Every competency in the Auxiliary has Annual Currency Requirements.  Some require specific missions or mission hours, and other require additional training courses and workshops.

This page will provide you with the currency requirements for the more common competencies, as well as provide you information on annual workshops and other required training such as TCT, BBP, etc.

 Annual Competency Currency Reference Guide

Refer to the table below to ensure that you are meeting your annual currency requirements for your competencies. 

Workshops & Annual Training Courses

2024 Workshops - 2024 ALAUX 02-24 Announcement Letter

• VE Workshop(Required) 
• Once completed. download & complete the self-attestation form and send it, along with the time is took you to complete it, to your FSO-IS, {$_unit_officers.FSO_IS.fullname} along with the time it took you to complete the workshop.
• You may also find additional info on the VE & PV Member Training Page
• Our 2024 VE Workshop Review Session is now available for viewing/download
  

• PV Workshop (Recommended)
• This workshop is not available every year.  Please check with your FSO-PV, {$_unit_officers.FSO_PV.fullname}
  for availability. There is no self-attestation for this workshop as of yet, so upon completion please advise your FSO-PV of it's completion.

• Instructor (IT) Workshop(Recommended)
• Complete self-attestation form and send it to your FSO-IS, {$_unit_officers.FSO_IS.fullname}

• Culinary Assistance Workshop (Required)
• Course materials taken via the Aux OnLine Classroom.  Be sure to select the Enrollment Keys button first to obtain this year's enrollment key.  Complete test in the NTC and completion will automatically be recorded in AuxDataII.  IF there's any issue connecting to the Online-Classroom, the link to the course is at the bottom of the Culinary Assistance Workshop page under the "Food & Sanitation" section

• Surface Ops & Telecommunications Workshops
• These workshop are instructor based only.  Please check the D11S Calendar for the next available workshop:
• Surface Operations(Required)
• Telecommunications(Recommended) or contact DSO-CM Emil Schultz 

NOTE:

• All workshops must be completed by June 30, 2024 or you will go into REWK. If not completed by 12/31/2024 you be REYR.
  
  
• For any workshop that requires a Self-Attention, please complete the form and send it to your FSO-IS along with the amount of time it took you to complete the workshop and a 99D will be created for you.

TCT Annual Course Renewal

Annual renewal of your Risk Management/Team Coordination Training(TCT) is required for those competencies considered to be Operational in nature such as an UPV Examiner, Boat Crew, Coxswain, PWC Operator, Comms Operator, and others. (A complete list of these competencies can be found in BSX Policy Letter 19-01, page 5, Section 2.)

This renewal course is to be taken to to maintain your annual currency. (Completed every 15 months afterwards, annually + 3 month grace period. TCT requirements can be found on Page 2, section 7.b.1 of the BSX Policy Letter 19-01).  

If you are unsure of your current status, you can run the TCT Expiration Status Report from AD2. The Expiration Date shown in the report includes the 3 month grace period, so classes should be taken well before then.

This course is a proctored class either taken virtually or in person.  While classes are scheduled regularly and must be registered for, it is recommended that you do not wait until you enter your grace period as if you do a class may not be available intimate and you will go REYR(Yearly Requirements Not Met).

You can find the TCT class schedule on the D11S Calendar.  As this is a proctored class, the instructor will ensure your completion is recorded in AuxData2, so there is no need for you to send anything to the FSO-IS upon completion.

BBP: Blood-Borne Pathogen (100293)

As of May, 2024, this course is now required annually for ALL Operational(Boat Crew, PWC, etc) & Culinary Assistant positions.

This course is offered through the AuxClassroom/Moodle and can be found here, AUX Bloodborne Pathogens 2023 You can obtain the enrollment key from the T-Directorate site.

NOTES:

• When logging into the AuxClassroom please signing using your USCGAUX account by clicking the button at the bottom of the login page that says "Sing in with USCGAUX".

• Completion of this course will automatically update your records in AUXDATA II, so there is no need to send this cert to your FSO-IS or DIRAUX. However it is still recommended that you download a copy of the cert for your records.