(Auxiliary Classroom) Minimum training requirements for new or prospective members

 ALL new members will have to take the BQ2 or BQCII courses. 

https://wow.uscgaux.info/content.php?unit=T-DEPT&category=basic-qualification 

 

Auxiliary Core Training (AUXCT)

 

Auxiliary Core Training (AUXCT) is a series of training courses focused on supporting Coast Guard Auxiliarists’ assignment and performance of duties. The Coast Guard is required to ensure that its Auxiliarists are appropriately trained, tested, and found competent before being assigned to duty. The course selection is a minimum baseline of organizational familiarity and expectation supporting this goal. The value of this training has formed the core of every Auxiliarist’s pledge and commitment to support the Coast Guard and abide by its governing policies.

AUXCT contains a series of courses that members must take as a one-time requirement upon joining the Auxiliary or recertify once every five years.

AUXCT Course Requirements:

Repeatable Courses: To be completed by the end of the first full year of enrollment and then once every five years after that:
(1) Workforce Resilience Training (502379)
(2) Security Fundamentals (810030)
(3) Privacy at DHS: Protecting Personal Information (810015)
(4) Sexual Harassment Prevention (810000)
(5) Civil Rights Awareness (502319)
One-time Courses: To be completed only once (new enrollees must complete them by the end of the first full year of enrollment):
(6) Ethics 1 / Personal Gifts (502306).
And the recently added:
(7) Basic Qualification Course II (BQC II). This AUXCT requirement only applies to Auxiliarists enrolled after February 1, 2018.
Over time, there have been changes to some course requirements that have made up the AUXCT series, but the courses above reflect the current requirements.

AUXCT Training
Other options are available for completing AUXCT at the T-Directorate website at:
https://wow.uscgaux.info/content.php?unit=T-DEPT&category=training-options
Both AUXCT courses and the BQC II course materials are located on the Coast Guard Auxiliary Online Classroom at: https://classroom2.cgaux.org/moodle/course/index.php?categoryid=2

Records in AUXDATA II

As members, complete each course and pass the quiz with 90% or greater, a certificate of completion will be issued. The member will then send the certificate of course completion to their FSO-IS for entry into AuxData2.  

https://wow.uscgaux.info/content.php?unit=T-DEPT&category=core-training

Auxiliary Core Training (AUXCT)

 

How and when your status changes once you join, 

AP Status: This is where all new applicants start off. When a person joins the Coast Guard Auxiliary they fill out an application, complete a short open book quiz, and undergo an initial security check called a Personal Security Investigation or PSI. This process could take a couple of month and at this time the member is in AP status or Approval Pending. 

If the PSI comes back approved then the member moves into either IQ or BQ status. If the member takes a few required classes they will be in BQ status. BQ allows the member to head toward more operational activities. 

IQ Status (Initially qualified)-The member's PSI came back favorable and they have not completed the BQ mandated courses below. If an IQ ID is already received and then the courses below are taken after a new ID is usually automatically issued with the passing and completion of the below courses.

BQ Status (Basically qualified)-To become BQ an Auxiliarist must have completed their application, have a favorable PSI, and must have completed the Basic Qualification course.  
(these are in addition to the PSI above)

2016 BQ course +Video Auxiliary Classroom

The Basic Qualification Course includes:

ICS100 and IS700 https://training.fema.gov/is/searchis.aspx?search=Nims (See image below)

Mandated Training – 8 courses See Link
A NASBLA certified Boating Safety Course e.g. ABS, BS&S, SS&S
ADM Papp Leadership Series Videos (Video Links Can Be Viewed/Downloaded Here)
A Member Involvement Plan (See Link)
View BQ Course Study Guide 

FEMA/NIMS course visualization 

 

(More info/image source) 

The AUXOP, or "Operational Auxiliarist" Program is an advanced training program available to members of the Coast Guard Auxiliary who wish to increase their practical relevance to Coast Guard missions, and better assist the Coast Guard to fulfill needed skill sets. Members who successfully complete their training are authorized to wear the prestigious AUXOP Device, shown here, and their membership level advances from Basic Qualified (BQ) to Operational Auxiliarist (AX).
The program no simple feat, and members who attain AUXOP status should be justly proud of their accomplishment, increased utility to the Auxiliary and to the Coast Guard, and in their ability to serve as role models for their shipmates.

 Aux OP Course list and information 

 

 

 

How to be a staff officer and FSO job descriptions: 

FSO positions include:

Aids to Navigation
Communication Service Officer
Communications Officer
Finance Officer
Human Resources Staff Officer
Information Systems Officer
Marine Dealer Visitor Officer
Marine Safety and Environment Protection Officer
Materials Officer
Member Training Officer
Operations Officer
Public Affairs Officer
Public Education Officer
Publications Staff Officer
Secretary
Vessel Examinations Staff Officer  

How to become a V.E in the Coast Guard Auxiliary

The following information outlines how to become a Certified Vessel Examiner in the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary:
1. The member must be at least Basically Qualified (BQ).
2. The member/trainee must pass the Vessel Examiner Test, either online http://cgexams.info/testing  or hardcopy, with a score of 90%. If taking the test online, read the test instructions carefully. Hardcopy VE tests must be ordered from the DSO-VE 13. Either test can be taken "open book"
*** I suggest before taking the test and doing the 5 training VSCs, check out the workshop site that is attached to this memo.
3. The member/trainee performs 5 Vessel Safety Checks with a qualified, mentor, Vessel Examiner. These 5 VSCs can be with more than one mentor. The VSCs are entered on the ANSC 7038 form listing the mentor as lead and the student as trainee. Note in the 7038 REMARKS section that the VSCs were performed as training for qualifying a new VE. The FSO-IS needs to enter this information into AUXDATA before the trainee can receive their Certification. Ask your FSO-IS to process the 7038 asap, as DIRAUX will not issue the VE Certification until the 5 mentored VSCs are in AUXINFO.
After completing the above:
4. The District 13 VE Qualification form must be signed by the mentor and sent to the DSO-VE13 who will verify that all the steps needed to become a Vessel Examiner have been accomplished, and then will sign and mail the form to DIRAUX. The form is attached and my address is noted below. The DSO-VE must verify the BQ status, VE Test and the 5 VSCs before submitting the D13 Qualification Request Form to DIRAUX.
5. Keep copies of all your paperwork associated with your Vessel Examiner training.
Read more about this here. Link also contains training manuals for your reference.

Speak multiple languages? become an interpreter for the USCG Auxiliary!

What is an Interpreter?

What does an interpreter do? Click here 

To download the application or for more information refer to this link http://icdept.cgaux.org/questionsandanswers.htm 

For information about the USCG Aux Interpreter Corps click here

Auxiliary interpreters are most commonly used to support Coast Guard operations. The missions
vary from translations of simple documents to comprehensive guidelines to long shipboard
deployments.
Interpreter activities include:
• U.S. Coast Guard cutter deployments.
• U.S. Navy ship deployments.
• Foreign visitor escort specialist program.
• Foreign VIP tours.
• Foreign SAR Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE) events.
• Foreign border guard events.
• Foreign conferences.
• Foreign marine safety and prevention training events.
• Foreign language teaching at Coast Guard training centers.
• Communications watch standing.
• Translations of incident investigating documents.
• Translations of marine safety and prevention guidelines.
• Other missions, as authorized by the Commandant of the Coast Guard.