Documenting National Security Personnel System (NSPS) Training for Marine Corps Personnel

1. APPLICABILITY. THIS MARADMIN APPLIES TO ALL
MILITARY SUPERVISORS AND MANAGERS OF CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WHO CONVERT
TO NSPS.
2. BACKGROUND. PER REF A, THE MARINE CORPS IS CONVERTING ITS FIRST
ORGANIZATIONS TO NSPS ON 21 JAN 07. NSPS IS A PAY-FOR-PERFORMANCE SYSTEM
DESIGNED TO MANAGE, COMPENSATE AND REWARD CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS IN SUPPORT OF THE USMC MISSION.
SUCCESSFUL DEPLOYMENT OF NSPS IS CRITICAL TO OUR OVERALL TRANSFORMATION
TO A RESULTS-ORIENTED AND HIGH-PERFORMING CULTURE. A KEY PIECE TO
IMPLEMENTING NSPS EFFECTIVELY IS COMPLETING REQUIRED NSPS TRAINING.
3. TRAINING REQUIREMENT. ALL MILITARY SUPERVISORS/MANAGERS OF CIVILIANS
WHO CONVERT TO NSPS ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND THE FOLLOWING NSPS TRAINING
COURSES: 1) HR ELEMENTS FOR MANAGERS, SUPERVISORS AND EMPLOYEES, AND 2)
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT FOR MANAGERS AND SUPERVISORS. IN ADDITION,
MILITARY PAY POOL PANEL MEMBERS OR PARTICIPANTS IN PAY POOL MANAGEMENT
FUNCTIONS MUST COMPLETE THE PAY POOL MANAGEMENT FOR MANAGERS AND
SUPERVISORS COURSE. THESE REQUIREMENTS APPLY NOW TO SPIRAL 1.2
ORGANIZATIONS, AND FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, ALSO APPLY TO ORGANIZATIONS
CONVERTING UNDER FUTURE SPIRALS. FOR INFORMATION ON NSPS CONVERSION
SCHEDULES, CONTACT YOUR LOCAL NSPS PROGRAM MANAGER. SUPERVISORS/MANAGERS
WHO DO NOT COMPLETE REQUIRED TRAINING WILL NOT BE AUTHORIZED TO DEVELOP
AND APPROVE EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE PLANS, AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO APPRAISE
EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE AND FULFILL THEIR DUTIES AS RATING OFFICIALS.
PAY POOL MANAGERS/PARTICIPANTS WHO DO NOT COMPLETE REQUIRED TRAINING,
WILL NOT BE AUTHORIZED TO FULFILL THEIR PAY POOL MANAGEMENT DUTIES.
REFER TO MARADMIN 488/06 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON REQUIRED NSPS
TRAINING.
4. DOCUMENTING COMPLETED NSPS TRAINING. TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO
ORGANIZATIONS AND MILITARY PERSONNEL IN TRACKING REQUIRED NSPS TRAINING,
THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS) HAS BEEN UPDATED TO
ACCOMMODATE COMPLETED NSPS TRAINING. THE MCTFS HAS THE CAPABILITY TO
TRACK THE THREE COURSES LISTED IN PARAGRAPH THREE ABOVE, AND WILL BE
USED TO DOCUMENT ALL COMPLETED NSPS TRAINING BY MARINE CORPS MILITARY
PERSONNEL. AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN OUR TRANSITION, OTHER NSPS COURSES MAY
BE ADDED TO MCTFS, AS REQUIRED.
5. THE PREFERRED METHOD FOR REPORTING OF NSPS TRAINING IS MCTFS. ALL
COMMAND NSPS PROGRAM MANAGERS SHOULD ENSURE TRAINING ROSTERS ARE
FORWARDED TO THE APPROPRIATE UNIT DIARY REPORTING OFFICE FOR INPUT INTO
MCTFS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ONCE TRAINING IS COMPLETED. ROSTERS FOR
TRAINING ALREADY COMPLETED BY MILITARY PERSONNEL FOR SPIRAL 1.2
ACTIVITIES WILL ALSO BE FORWARDED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ALTHOUGH THIS IS
THE PREFERRED METHOD, COMMANDS MAY LEVERAGE OTHER PROCESSES AS LONG AS
THEY CAN FORWARD DATA FOR APPROPRIATE MCTFS ENTRY PER PARAGRAPH 51201 OF
THE ON-LINE MCTFSPRIUM. COMMANDS MUST COMPLY WITH PRIVACY ACT
REGULATIONS TO ENSURE THE PROTECTION AND PROPER HANDLING OF PRIVACY ACT
DATA IAW REF B. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS NEEDED FOR UPDATING NSPS
TRAINING DATA IN MCTFS:
A. UNIT
B. SSN
C. LAST NAME, FIRST NAME AND MIDDLE INITIAL D. EFFECTIVE (COMPLETION)
DATE E. MCTFS COURSE CODE/COURSE TITLE (SEE INSTRUCTIONS IMMEDIATELY
BELOW) UNIT DIARY SECTIONS WILL USE THE TTC 483 ENTRY FOR REPORTING THE
TRAINING EVENTS IDENTIFIED IN PARAGRAPH THREE ABOVE AS FOLLOWS:
(1) CA: HUMAN RESOURCE ELEMENT FOR MGR, SUPER, AND EMPLOYEES (NSPBE).
(2) CB: PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT FOR MANAGERS AND SUPERVISORS (NSPAS).
(3) CC: PAY POOL MANAGEMENT FOR MANAGERS AND SUPERVISORS (NSPEP).
6. THIS MARADMIN HAS BEEN COORDINATED WITH CMC (MI) FOR MCTFS REPORTING
INFORMATION. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT MS. MICHELLE
POSKUS AT MICHELLE.POSKUS@USMC.MIL, OR MS. THERESA VELAZQUEZ AT
THERESA.VELAZQUEZ@USMC.MIL, (USMC NSPS PROGRAM OFFICE, CIVILIAN
WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT BRANCH (MPC-20), M&RA, HQMC).