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COMDTNOTE 1430
SUBJ: INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN (IT) PERFORMANCE
QUALIFICATIONS REVISON AND CANCELLATION OF PQG RATING COURSE
MATERIAL
A. ENLISTED PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATIONS MANUAL, COMDTINST M1414.8
(SERIES)
1. THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF A REVISED SET OF IT
ENLISTED PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATIONS (EPQ) AND THE CANCELLATION OF
THE CURRENT IT1 AND IT2 PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATION GUIDE (PQG)
COURSES. THE LATEST EDITION OF THE IT EPQ (CG-3303C-IT REV 08-2005)
IS AVAILABLE VIA THE CG LEARNING PORTAL WEBSITE, TEMPORARILY
LOCATED AT HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/HQ/G-W/TRAINING/QUALS/QUALS1.HTM.
THE NEW LEARNING PORTAL IS EXPECTED TO BE AVAILABLE ON-LINE IN THE
COMING WEEKS AT HTTP://LEARNING.USCG.MIL. ADDITIONALLY THE IT EPQ
(CG-3303C-IT REV 08-2005) IS AVAILABLE VIA THE CG CENTRAL WEBSITE,
HTTP://CGCENTRAL.USCG.MIL (MY WORKSPACE: CAREER MANAGEMENT:
ENLISTED: MY RATING). PER REF A, THE EPQ RECORD (FORM CG-3303C)
STILL SERVES AS THE OFFICIAL DOCUMENT FOR ANNOTATING COMPLETION OF
QUALIFICATIONS FOR ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY.
2. DUE TO RAPID CHANGES IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY THE IT1 AND IT2
PQG RATING COURSE MATERIAL HAS BECOME OBSOLETE. THE IT1 AND IT2 PQG
RATING COURSE MATERIAL WILL NOT BE REQUIRED FOR ADVANCEMENT FOR THE
OCT 2007 RESERVE SERVICE-WIDE EXAM (SWE) OR NOV 2007 ACTIVE DUTY
SWE AND ADVANCEMENT CYCLES. THE IT1 COURSE CODE 0180 EDITION 1, AND
EOCT 51, 52 AND 53 AND IT2 COURSE CODE 0280 EDITION 1, AND EOCT 51,
52 AND 53 ARE OBSOLETE AS OF 2 AUGUST 2007.
3. ALL IT PERSONNEL ARE ENCOURAGED TO BEGIN USING THE NEW IT EPQ
(REV 08-2005) AS SOON AS PRACTICAL SINCE THESE EPQS ARE BETTER
ALIGNED WITH CURRENT OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENTS. TO ALLOW FOR A
TRANSITION PERIOD BETWEEN THE OLD AND NEW VERSIONS OF THE EPQS,
EITHER THE OLD OR THE NEW VERSION MAY BE USED FOR ELIGIBILITY TO
COMPETE IN THE OCT 2007 RESERVE SERVICE-WIDE EXAM (SWE) OR NOV 2007
ACTIVE DUTY SWE AND ADVANCEMENT CYCLES. SUPERVISORS OF IT PERSONNEL
WHO ARE IN THE PROCESS OF EPQ ACCOMPLISHMENT AND CHOOSE TO
TRANSITION TO THE NEW EPQS ARE ADVISED TO TRANSFER SIGNATURES TO
THE NEW EDITION FOR THOSE EPQ THAT DIRECTLY CROSS-REFERENCE.
BEGINNING WITH THE 2008 ADVANCEMENT CYCLES THE NEW SET OF IT EPQS
(REV 08-2005) WILL BE REQUIRED FOR SWE COMPETITION.
4. THE REVISED SET OF IT EPQS ARE BEING ISSUED WITHOUT PQG RATING
COURSE MATERIAL. WHILE NEW PQG COURSE MATERIAL IS BEING DEVELOPED,
IT PERSONNEL ARE ADVISED TO SEEK EPQ ACCOMPLISHMENT AND OJT STUDY
GUIDANCE THROUGH TISCOM TECHNICAL BULLETINS AVAILABLE AT
HTTP://CGWEB.TISCOM.USCG.MIL/ UNDER THE DOCUMENTATION SECTION.
5. QUESTIONS REGARDING THE IT EPQ SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE IT
RATING FORCE MASTER CHIEF, ITCM MICHAEL GENTRY, (202)475-5763.
QUESTIONS REGARDING THE IT COURSES OR REFERENCE MATERIAL SHOULD BE
DIRECTED TO THE SUBJECT MATTER SPECIALIST, ITC ANTHONY BORDERS,
(707)765-7264.
6. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
7. RDML CYNTHIA A. COOGAN, DIRECTOR OF RESERVE AND TRAINING, SENDS.
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The new IT EPQ looks awesome. The team that put these together should be commended for getting this set right! Great job guys!