Professional Development

 

Prof Dev LogoDirector of Professional Development: Maj Annette Carlson

Civil Air Patrol (CAP) in Pennsylvania offers classroom, on-line and traditional correspondence study options just for you. You can choose from a wide variety of CAP and Air Force-developed courses.

Pennsylvania Wing schedules regular professional development training throughout the Wing, including
  • Squadron Leadership School (SLS) ~4-6 per year in each Group,
  • Corporate Learning Course (CLC) ~1-2 per year at PA Wing HQ, Fort Indiantown Gap, PA,
  • Training Leaders of Cadets (TLC) managed by Maj Heather Weaver, Director of Cadet Programs (See Cadet Programs Tab)
  • Unit Commanders Course (UCC) managed by the Wing Commander,and scheduled as needed  
  • RSC and NSC are listed below as information becomes available.
 
Additional online distance education opportunities are available to CAP members through the Air University. CAP is a partner is this Air Force program.
 
Schedules for a variety of PD courses across the Wing are listed below.
 
Upcoming PD in Pennsylvania Wing

(also see the Wing Calendar & National Course Calendar)

SLSCLCUCCRSCNSC, Online SLS and/or CLC,  PA Wing PD Staff & Group Contacts

 

Squadron Leadership Schools (SLS)

- SM Basic Training - Level 2

On average, the PA Wing holds six (6) annual SLS during the year - each hosted by a Group.

For most current info click:

http://www.capmembers.com/cap_university/course_schedules/squadron_leadership_schools_sls.cfm

 

WING/REGION DATES LOCATION CONTACT
- Pennsylvania
Group 1
- Southwest
TBD TBD - SLS
last held in March 2012
- Pennsylvania
Group 2
- Southcentra

NEW DATE:

June 8-9, 2013 

York, PA

- SLS Director & Contact: 

Maj Annette Carlson
PA Wing PDO 
PDO@pawg.cap.gov

To register: 
email completed CAP F17, with unit commander's approval to the SLS contact above.

- Pennsylvania
Group 3 &
Group 800
- Southeast
Done Done - SLS
last held in March 2013
- Pennsylvania
Group 4
- Northeast
Done Done

- SLS
last held in Nov 2012

- Pennsylvania
Group 5
- Northcentral 
TBD TBD

- SLS
to be scheduled as needed

Questions: contact
Lt Col Erin Long
Group 5 Commander

- Pennsylvania
Group 6
- Northwest
Done Done - SLS
last held in March 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Corporate Learning Course (CLC)

On average, the PA Wing holds two (2) annual CLC during the year - locations rotate and vary.

For most current info click:

http://www.capmembers.com/cap_university/course_schedules/corporate_learning_course_clc.cfm

 

WING/REGION DATES LOCATION CONTACT
- Pennsylvania
CLC Spring
May 4-5, 2013 PA Wing HQ
Fort Indiantown Gap
Annville, PA 17003

CLC Director:
Maj Annette Carlson
PA Wing DPD
pdo@pawg.cap.gov

To register: 
email completed CAP F17, with unit commander's approval to the CLC contact above.

- Pennsylvania
CLC Fall

TBD

TBD

last held: was held in Sept 2012

to be scheduled as needed

Other Wings:

- New York

 

May 18-19, 2013

 

LIGROUP HQ

 

Major Michael Keupp
keuppland@gmail.com 
631-665-3366 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Unit Commander's Course (UCC)

For most current info click:

http://www.capmembers.com/cap_university/course_schedules/unit_commanders_course_ucc.cfm

WING/REGION

DATES

LOCATION

CONTACT

WEBSITE

- Pennsylvania

 TBD

TBD

to be scheduled by the Wing Commander as needed

 

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RSC –Region Staff College – Level 4

North Central Region - NCRSC

23-28 June 2013
Offutt AFB
Omaha, NE
Col Mary Donley

http://www.ncrcap.us/

Southeast Region - SERSC
30 June - 6 July, 2013  
McGhee Tyson ANGB
Knoxville, TN
Lt Col Roger Middleton

roger.middleton@tncap.us
Website: http://sercap.us/information/events/region-staff-college.aspx

Southwest Region - SWRSC
13-20 July 2013
Kirtland AFB

Albuquerque, NM
Lt Col Heather Muelheisen

heather.muehleisen@cox.net
Website: http://swrsc.swr.cap.gov

Rocky Mountain Region - RMRSC
2013 RMRSC 
20-27 July 2013

Peterson AFB
Colorado Springs, CO

rmr.cos.cap@gmail.com
RMR Website: http://www.rmrcap.org/

Northeast Region - NERSC
2013 TBD 
http://www.ner.cap.gov/nersc/

Great Lakes Region - GLRSC
2013 TBD
GLR Website: http://glr.cap.gov/index.html

Middle East Region - MERSC
2013 TBD
Website: http://www.mer-rsc.org/

Pacific Region - RSC
2014 TBD
Last held April 2013 at Nellis AFB, NV
Website: http://hc.pcr.cap.gov/pcrsc/ 

 
 
 

For current RSC scheduled click:
http://www.capmembers.com/cap_university/course_schedules/region_staff_colleges_rsc.cfm

 

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NSC – National Staff College – Level 5
– for all NSC info visit

12-19 May 2013
at Maxwell AFB in Montgomery, AL,
home of CAP's National Headquarters

 http://www.capmembers.com/cap_university/course_schedules/nsc_preplanning_page.cfm

 

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CAP University:

http://www.capmembers.com/cap_university/

 

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Pennsylvania Wing policy for online SLS and CLC:

If you have a situation that precludes attending an in-class, face-to-face PD course (SLS, CLC, etc), i.e., fit the "hardship" case, please email as to why you cannot attend the in-person course to the Wing CC, and copy the DPD.
 
We're not hardballing here... we want to ensure you get the best, quality training experience, especially for our newest members in the very important "Basic Training" in the Squadron Leadership School course.

Here's our procedure for the online SLS class registrations... After you register for the online PD course,  the online course director (from National) sends our Wing Commander the request, who then reviews it to approve or not.  
 
The Online PD course version was created by National for the Chaplain Corps and members' whose work schedule precludes attending in person.  The Wing CC only approves the online PD course for hardship cases:  ie, when they work consistently on weekends, or cannot attend for religious commitments etc. 

 
We highly encourage in person, in class participation to get the full value of the program and meet other members in other units,  ie networking, interaction and discussion which is of great value.
 

We highly, highly DIScourage the online SLS, in favor for live, in person, in-class SLS.  the interaction between our members from different squadrons and groups makes the learning experience very effective, and at the beginning of a new members' experience, very important ... it's "Basic Training" that is diluted when you eliminate the human contact.

 
Any questions, please direct to the DPD, Maj Annette Carlson
 
Thank YOU for all YOU do in CAP! 

Annette Carlson, MAJ, CAP
PA Wing Director, Professional Development
CAP Pennsylvania Wing 
email pdo@pawg.cap.gov

 
 

 

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Pennsylvania Wing and Group Staff:  Professional Development

Wing Director of Professional Development (DPD):
Maj Annette Carlson - pdo@pawg.cap.gov

PDO - Group 1 - Southwest/Pittsburgh - Group PDO needed, Contact the Group 1 Commander  
PDO - Group 2 - Southcentral/Harrisburg - Group PDO needed, Contact the Group 2 Commander
PDO - Group 3 - Southeast/Philadelphia - Lt Col Rita League
PDO - Group 4 - Northeast/Allentown - Lt Col Patricia Devlin
PDO - Group 5 - Northcentral/State College - Group PDO needed, Contact the Group 5 Commander
PDO - Group 6 - Northwest/Erie - Maj Tom Brown  
PDO - Group 800 - Philadelphia School Squadrons - Group PDO needed, Contact the Group 800 Commander

 

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