UNCLASSIFIED Joint Individual Training and Education Program (JITEP) Individual & Staff Joint Training Working Group WJTSC 09-2 CONFERENCE Mr. Herb Warden/Mr. Steve Lopez 24 Aug 09 U.S. Southern Command Joint Training Division

UNCLASSIFIED JITEP Purpose Enhance the command’s Joint Training Program by implementing an Individual and Staff Training initiative  Institute a baseline joint training curriculum  Focus on warfighting tasks as well as those tasks essential for security cooperation and interagency coordination (command missions)  Support implementation of DoD’s Training Transformation (T2) initiatives

UNCLASSIFIED JITEP Focus Service Training Service Responsibilities Joint Training Collective/Staff Training Exercises The Gap Joint Operations LanguageOther Individual Joint Training Identify Schedule Implement Track Assess USSOUTHCOM Joint Training Plan Annex A Commander’s Training Guidance USSOUTHCOM REG What We do How We do it Annex This is the focus of the JITEP Added: Wording

UNCLASSIFIED JITEP – Desired End State Service Training Service Responsibilities No Gap! Individual Joint Training Collective/Staff Training Exercises A program that: Mitigates the individual joint training gap Provides for improved scheduling, tracking, and reporting of joint training Results in improved personnel performance Provides for assessment of training

UNCLASSIFIED Progress Formalized JITEP via SC Policy Memo  Establishes Joint Training Steering Committee (JTSC) and a Joint Training Working Group (JTWG)  Directs completion of baseline curriculum  Baseline established in modules –i.e. Module 1 – all personnel assigned; Module 2 – Staff who have not completed JPME II; etc. Developed an internal JITEP portal Established JKO Community of Interest (COI)  Serves as the command’s joint training portal  Developed five curriculums in LMS (Modules)  234 course completions to date Developed a Quarterly Joint Training Newsletter

UNCLASSIFIED JITEP - Challenges JTWG participation  Getting the right people (O4/O5, completed JPMEII, with knowledge of Directorate functions) Cross-walking of JMETs/JCAs:  Collective tasks → Individual Tasks → Individual Training Requirement Identification of individual joint training requirements  A need exists for an internal system for submitting joint training requirements to the Joint Training Division  Input/output (to/from) JTS phases and JELC Inclusion of the Interagency Conversion of existing courses to JKO  i.e. Human Rights (test case for conversion)

UNCLASSIFIED Way ahead Short-term  Working with the JTWG, facilitate identification of individual joint training requirements  Directorate-specific  Inputs from JTS/JELC Long-term  Joint Training Workshops  Joint Training Seminars  Joint Training for senior personnel

UNCLASSIFIED Points of Contact Mr. Herb Warden Chief, Joint Training Tel: Mr. Steve Lopez JTFS Tel: