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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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From Chief of Naval Operation's vision to
revolutionize Navy education and training, comes the creation of Naval Personnel Development Command in 2003. The way the Navy trains, details and promotes its Sailors is improving every day. 

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PQS Development

Governed by OPNAVINST 3500.34F, the Personnel Qualification Standards (PQS) Program is used by officer and enlisted personnel to obtain the minimum level of competency required to perform specific duties. The PQS Development Group, created this site.

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Non-Resident Training Courses Catalog

Enroll in Non-Resident Training Courses and you may review & download online courses through the NAC.  You may enroll in up to 4 courses at one time. Log-in accomplished with your Navy Knowledge Online account.

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Credentialling Opportunities On-Line (U.S. Navy COOL program)
Find civilian credentials related to your rating, job, or occupation; Understand what
it takes to obtain the credentials, and See if there are available programs that will
help pay credentialing, including the examination, fees.

U.S. Navy ALL HANDS Call on the future of Career Progression initiatives
Great list of questions and answers regarding the future of several Career Progession
initiatives for active duty officers and enlisted, include reservists.

U.S. Navy ALL HANDS Call on the future of Professional Development initiatives
Great list of questions and answers regarding the future of several Professional
Development initiatives for active duty officers and enlisted, include reservists.

Training Commands
The portal main page to the 7 commands working within the mission of the Navy Education
& Training Command: Human Performance Center, Naval Education & Training Professional
Development Center, Naval Service Training Command, Naval Personnel Development
Command, Chief of Naval Air Training, Naval War College, and Naval Postgraduate School.

Catalog of Navy Training Courses (CANTRAC)
The Catalog of Navy Training Courses (CANTRAC) contains information on all FORMAL
courses of instruction throughout the Navy. Access to CANTRAC Volume II (Course
description date and login) is restricted. CANTRAC Volume I is location listing of training
facilities.  Access granted only from government .mil computers through the Corporate
Enterprise & Training Activity Resource System (CeTARS) with a CAC card log-in.

Gov Online Learning Center
A Governmentwide resource that supports development of the Federal workforce through
simplified and one-stop access to high quality e-Training products and services. This site is
designed as a virtual campus that houses free and for-fee e-training courses and
performance support tools.

United Services Military Apprenticeship Program (USMAP)
A training system by which active duty service members can earn certification for skills
learned through documented work experience (On-The-Job-Training) and related technical
instruction. The USMAP allows for registered certification of the service member's military
training and work experience to achieve recognition equal to his / her civilian counterpart.

Naval General Library Program
Learn the capabilities of this Program and how they support the Fleet, NATO & shore
commands, & other military missions.

Human Performance Center
A newly established U.S. Navy Command designed to support the warfighter through the
innovative application of the Human Performance Process and the Science of Learning.
Monitor this site for the latest information regarding the impact Human Peformance is
having as part of the Navy's Revolution in Training. Check out links on the "Spider".

Navy Reserve Professional Development Center
The mission of NAVRESPRODEVCEN is to train Full Time Support and Drilling Reserve
personnel in all areas of Naval Reserve Force activities, administration, and leadership. A
total of 19 courses are available for reserve personnel to attend and are held at the Naval
Support Activity, New Orleans, LA.