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FPCD-81-61 1 (1981-07-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabcfp0001 and id is 1 raw text is: -2 t UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE U WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION DIVISION JULY 29, 1981 B-203798 The Honorable Verne Orr 111111111 The Secretary of the Air Force 115928 Attention: Assistant Auditor General Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: Initial Skill Training for Air Force Enlisted Personnel')(FPCD-81-61) During the past few months, we have been in the initial phase of reviewing the Air Force's initial skill training pro- gram for its enlisted force. Originally we had planned to assess the effectiveness of the overall initial skill train- ing program, including both institutional and individual on- the-job training (OJT). During our initial work, however, we found that the Air Force has established extensive internal control systems which provide feedback to training managers,on training ef- fectiveness. A recent Office of the Secret&ry of Defense study of the services' training programs concluded that the Air Training Command * * * has the best observed system of external feedback. 1/ Our limited examination of these internal controls also showed them to be generally effective. We also found that there are several studies of the Air Force skill training programs, some of which are still in process. These studies are listed on page 2. These existing internal controls and evaluations make it unnecessary, at this time, for us to proceed further with a detailed review. However, we take this opportunity to discuss here (1) some training issues which we believe you need to l/Combat Effective Training Management Study, Department of Defense, July 1979. (967003)

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