Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Air Force Enlisted Skills Management System: Recommended Changes to Meet Future Demands : RAND Corporation , May 20 , 2024
Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Air Force Enlisted Skills Management System: Recommended Changes to Meet Future Demands : RAND Corporation , May 20 , 2024
From the report: "For decades, the U.S. Air Force (USAF) has used Air Force Specialty Codes (AFSCs) as the backbone of its occupational classification system. But with goals to develop airmen with cross-functional skills while also developing and retaining airmen with sufficient depth in advanced technical skills, questions are starting to arise as to whether this long-standing approach to skills management is sufficiently flexible to achieve future objectives.
In this report, the authors document the findings and recommendations from a RAND Project AIR FORCE study that explored options for addressing both the breadth (across career fields) and depth (within career fields) of the USAF enlisted skills management system.
The authors used multiple methods in conducting their work, including (1) a review of relevant regulatory, policy, and skills management literature; (2) interviews with USAF stakeholders (system customers, enlisted assignment teams, and process experts); (3) a demonstration of how natural language processing can be leveraged to provide insights about enlisted occupational specialties; and (4) a workshop with USAF enlisted representatives to discuss an advanced technical track for managing technical talent.
The report concludes with findings and recommendations for options to improve the USAF enlisted skills management system. Appendixes detail the study's methodology and provide background information to supplement the main findings of the report."
Authors - Lytell, Maria C., Robson, Sean, Ausink, John A., Bicksler, Barbara A., Falgoust, Grace, Hardison, Chaitra M., Hill, Devon, Kleiman, Annie Yu, Toukan, MarkSubjects
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