Federal Aviation Administration completes training with SkillsNET

WAXAHACHIE, TX January 2007 -

SkillsNET recently completed Skills Analyst Certification training for five personnel from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This training will empower them to manage job profiling, job analysis and skills standards implementation for their organizations employees. It is the mission of the FAA to provide the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world, and to improve the safety and efficiency of aviation. By working hand in hand with SkillsNET; utilizing their SkillObject® Designer software, they will be able to achieve their mission.

The data collected in this effort will concentrate on the Air Traffic Organization (ATO) System Operations Traffic Flow Management community. It will provide a basis for creating a revised curriculum, and the resulting analyses will produce job specifications describing essential qualifications for entry into each job. The FAA will also receive a description of each position that identifies tasks, activities, and responsibilities in the projected target environment.

The outcome from this effort will provide the FAA with a list of requirements used to hire the best people for critical positions, the ability to acquire the right talent, and possess a relevant list of pre-requisite skills and knowledge necessary for their employees to succeed.

About SkillsNET
SkillsNET provides a revolutionary tool suite and consulting service, which allows enterprises to rapidly capture work, worker, and workplace skill data elements (SkillObjects®) and their relationship to performance. The SkillsNET methodology allows employers to capture their workforce environment through web-based applications with minimal worker and capital investment. Highly trained Skills Analysts and Industrial and Organizational Psychologists, available on-site or via phone, assist the employee and employer through the data collection process. At the end of the process, employers receive a detailed analysis of the skill base required in their workforce, the level of skill in the current workforce, and the performance standards needed to operate in today's dynamic environment. SkillsNET methodology is aligned with the Department of Labor O*NET taxonomy. For additional information please visit www.skillsnet.com.