S7 Training - Roles and Responsibilities

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Article Number:	7CAV-DR-009
Scope:	S7 Training - Roles and Responsibilities
Version:	Version 2.0
Effective Date:	23MAY20
Last Modified Date:	DDMMMYYYY
Approving Authority:	S7 Officer in Charge
Point of Contact:	S7 Executive Officer

Introduction

The following is a list of responsibilities and roles for all positions within the S7 Department, and for the Staff and Instructors of all Schools. This is a general guideline as additional duties may be required. All S7 members should also be given an ICS (Initial Counseling Statement) upon entry into the department or new leadership positions that further clarify expectations for their position.

Roles and Responsibilities

Each role has defined list of duties and authority. The highest authority in the S7 Branch is the S7, the Staff-Principal. This Officer is responsible to advise the commander on all matters pertaining to operations and training, and to exercise control of all training institutions. The S7 Training Branch reports to the S7, the Executive Officer and the S7 Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC).

Training Lead

The S7 Training Lead is in charge of all aspects of training, supervises each school under their command, and reports to the S7 Command Staff. There is a Training Lead assigned to each Battalion's area of responsibility.

Responsibilities

Responsibility	Description
School Lead Supervision	The S7 Training Lead holds each School Lead accountable for their specific school and the instructors under them. They ensure that each School Lead keeps track of their instructors via school trackers (spreadsheets). The Training Lead also ensures that courses are being run consistently within each school and instructor accountability is tracked and enforced. They also assist in the hiring and conduct an Initial Counselling Statement (ICS) for any School Lead positions that become filled.
Training Supervision	The S7 Training Lead ensures that all courses are being run on a regular or as needed basis at times that work for both North American and European Union members. The S7 Training Lead also ensures that each school has sufficient instructors to teach all assigned courses. If there are empty positions, the Lead assigns new instructors or delegates this duty to each School Lead.
Course Development	The S7 Training lead monitors and supervises course development within each school. They provide feedback and ensure the proper class development cycles are being followed by course authors, developers, and School Leads. They also ensure that when new courses are run as a demonstration that appropriate S7 personnel are present to observe the course. This includes the S7 Training Lead, and appropriate S7 Branch staff.
Reports and Returns	The S7 Training lead will keep the S7 informed about any relevant or series issues, class development, and actions being taken to improve or modify courses. All classes and instructor accountability data will be tracked and the information provided on all S7 Graduation posts recorded on the S7 Master Tracker. Each School will also maintain their own tracker, and the School Lead is responsible unless this responsibility is delegated.

School Lead

A School Lead is the assigned Commander of a 7th Cavalry training establishment. They are in charge of all aspects of the operation of their School, and report to their Battalion specific S7 Training Lead.

Responsibilities

Responsibility	Description
Course Development	As required, new courses will be developed to provide the necessary training to troopers and leaders in their respective games. New courses require a one-page proposal to be sent to the appropriate S7 Training Lead and the S7 for review. Upon receiving preliminary approval, the proposal should then be distributed to the appropriate Sub-Unit for discussion. When approval is received, the lesson plan and field manual must be developed and then go through the same approval process as with the proposal. When approval is received, a demonstration course must be run and observed by the School Lead, the appropriate S7 Training Lead, and/or the S7 for final approval.
Maintenance of Existing Course Material	Each School Lead is responsible to ensure that the most current versions of lesson plans and field manuals are kept in a centralized area in the S7 Google Drive, that old versions are archived, and that lesson plans and field manuals are updated as necessary to keep up with game updates.
Course Scheduling	Each course in a School must be run at least once monthly at a time that works for both North American and European time zones, unless otherwise approved by S7 Command Staff. If this isn't possible, a second serial of the course should be done to ensure that at least once per month each course is run for the two major time-zones. The School Lead should audit at least once course per month to ensure quality of instruction. Courses must be posted at least 1 week prior to the run date to allow for adequate signups. The School Lead should track the number of courses run and number of students who attended monthly.
Instructor Supervision	The School Lead must actively work to ensure that an adequate number of instructors are available to run the school's courses. The School Lead must ensure that instructors schedule courses as required, run the courses to a high standard and meet the minimum attendance requirement of assisting or leading a course of instruction at least once per month. The School Lead must counsel instructors who fail to meet these minimum standards or who no-show to courses they have committed to instructing.
Instructor Training	The School Lead is responsible for supervising assistant instructors and training lead instructors for courses within their school. This includes teaching new Instructors on how to use lesson plans, the Google drive, surveys, the course mission file (if applicable), and posting courses and graduations. The School Lead must also keep an active list of active lead instructors to display who is fully qualified to teach each course.
Instruction	The School Lead is required to instruct courses just like any other Instructor. The minimum expectation for participation is assist or lead instruct one course per month.

Course Lead

The Course Lead is the Subject Matter Expert (SME) assigned to a course, or series of courses. This position is also referred to as a Section Leader. Schools are not required to appoint Course Leads. Assignment only depends on the scope and size of a School.

Responsibilities

Responsibility	Description
Maintenance of Existing Course Material	The Course Lead is responsible to ensure that the most current approved versions of their lesson plans and field manuals are kept in a centralized area in the S7 Google Drive, that old versions are archived, and that lesson plans and field manuals are updated as necessary to keep up with game updates.
Course Scheduling	The Course Lead is responsible to ensure that their assigned course is run at least once monthly at a time that works for both North American and European time zones, unless otherwise approved by S7 Command Staff. If this isn't possible, a second serial of the course should be done to ensure that at least once per month each course is run for the two major continents. Courses must be posted at least 1 week prior to the run date to allow for adequate signups.
Instructor Training	The Course Lead is responsible for supervising assistant instructors and training lead instructors for the course. This includes learning how to use lesson plans, the Google Drive, surveys, the course mission file (if applicable), and posting courses and graduations.
Instruction	The Course Lead is required to instruct courses just like any other member of the department. The minimum expectation for participation is assist or lead instruct one course per month. If they are unable to get the course taught for which they are the Course Lead in a month, they must make up by assisting or teaching another course in the school.

Instructor

An instructor is a Soldier who is deemed qualified to run, schedule, and graduate students without supervision.

Responsibilities

Responsibility	Description
Instruction	An Instructor is responsible to instruct one of the courses they are qualified to lead once per month. If they are unable to get their course taught in a month, they must make up by assisting or teaching another course in the school.

Assistant Instructor

An Assistant Instructor is an instructor who assists in training through supervision or who is in training to become a qualified instructor. This position is conditional on each class. A Soldier may be qualified to teach one class, but an Assistant Instructor in another.

Delegation of Authorities Matrix

This matrix shows which authorities are delegated by the S7 to the S7 Branch Staff.

	S7	S7 XO	S7 NCOIC	S7 Bn Training Lead	School Lead
Propose New Courses	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Modify Existing Courses	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Recommend the Approval of New Courses	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Approval of New Courses	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Approval of Existing Course Modifications	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes - If Limited in Scope	Yes - If Limited in Scope
Appoint or Remove School Instructors	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Appoint or Remove Lead Instructors	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Appoint or Remove School Leads	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Propagate Training Guidance	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Issue S7 Direction	Yes	Yes - With direction of S7	Yes - With direction of S7	No	No

Note: Limited in scope refers to adjusting minor elements of the course, such as map updating, spelling and grammar correction or adjustments to operation of equipment if game modifications are changed. Any changes to the major teaching points of a course require S7 approval.