Developing Mach-21 Airmen - Epi 17 – Occupational Competencies

Episode #17 of the pod features Lt. Col. Jamie Wiley and Vincent Villanueva, the director and deputy respectively, from the HQ AETC Occupational Competencies Branch, talking about their develop competency-based learning models across the Air Force’s 266 career fields. The competencies, which combine the knowledge and skills needed to complete a task with the behaviors and other skills, such as critical thinking, stress management, teamwork or leadership, help lay the foundation for force development, tying directly into the profession of arms and making Airmen more well-rounded. Additionally, career fields can use these competencies to give them time back as part of Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein’s focus on revitalizing squadrons.