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Qualifications:

In order to qualify, you must meet the specializedexperience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Professional and Scientific Positions, to include the Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR) for the GS-1750, Instructional Systems Series.

BASIC REQUIREMENT OR INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT

Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours appropriate to the work of the position to be filled. The course work must have included study in at least four of the following five areas: 1. Learning theory, psychology of learning, educational psychology: Study of learning theories as they relate to the systematic design, development, and validation of instructional material. 2.

Instructional design practices:

Study of the principles and techniques used in designing training programs, developing design strategy and models, and applying design methods to the improvement of instructional effectiveness. 3. Educational evaluation : Study of the techniques for evaluating the effectiveness of instructional/educational programs, including developing written and performance tests and survey instruments, and determining reliability and validity of evaluation instruments. 4.

Instructional product development:

Study of the techniques appropriate for developing training materials, including identifying learner characteristics, specifying objectives, applying training strategy, validating training materials, and evaluating training. 5.

Computers in education and training:

Study of the application of computers in education and training, including selecting appropriate computer software. Some positions in this series may specialize in one or two functional areas, where more specific academic preparation may be necessary. For such positions, agencies may require course work in the applicable functional area(s) as part of the above-required 24 semester hours.

NOTE:

You MUST submit copies of your transcripts. AND In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-12, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes Knowledge of a wide range of professional concepts, principles, methods, techniques, and practices of one or more specialties of the instructional systems field as well as of learning theory, gained through extended study and experience; comprehensive knowledge of a wide variety of instructional development methods sufficient to develop and make substantial adaptations or extensions of instructional materials for specialty areas or career management fields which are complicated by factors such as changing situations or educational developments resulting in outdated guidelines or the need to pull together two different or partially related fields (e.g., engineering and electronics) that require a knowledge of more than one field; knowledge of an extensive variety of instructional program planning methods and techniques sufficient to plan total support requirements (i.e., personnel, equipment, facilities, and other resources) for a specialty area or career field; comprehensive knowledge of a variety of instructional system acquisition needs and sources to develop the technical and economic data required to support acquisition of instructional systems equipment and services for complete or complex instructional programs; skill in applying this knowledge to difficult and complex work assignments which frequently involve matters that are controversial, unconventional, or novel; ability to create plans for the development of training courses in accordance with agency, MAJCOM, and unit objectives, providing project guidelines, making periodic review of progress including final review of completed work, and revising or returning to originator with instructions on required revisions; ability to evaluate and predict training achievements and student performance and prepare interpretations of results and recommendations addressing significant matters such as objectives, contents, instructional methods, or probable student counseling needs.

FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE

(TIG)

REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE

(GS)

POSITIONS

Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in­-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-12 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-13 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks.

NOTE:

Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

(KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: 1.

Broad professional knowledge of:

instructional systems principles, practices, techniques, training devices and simulators, instructional design, and materials development to include use of technology for design and delivery of training, training administration, policies and procedures, planning and management of complex education, technical training and interservice and joint training programs to include training operations, administration, policies, procedures, training execution, management, development, training resources, instructional program evaluations defense system acquisition life cycle processes, learning theory, and educational principles and delivery methodologies, Community College of the Air Force accreditation requirements, and Continuous Process Improvement concepts and programs. 2. Skill in accomplishing special training studies and projects, contracting processes, training execution, development, management, resources, training evaluations, and Continuous Process Improvement concepts and programs for assessment of education and instructional training activity efficiency and effectiveness. 3. Skill and ability to work harmoniously with all levels of command personnel and skill in accomplishing special training studies and projects. Includes the ability to professionally represent AETC, Numbered Air Force Headquarters, A3/6, Operations and Communications Division, Technical Training Operations Center staffs and establish and maintain good working relationships with individuals and groups within HAF, MAJCOMs, Air Force Reserve Command, National Guard Bureau, as well as, outside organizations/agencies (DoD, U.S. government, international, inter-service and joint-related). 4. Ability to analyze complex instructional programs and training activities (international education and training requirements, basic military training, technical education and training (initial and advanced/supplemental skills) and inter-service and joint-related education and training), events, diverse data sources and related information for determination of efficiency and effectiveness of training operations or discovery of root cause contributing to problems within the training enterprise. 5. Ability to analyze problems and develop timely, economical, innovative and effective solutions (application of new program methods, approaches, and technology) to improve training efficiency, effectiveness, and operations of training activities. 6. Ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and with technical accuracy, both orally and in writing Qualification (Cont) under Education .