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LCC begins Fleet-wide roll-out this month

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  • By Center for Personal and Professional Development (CPPD) Public Affairs
Virginia Beach, Va. (NNS) --  The Center for Personal and Professional Development  is rolling out Modules 1 and 2 of the Leadership Core Continuum  this month.

LCC training is designed to meet the continuing process of training and developing enlisted leaders in pay grades E4 through E6.

"CPPD is working diligently on the next stage in enlisted leader development for the Fleet," said LCC Project Manager Senior Chief Petty Officer Samantha Blackwell.

"In 2006," Blackwell said, "CPPD released the replaced Petty Officer Indoctrination with Petty Officer Selectee Leadership Course (POSLC), for newly selected E-4s. And in September 2008, Petty Officer First Class Selectee Leadership Course was launched to provide "just-in-time" leadership training for the Navy's newest first class petty officers. CPPD also rolled out the Petty Officer Second Class Leadership Course (PO2SLC) curriculum in March 2009 for newly selected second class petty officers."

All three of these courses were implemented as command-delivered leadership training for leaders in pay grades E-4 through E-6, and are designed for delivery upon selection to respective pay grades.

"LCC is the foundational link in the Navy's enlisted leadership continuum and is designed to enhance the leadership training our junior enlisted Sailors receive between promotion cycles," said CPPD's Director of Training Cmdr. George Michaels. "LCC is a fleet-relevant, Sailor-centered set of development tools to assist in understanding leadership topics established in Navy Leadership Competency Model, and provides a path for enlisted Sailors to receive continuous leadership training and development."

"The core competencies of LCC include accomplishing missions, leading change, working with people and resource stewardship; all of which are essential in the process of engaging our Sailors and capitalizing on previous lessons learned through command-delivered courses," said Michaels. "Furthermore, LCC content is reality based, taught in an operational environment, and appropriate to its target audiences."

In July 2009, CPPD hosted a subject matter expert working group with representatives from across the Hampton Roads area. Eight Sailors in pay grades E-6 and E-7 from the Hampton Roads naval community participated in subject matter expert working groups for LCC development.

During the working group, members developed real-life scenarios, which are fundamental components of LCC. The working group members also assisted with prioritizing competencies and other items needed to construct appropriate training for leaders in pay grades E4 through E6.

In November 2009, the LCC pilot was conducted at NAS Oceana. Sailors from various commands onboard the base attended the 1-day event to review and provide critical feedback for CPPD. The pilot participants provided valuable information and served as the final evaluators prior to the releasing this material to the Fleet.

In its final delivery, LCC will consist of six modules with a phased roll-out plan. Sailors should expect availability of modules one and two this December. Modules three and four will roll out in early spring 2010, and the final two modules (five and six) are scheduled for release in the summer of 2010. The combination of these six modules, and the various petty officer selectee command-delivered training courses, will provide all E4 through E6 Sailors with knowledge and tools needed to sustain and continually improve upon their leadership skills.

For more information about LCC, visit www.nko.navy.mil