Abstract
Developing a comprehensive Department of the Air Force Manual (DAFMAN) for competency-based learning demands a collaborative approach, integrating diverse perspectives and expertise to ensure effective implementation. This paper outlines the essential elements of this collaborative process, emphasizing partnerships, training, and faculty development crucial for success as well as the key steps in developing competency models across diverse mission sets or capability goals.
Typically, these processes take years to complete but new guidance demands speed and efficiency while not sacrificing effectiveness. To meet these goals, effective collaboration will be one of the key factors. Providing a clear vision and developing a shared understanding while engaging stakeholders across the education and training ecosystem, including instructors, curriculum developers, assessment experts, and leadership, will be paramount. How this is accomplished at the quickened pace the military is demanding will provide new hurdles yet also opportunities to foster communities that work together across multiple projects simultaneously.
Key areas of focus of this paper will be both the process of rapid policy writing but also highlight the key content points needed for competency based training models. These processes and the content of this policy will be relevant to all services and may influence international efforts as well as the USAF intends to use this policy to inform and drive numerous training and education efforts across the Department of the Air Force which connects to our sister services and allied nations. Accordingly, this paper provides a roadmap for collaborative DAFMAN development, highlighting the critical partnerships, training initiatives, and faculty development programs necessary to foster a culture of competency-based learning within the Air Force.