM within 45 days of your start date, 45 days prior to any
promotion and 90 days prior to your graduation date. Associates should
submit their MDP to the NACC ACM within the first 45 days of the
program, 45 days prior to 1 year anniversary date and 90 days prior to
graduation.
Guidance is provided in Section 6.1 “Development Plans” of the NADP Operating Guide.
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| Where can I go to get recent updates about the program? | All NADP employees should regularly check the NADP Website ‘Bulletin
Board Announcements’ for any new information related to the program.
This information may also be relayed to employees via e-mail.
Guidance is in Chapter 4 “Communication Tools” of the NADP Operating Guide.
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| Who is my CFM? | Each employee is assigned a Career Field Manager (CFM), located at the
employee Homeport command. The CFM is responsible for the content of
the employee development program and for ensuring all aspects of
the program are completed prior to program graduation. If the CFM is
unknown, contact your supervisor. The Homeport CFM is the most important
person in the NADP to ensure the success of the member and
the program. You can also contact your NACC CM or ACM for assistance. |
| Who should I send IDP summaries, rotation and training requests at NACC for endorsement? | All IDP summaries, rotation and training requests should be emailed to
the appropriate NACC Assistant Career Manager (ACM). You do not need to
copy the Career Manager (CM) on the email as the ACM forwards the
action upon review. |