| A | B |
|---|
| What role does Naval Education and Training Professional Development and Technology Center (NETPDTC) serve to the PQS program? | NETPDTC maintains and ensures PQS availability to the fleet as directed by the NETC PQS |
| Where are PQSs maintained and available for fleet use | PQS are available for fleet use and maintained on NKO, in the NAVY PQS portal. |
| The function of a PQS is? | Qualification system for officers and enlisted personnel where certification of a minimum level of competency is required prior to qualifying to perform specific duties. A PQS is a compilation of the minimum knowledge and skills that an individual must demonstrate in order to qualify to stand watches or perform other specific routine duties necessary for the safety, security or proper operation of a ship, aircraft or support system. The objective of PQS is to standardize and facilitate these qualifications. |
| What is the process for an individual qualified on a PQS, and the PQS is superseded by a revision, what happens to the individuals qualification and what must that individual do with the revised PQS? | Once a person is qualified on a PQS, the qualification remains. One of two things happens, a new PQS is taken and all signatures of the superseded PQS are transferred or the superseded PQS remains and the additional line items are signed and kept with the superseded PQS. |
| In formal training courses where PQS lines may be signed, what is the procedure to inform a receiving command which line items have been completed and signed. | The lines items can be transferred, an interim qualification can be issued or total Requalification of the PQS. |
| What is the difference between a PQS and Job Qualification Requirement (JQR)? | PQS is qualification requirements among multiple platforms. JQRs is a doc mirrors a PQS, does not have a NAVEDTRA number. Both are TYCOM approve, but JQRs are used for a single platform. |
| What role does Naval Education and Training Professional Development and Technology Center (NETPDTC) serve to NRTCs? | NETPDTC maintains, grades and enters completed Non-resident Training Courses Into Sailors Electronic Service Record (ESR). |
| What is the primary purpose of NRTC? | A self-study package designed to help a student acquire Navy professional or military knowledge in preparation for an advancement exam. The package normally consists of a course text and a set of course assignments, and may be delivered in printed or digital form or both. Some NRTC's require the member to obtain the existing manual, instruction, or an off-the-shelf commercial textbook. |
| What impact does a NRTC have in the rating exam process? | NRTCs are source documents for which the Advancement Examination Development Conferences (AEDC) obtains rating exam questions. |
| Where are the NRTCs are maintained and available for fleet use. | NRTC are housed and maintained on the Non Resident Training Course website. |
| NRTC is designated for revision or development, what is the functionality of the Contracting Office Representative (COR) | NETPDTC (COR) liaison between the Learning Center and the contractor (pre and post bid) representative to ensure delivery of agreed product. |
| NRTC is designated for revision or development, what is the functionality of the Statement of Work (SOW) | SOW is the vehicle which outlines the requirement for both the Learning Center and the contractor developing the NRTC (like a work order). |
| NRTC is designated for revision or development, what is the functionality of the Naval Logistics Library (NLL) | NLL is the central point at which all NRTCs are assigned Stock Numbers and tracked in the Navy Supply system. |
| NRTC is designated for revision or development, what is the functionality of the Defense Automated Printing System (DAPS) | DAPS links with NETPDTC and NLL and provides the customer the document ordered. |
| NRTCs are assigned points, for whom are these points calculated and how does it benefit these personnel? | NRTCs points are primarily for reservists, reservists receive points which are used towards retirement, as well as, evaluations. |
