Training Specialist

The position is located within the FAA, Aviation Safety (AVS), Office of Aerospace Medicine (AAM), Aerospace Medical Education Division. The Office of Aerospace Medicine (AAM) develops and manages medical programs in support of Aviation Safety.

To qualify at the FV-H (FG/GS-12) level, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the FV-G (FG/GS-10/11) level. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.

Specialized experience includes:

• Analyzing training programs to identify knowledge gaps or deficiencies
• Developing evaluative methods, procedures and standards to analyze education and training needs for employee development
• Determining the need for and initiating changes/updates in course content due to technological changes or new developments in the field
• Consulting with management to develop strategies, policies, or procedures to improve the development and design of training programs

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Physical Requirements: You must be able to perform efficiently the essential functions of the position without hazard to yourself or others including the ability to climb ladders, pick up moderately heavy objects, ability to tolerate close places, and be subjected to moderate but rapid changes in temperature and altitude. Selectee must possess or have the ability to pass a FAA Class II Physical Examination.

Applicants should provide examples of Specialized Experience in their Work History. Qualifications must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

See Qualifications.

KSA Information:

As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA.

In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs), in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the KSAs and Other Factors listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

Salary : $75,279