Navy’s Yeoman “A” school goes interactive

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  1. Charles

    Charles New Member

    By JO2 Diane Jones, Naval Personnel Development Command
    Public Affairs
    MERIDIAN, Miss. – Beginning now, the Sailors who
    are destined to become future Yeomen (YN) are in for a
    great surprise. The A-school they were expecting is now
    online. A Revolution in Navy Training innovation, Sailors now
    learn to become YNs through a virtual online office that simulates
    the environment Sailors will encounter at sea.
    The new prototype of YN A-school is an interactive
    online course taught in a classroom environment. Students
    will learn through a virtual office. For example, a student can
    click on a filing cabinet – this will give them access to learning
    about the Navy’s filing system among other pertinent skills.
    Instructors are replaced by facilitators who are there to help
    students navigate through the courseware.
    And, Sailors can work their way toward becoming a qualified
    Yeoman at their own pace. These Sailors will now be
    able to begin YN A-school as soon as they arrive in Meridian,
    Mississippi. No more waiting for a class to form or wasting
    time waiting for the next course to begin.
    “The Yeoman course normally takes five weeks to complete.
    With the new hands-on, reality-based course, the time
    could be cut down to as little as three weeks. It’s all up to the
    Sailor,” said Dean Norman, Director of Innovations and Analysis
    at the Naval Personnel Development Command/Task
    Force EXCEL.
    Using this prototype as the example for the future of
    learning will save the Navy a significant amount of money.
    According to Norman, it’s thought that just the YN ‘A’ prototype
    alone can save the Navy up to $900,000 the first year.
    Not stopping with the YN A-school, the revolutionary
    approach will eventually extend to all the Administrative Aschools.
    This means that the Personnelman, Religious Program
    Specialist, Aviation Storekeeper, Storekeeper, Ship’s Serviceman,
    Aviation Maintenance Administrationman ratings
    as well as the Flag Writer follow-on school will become a
    self-paced online interactive course. The face of traditional
    A-schools are changing. “This prototype, as well as the Electricity,
    Electronic, Communications and Radar prototype
    launched earlier, will have far reaching results,” said Norman.
    “These innovations are bringing knowledge to Sailors, wherever
    they are and when they need it.”
    For more information about the innovation at YN Aschool
    visit www.nko.navy.mil.

    LINK-Perspective Magazine January-April 2004
     
  2. leo

    leo Member

    Thanks for that bit of info.
     

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