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MARADMIN 720/20

FY21 Civilian Annual Mandatory Training

MARADMIN 720/20 establishes the FY21 annual mandatory training requirements for Marine Corps civilian employees, organizing ten required training courses by month and associating them with relevant awareness months. All appropriated fund civilian employees must complete these training requirements within specified timeframes, with training to be documented in the Total Workforce Management Services (TWMS) system.

Issued: December 2, 2020
1. Situation:  Mandatory training is identified as critical to the development of employees of the Marine Corps, mandated by statute, or required by policy, and must be completed within the required timeframes.  The Director, Manpower Plans and Policy is the lead advocate for Civilian Employee Compliance Training
2. Mission:  To publish a comprehensive listing of required annual civilian training contained in reference (a) and directed by reference (b), which creates efficiencies in training and optimizes time available to unit commanders.
3. Execution:
3.a. In order to provide focus on civilian individual training requirements and drive compliance with statutory requirements, Civilian Workforce Planning and Development Branch (MPC 30) tied mandatory annual training with an associated awareness or prevention month.
Month Awareness                 Associated Training
NOV  National Cybersecurity    DoD Cyber Awareness Challenge
     Awareness Month
DEC  Data Privacy Day          Privacy and Personally Identifiable
                               Information (PII) Awareness
JAN  Slavery and Human         Combatting Trafficking in Persons
     Trafficking Prevention
     Month
FEB  No Associated Awareness   Notification & Federal Employee
     Month                     Antidiscrimination and Retaliation
                               Act (No FEAR Act)
MAR  National Records and      Records Management
     Information Mgmt Month
APR  Sexual Assault Awareness  SAPR One Team One Fight Refresher
     and Prevention Month
MAY  National Workplace        Workplace Violence Prevention
     Violence Prevention Month 
JUN  No Associated Awareness   Operations Security (OPSEC)
     Month
JUL  Bystander Awareness       Prevention of Sexual Harassment
     Month
AUG  Antiterrorism Awareness   Level One Antiterrorism Training
SEP  National Insider Threat   Counterintelligence Awareness
     Awareness Month           and Reporting
3.b. Identified courses are recommended, but not required, to be completed in their associated months.  Commanders may direct additional training, as required.
3.c. Additional mandatory training requirements exist for supervisors and new employees.  A comprehensive and authoritative list of all training may be found at https://www.manpower.usmc.mil/WFD.
4. Administration and Logistics:  Training is recommended to be completed in the Total Workforce Management Services (TWMS), Navy eLearning, or by Command mandatory training stand-downs.  Command delivered training or training taken through other sources must be documented in TWMS.
5. Command and Signal:
5.a. Command.  This MARADMIN is applicable to all Appropriated Fund employees.
5.b. Signal.  Command Training Managers may contact MPC-30 for additional assistance and guidance at MPC30@usmc.mil.
6. Release authorized by BGen J. G. Woodworth, Director, Manpower Plans and Policy Division.