USSOCOM CLPM Advanced Competencies Course
Dear Attendees,
Welcome to the annual United States Special Operations
Command (USSOCOM) Command Language Program
Managers’(CLPM) Advanced Competencies Course at
Mac Dill Air Force Base, Florida from 26 – 29 August
2013.
The goals of this course are to provide the command’s
language managers with information, instruction, and
assistance that will help them build successful language
and culture training programs.
The agenda includes presentations and round-robin
style workshops addressing program leadership,
program of instruction development, classroom
observation, new and improved training software
licensed for use by one or more of our components, a
panel discussion, and component command
presentations. This “continuing education” for Special
Operation Forces Language Program Managers
provides a forum to exchange ideas and information with
their counterparts.
2013 Focus
“Advanced Competencies and Problem Solving for
Language Program Managers”
Course Purpose
To provide SOF Language Program Managers continuing
education on both job-specific and language instruction
general topics to enable continuous improvement of unit and
school language programs. The course is intended to
promote:
*Manager and Organizational Professionalism
*Effective Instruction
*Efficient Use of Resources
*SOF War fighters Who Are More Capable of Executing
Language-required Tasks With and Against Foreign
Nationals
.
Additionally, we will present the SOF Unit Command
Language Program and Component School of the Year
Awards during the no-host social event the evening of
Day 2.
I look forward to an enjoyable and productive training
event that will stimulate open discussion and facilitate an
exchange of ideas. Please register at our site
http://clpmadvancedcourse.softsonline.org or
https://www.atrrs.army.mil no later than
17
August 2013.
Point of contact is Mr. Mark L. Roemer, 813-826-2336,
DSN 239-2336, mark.roemer@socom.mil, FAX 813-8262327.
Sincerely,
Jack Donnelly
Director, SOF Language Office
Register online at:
https://www.atrrs.army.mil or
http://clpmadvancedcourse.softsonline.org
DavisConferenceCenter
MacDillAFB,FL33621
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• Command Language Program
Best Practices
• Language Needs Assessment
• Foreign Language Proficiency
Bonus (FLPB) & Language Policy
Updates
HQ, USSOCOM
• Language Training Quality
Assurance/Quality Control
ATTN: FMD J7-EL
• SOF Service Component Updates
7701 Tampa Point Blvd.
The 2013 USSOCOM CLPM
Advanced Competencies
Course addresses:
MacDill AFB, FL 33621-5323
CLPM Advanced Course
Highlights
United States
Special
Operations
Command
Advanced
Competencies
Course
For
SOF Language Managers
ATTRS School: 331A
• SOF Tele-training Systems
(SOFTS) Update
• Language Training Support
Package
• USSOCOM Language Program Of
the Year Award
26 – 29 August 2013
MacDill AFB, FL