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Below are the requirements for International
Affairs Certification. All applications submitted
on or after February 15, 2008 are subject
to these criteria.
All Experience, Training, and Education requirements
are MANDATORY unless otherwise noted.
Level
I
Typical
Grades:
(These
are Typical but not absolute.)
•
GS-5 through GS-11
•
O-1 through O-3
•
E-3 through E-5
•
NSPS PB I
Experience:
•
Two years of International Affairs (IA)
experience
(as defined in paragraph 1.1 of the main document
- *See Below)
Training:
All courses must be a minimum of 3 resident
days/24 total online hours to meet the requirement.
Once a course is used to fulfill a training
requirement, it cannot be used again to satisfy
a requirement at a different certification level.
A comprehensive listing of “Preferred”
courses by MILDEP & DoD can be found at:
www.Personnelinitiatives.org/courses/course.asp
•
International Programs Security
Requirements Course (IPSR) (If you took the
Security Assistance Management CONUS course
(SAM-C) or the Security Assistance Management
Overseas course (SAM-O) before FY 2000, you
must also take IPSR as it was not incorporated
into those courses until that time.); AND
•
Two Introductory functional development
courses; AND
•
One Introductory Security Cooperation
course offered by DISAM or other IA job-related
introductory course offering. DISAM classes
that would fulfill this are: SAM-E, SAM-OC,
SAM-TO, SAM-C, SAM-O, or SAM-OS
Education:
Desired
• Baccalaureate degree with a major or
equivalent, or a combination of courses totaling
at least 24 semester hours, in international
law and international relations, political science,
economics, history, sociology, geography, social
or cultural anthropology, law, statistics, or
in the humanities; or 12 semester hours in one
of the above disciplines and 12 semester hours
in statistics/quantitative methods; or, combination
of education and experience—courses equivalent
to a major, or a combination of related courses
totaling at least 24 semester hours, as shown
above plus appropriate experience or additional
education.
Core
Competencies:
•
Oral and Written Communication
•
Accountability
•
Customer Service
Experience
Gained:
•
Develops generalized knowledge of IA
functions and disciplines
•
Gain knowledge of
IA policy as it relates to one or more functional
disciplines
•
Gain working knowledge/experience
in a specific IA discipline (i.e.: Logistics,
Acquisition, Training, Military Affairs, Weapons
Systems, Disclosure & Technical Transfer)
•
Knowledge of activities
within various DoD IA field activities
•
Basic knowledge
of laws and regulations that affect IA such
as FMS/SC case development, execution, and closure.
Level
II
Typical
Grades:
(These
are Typical but not absolute.)
•
GS-11 through GS-14
•
O-3 through O-5
•
E-5 through E-9
•
NSPS PB II &
III
Experience:
•
Four years of International
Affairs (IA) experience
(as defined in paragraph 1.1 of the main
document
- *See Below)
Training:
All courses must be a minimum of 3 resident
days/24 total online hours to meet the requirement.
Once a course is used to fulfill a training
requirement, it cannot be used again to satisfy
a requirement at a different certification level.
A comprehensive listing of “Preferred”
courses by MILDEP & DoD can be found at:
www.Personnelinitiatives.org/courses/course.asp
All courses required for Level I, AND
•
One Intermediate functional development course
in primary area of expertise; AND
•
One Introductory functional development
course in secondary area of expertise; AND
•
One Intermediate or refresher
course in Security Cooperation offered by DISAM
or other relevant IA job-related courses (DISAM
courses that would fulfill this are: SAM-CF,
SAM-CM, SAM-CS, SAM-CR, SAM-AR, SAM-AT); AND
•
One formal course in leadership
or management.
Education:
Desired
• Baccalaureate degree with a major or
equivalent, or a combination of courses totaling
at least 24 semester hours, in international
law and international relations, political science,
economics, history, sociology, geography, social
or cultural anthropology, law, statistics, or
in the humanities; or 12 semester hours in one
of the above disciplines and 12 semester hours
in statistics/quantitative methods. Or, combination
of education and experience—courses equivalent
to a major, or a combination of related courses
totaling at least 24 semester hours, as shown
above plus appropriate experience or additional
education.
Core
Competencies:
ALL COMPETENCIES SPECIFIED IN CERTIFICATION
LEVEL I AND THE FOLLOWING:
•
Technical Proficiency/Credibility
•
Creativity and Innovation
•
Problem Solving
Experience
Gained:
•
Demonstrated
performance in an IA project/program
•
In-depth
experience in one or more of the following international
disciplines: Logistics, Acquisition, Training,
Military Affairs, Weapons Systems, Disclosure
& Technical Transfer, Finance
•
At
least an introductory level of experience in
a second functional area of IA
•
Broad
knowledge of the IA community and operations
of other governmental agencies and functions
•
More
in depth knowledge of laws and regulations that
affect IA policy
•
Demonstrates
knowledge of application of international programs
policy and procedure to specific IA programs.
Level
III
Typical
Grades:
(These
are Typical but not absolute.)
•
GS 14 and above
•
O-4
through O-6 and above
•
E-9
and above
•
NSPS
PB II, III and SES
Experience:
•
Six years of International
Affairs (IA) experience
(as defined in paragraph 1.1 of the main document
- *See Below)
Training:
All courses must be a minimum of 3 resident
days/24 total online hours to meet the requirement.
Once a course is used to fulfill a training
requirement, it cannot be used again to satisfy
a requirement at a different certification level.
A comprehensive listing of “Preferred”
courses by MILDEP & DoD can be found at:
www.Personnelinitiatives.org/courses/course.asp
All
courses required for Level I and Level II, AND
•
One Advanced functional development course in
primary area of expertise: AND
• One
Intermediate functional development course in
secondary are of expertise: AND
• One
Advanced course in Security Cooperation offered
by DISAM or other relevant IA job-related courses
(DISAM courses that would fulfill this are:
SAM-CF, SAM-CM, SAM-CS, SAM-CR, SAM-AR, SAM-AT),
or other relevant IA job-related course; AND
• One
formal advanced course in leadership or management.
Education:
Desired
• Baccalaureate degree with a major or
equivalent, or a combination of courses totaling
at least 24 semester hours, in international
law and international relations, political science,
economics, history, sociology, geography, social
or cultural anthropology, law, statistics, or
in the humanities; or 12 semester hours in one
of the above disciplines and 12 semester hours
in statistics/quantitative methods; or, combination
of education and experience—courses equivalent
to a major , or a combination of related courses
totaling at least 24 semester hours, as shown
above plus appropriate experience or additional
education.
Core
Competencies:
ALL COMPETENCIES SPECIFIED IN CERTIFICATION
LEVELS I AND II, AND THE FOLLOWING:
•
Strategic Thinking
•
Building
Coalitions
•
External
Awareness
Experience
Gained:
•
Expanded
leadership skills with emphasis on strategic
planning
•
Management
skills with emphasis on team building, adjudicating
program, and demonstrated cultural awareness
•
Ability to
successfully coordinate and lead major, inter-departmental
programs or activities through negotiation and
partnerships
•
Understanding
of an ever-changing IA strategy as it relates
to the MILDEP and DoD, and National Security
strategic plans
•
Broad understanding
of fiduciary responsibility of IA appropriations
•
Expert perception
of consequences of political intervention relating
to international political and economic development
•
Effectively
and professionally establishes and maintains
liaison with counterparts at many levels within
MILDEP and other agencies
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From the Main Requirements Document:
Paragraph 1.1 Description
This International Affairs Certification Program
(IACP) is for personnel assigned International
Affairs (IA) duties. Participation in this program
is limited to civil service, military, and Foreign
Service National (FSN) personnel regardless
of the billet funding source. Titles 10 and
20 of the U.S. Code provide a statutory definition
for IA functions. Successful program execution
under title 10 or title 20 requires specific,
cross-cutting, functional expertise. The major
functional areas required to execute duties
within the IA career field include but may not
be limited to:
•
Security
Assistance (SA)
•
Security
Cooperation (SC)
•
International
Cooperative Research, Development, or Acquisition
•
International
Security, Foreign Disclosure, and Technology
Transfer Control
•
International
Financial Management
•
International
Education Training
•
International
Logistics
•
International
Program Management
•
International
Policy
•
International
Information & Personnel Exchanges
The
IA population is extremely broad and varied.
Individuals shall be internal to the Department
of Defense (DoD) workforce, full or part time,
with a primary specialty within IA or with IA
as adjunct to a primary functional area. It
is because of the broad nature of the population,
that the career programs/fields are administered
by the Military Departments (MILDEPs) and the
Defense Security Cooperation Agency –
Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management
(DSCA - DISAM) for non-MILDEP agencies.
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Certification Criteria
