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Specialty Upgrade Training

(Enlisted Classification Directory, AFI 36-2201V3, AFRCI 36-2203, AFI 36-2101)

Upgrade training identifies the mandatory courses, task qualification requirements, and correspondence course completion requirements for award of the 3-, 5-, 7-, and 9-skill levels. Specialty Upgrade Training consists of:

On-The-Job Training (OJT) - hands-on, “over-the-shoulder” training that a duty location uses to certify personnel in both upgrade (skill-level award) and job qualification (position certification) training. Documented in individual training record.

Qualification Training (QT) - hands-on performance training that personnel design to qualify an airman in a specific position. This training occurs both during and after upgrade training to maintain up-to-date qualifications. Documented in individual training record.

Career Development Course (CDC) - CDCs are published to provide the information necessary to satisfy the career knowledge component of OJT. CDCs contain information on basic principles, techniques, and procedures common to an AFSC. They are entire career field specific, and do not contain information on specific equipment or tasks unless best illustrating a procedure or technique having utility to the entire AFSC. This is an important concept for new trainees. Not having specific hands-on-training on the equipment or situations covered in CDCs does not affect the trainee’s requirement to successfully complete the course. These courses are mandatory for upgrade to the 5-skill level and in some career fields, required for upgrade to the 7-skill level. Documented in individual training record.

Minimum Time in Upgrade Training – AFI 36-2101 and AFI 36-2201V3 establish the minimum time required in upgrade for award of a skill level.

Apprentice - Complete initial skills training course for award of the 3-skill level.

Journeyman - Award of the 5-skill level requires completion of a minimum of 15 months* in...