The newest leadership development program in the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) enterprise is under way at Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE). 

FRCE was selected as the beta test site for the NAVAIR Federal Wage System Leadership Development Program (FWSLDP), giving the command's participants the opportunity to be the first in the enterprise to complete this curriculum. The program kicked off April 22 with 10 participants.

The program's learning objectives are aligned with several U.S. Office of Personnel Management Executive Core Qualifications:

• Merit and competence (agility and resilience, problem solving)
• Leading people (accountability, developing others), and
• Foundational competencies: communication, ethical behavior, decisiveness, influencing and team building

The program runs about six months and is designed to cultivate leadership potential among Wage Grade employees by offering comprehensive training and experiences to develop leadership, management and productivity skills. By the end of the program, participants should become stronger leaders and work toward their career aspirations by focusing on enhancing their skills and abilities; improve job performance and open doors to new opportunities by expanding current skill sets and learning new ones; establish and expand their network of peers and senior leaders across the command to make impactful connections; build confidence and personal job satisfaction by learning what the organization needs and how they can contribute to mission success; learn how to manage diverse teams and people effectively by earning their trust in the participant's abilities; and gain organizational knowledge of FRCE and feel more engaged in the mission by understanding where the command is going and how they can help the organization get there.