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NEWS | Nov. 17, 2010

Career Assistance Tip

By Master Sgt. Donald Leydig Career Assistance Advisor

Have you ever wanted to become a better writer? Have you ever thought about why your peers do not understand you? Have you ever had a subordinate that you needed to help correct their behavior but were unsure how to write the paperwork? Well, your base career advisor has the answer for you in the form of some professional enhancement courses.

If you visit Joint Base Charlestons Professional Enhancement Center's Community of Practice (COP) at https://afkm.wpafb.af.mil/community/views/home.aspx?Filter=OO-ED-AM-39 you will be able to find these courses, plus other courses available to you.

Some of the courses out there are:

Professional Writing: Here you will learn more techniques on writing enlisted performance reports, awards and medals

Corrective Behavior writing: Here is where you will learn how to properly create letters of counseling, letters of admonishment and letters of reprimand from a management perspective to help correct negative behavior.

4 Lenses: Here is where you will learn about your personality, and how to deal with your co-workers, family, friends, and everyone you will cross in your lifetime.

Airman/NCO/ Senior NCO Professional Enhancement Course: These are one, three, and four-day classes designed to help you become better leaders and managers.

Informed Decision Briefings: These are briefings targeted for first and second term Airmen who are coming to the end of their enlistments. The class goes over retraining options, education, Veterans Affairs benefits, and the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard brief about their opportunities.

Most of these classes are opened to all ranks, and all services, to include civilian employees, and even spouses.

If you also visit this CoP, you will find information on many other career areas to include assignments, retraining, NCO Retraining Program, Post 9/11 GI Bill, commissioning programs and many others. This page also has valuable information for any new Airman who has not attended the First Term Airmen Center.

So, if you are interested in one of these professional enhancement courses or you just want to learn more about areas in your career, just visit the CoP and register for one of the classes. As always, if you have any questions concerning your career, call Master Sgt. Donny Leydig at 963-2768.