Air Force Nonrated Technical Training: Selected Topics to Improve Efficiency

Abstract

This report is part of continuing research that began in fiscal year (FY) 2016 by RAND Project AIR FORCE (PAF) for the Air Force Air Education and Training Command (AETC). In FY 2016, the RAND Corporation conducted a broad review of the nonrated technical training pipeline, with the goal of identifying pipeline inefficiencies that, if corrected, could lead to a more efficient and flexible enterprise. PAF identified opportunities to improve the planning process, resource-allocation process, and the flow of students through the technical training pipeline. As a follow-on to this effort, AETC asked PAF to look outside the Air Force for insights and best practices upon which they could draw. AETC identified three particular topics of interest: (1) how colleges and universities right-size their instructor corps in the face of fluctuations in enrollments and demands for coursework, (2) best practices associated with supply chain management, and (3) approaches for developing a flexible instructor pool. Each of these topics is discussed in a separate part of this volume.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2020
Accession Number
AD1103289

Entities

People

  • Barbara Bicksler
  • Bart E. Bennett
  • Charles A. Goldman
  • Daniel Ibarra
  • Darrell D. Jones
  • James R. Broyles
  • Kathleen Reedy
  • Lisa M. Harrington
  • Matthew E. Walsh
  • Paul Emslie
  • Rita Karam
  • Robert Corsi

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Distance Learning
  • Doctrine
  • Educational Technology
  • Employment
  • Health Services
  • Information Systems
  • Logistics
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Students
  • Supply Chain
  • Supply Chain Management

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • STEM Education