Operational Test and Evaluation Project Officer Course
Aim
The aim of the Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) Project Officer Course is to provide OT&E Project Officers with the knowledge and skills to effectively and efficiently estimate, plan, conduct and report on OT&E projects.
Course Outline
Participants are involved in a number of practical exercises during the course in order to gain a deeper understanding of the OT&E process from the project estimate through to the production of the final report.
The major areas to be covered in the course are:
- Producing a project estimate;
- Producing a test plan;
- Conduct OT&E of an aerospace system / equipment; and
- Producing a final report.
Instruction will be a combination of lectures, demonstrations, discussions, and practical exercises. Upon successful completion of this course, the trainee shall receive the qualification of Operational Test and Evaluation Project Officer.
Course Duration /Frequency
The OT&E Project Officer course is 14 training days in length and is conducted two times per year.
Course Capacity / Rank
Course capacity is 20 students per serial. Preferred minimum rank is Captain who should be at least on his/her second tour.
Prerequisites
In order to be selected for this training, the trainee shall:
- Be employed or selected for employment as an OT&E project officer, or in a position responsible for personnel who conduct OT&E;
- Be the rank Captain to Major; and
- Have a degree suitable for avionics testing or equivalent operational experience.
Location
The OT&E course is conducted by the Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Studies at 17 Wing, Winnipeg, Manitoba.