Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training (CNATT) commanding officers and officers in charge attended a workshop, June 13-15, at the command's headquarters onboard Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida.

The CNATT Leadership Workshop is designed to bring together senior leaders from the organization's 28 geographically diverse commands, units and detachments, for briefings from CNATT's core staff. According to CNATT Commanding Officer Capt. Eric Simon it is a platform to discuss best practices, training continuum issues, and the future of aviation technical training.

"These three days provide us the opportunity to ensure we're maintaining our strategic priorities and look at methods on which we can improve the way we do business," said Simon. "We're all committed to supporting the warfighter through the training we provide, developing the military and civilian staff, providing instruction and continuing to find cost-effective strategies to get the right Sailors to the right jobs to support the Naval Aviation Enterprise (NAE) and Navy missions."

Attendees received briefs from CNATT's seven directorates, including functional integration, total force, career management, knowledge management, training, technical support, and resource management. Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) Commander Rear Adm. Mike White addressed future innovations in training, and NETC's legal, human resources and public affairs departments spoke with the visiting CNATT leadership.

The workshop also incorporated a hands-on demonstration of a Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD)-designed prototype 3-D training system, which could become a viable training aid in the future.

"Our partnerships with NAWCTSD and other agencies are bringing elements of training that were unheard of even a decade ago," said Simon. "The method in which we're training Sailors today is markedly different, and the strides these organizations are making to meet the changing way we're doing business are astounding. All of these organizations are doing what they do best to make sure we're putting the best trained Sailors into the fleet."

The Pensacola-based headquarters is responsible for the 28 learning sites located throughout the continental United States and Japan, and has a staff of more than 3,000 to train more than 130,000 students annually. The center is responsible for curriculum, educational tools, and developing training solutions and professional development for several enlisted aviation ratings, related aviation maintenance officer training, and training for Marine Corps aviation military occupational specialties (MOS) requirements.

CNATT is a technical training agent for the NAE, an organization designed to advance and sustain naval aviation warfighting capabilities at an affordable cost, and is a training center under NETC.

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