Water Resources Certified Planner Program

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1 Water Resources Certified Planner Program Jodi Creswell HQ Planning Community of Practice Detail - Senior Policy Advisor and Environmental SubCoP Lead US Army Corps of Engineers

2 Where are you in your planning career? BEGINNER NOVICE EXPERT Put a green check mark in the box that best describes where you are in your planning career 2

3 BLUF Establishment of USACE National Water Resources Certified Planner Program (WRCP) Sets a standard of excellence for the profession Applied lessons learned from ATR certification Program is integral to overall Planning Modernization and consistent with USACE Campaign Plan 3 3

4 Who are Water Resources Certified Planners? A cadre of individuals with broad experience and training in USACE Civil Works planning and capable of leading complex water resources planning efforts, technical reviews and planning task forces across the country. 4 4

5 Benefit to USACE Identify experienced planners for complicated, controversial and highly visible studies Empowers individuals to manage career to achieve this standard of excellence Improves understanding of diversity and experience of our workforce Facilitates targeted training and mentoring 5 5

6 Multiple Career Paths 6 6

Part of Strategic and Campaign Plans Enhances workforce capability & competency Sets standard to strive toward Acknowledges those who meet standard CW Strategic Plan

7 Part of Strategic and Campaign Plans Enhances workforce capability & competency Sets standard to strive toward Acknowledges those who meet standard CW Strategic Plan Modernize CW Project Planning Obj 1.1 CW Campaign Plan Planning Modernization Goal 2a1 Water Resources Certified Planners (% certified) Perf Meas 1.1.b Metric 2a

8 Implementation FY16 April May June September Launch Apply in Planner Database Applications Due Announce WRCPs Future January February April Apply in Planner Database Applications Due Announce WRCPs 8

Board (PAB) USACE Planning Advisory Board

9 Self Nominate in Planner Database WRCP Process Essay/Interview MSC recommends to USACE Planning Advisory Board (PAB) USACE Planning Advisory Board Deliberate/Recommend HQ Planning & Policy Selects WRCP Annually Maintains Standards/Education 9

10 Self Nominate in Planner Database 10

11 Qualifications Statement Education/Training Core Curriculum, Prospect, Professional Certification, PA Planning Experience Work Experience Document Preparation Study Scope Development Review Support Tools and Skills Support during construction Knowledge of Policy/Planning Study issues Federal Process Vertical Chain Coordination Review Regional Work Regulations Communication/ Leadership/Mentoring Community, sponsor, stakeholder, interagency Congressional engagement Communication/leadership in multidiscipline teams Training, mentoring, LDP, initiatives, papers 11 11

12 Qualifications Statement, Basic Info Pulls relevant data from the Planner Database 12

13 Education and Training 13

14 Study Experience 14

15 Study Experience, Milestones Put a green check mark in the circle for each milestone you have achieved on a project 15

16 Study Experience SMART Planning Tools Put a green check mark in the circle for each SMART Planning Tool you have used and Review Product you have accomplished. 16

17 Study, Models Applied Put a green check mark in the circle for each model you applied on Study XYZ. 17

18 Agency Technical Review Experience 18

19 Instruction and Mentoring 19 19

20 Validation 20

21 Essay/Interview Capture Critical Thinking Risk-based Decision-making SMART Planning Concise essay response Interviews, as needed 21

22 MSC recommends to PAB 22

23 PAB Deliberates HQ Planning & Policy Selects 23

24 Water Resources Certified Planner Sets a standard of excellence Identifies a cadre capable of leading complex studies Encourage high performing planners to apply Program Summary 24 24

25 Questions? Type questions in the chat box. We will answer as many as time allows. For more information: US Army Corps of Engineers

National Water Resources Planning Professional Certification, Planning Community of Practice (PCoP) Version 1.0

National Water Resources Planning Professional Certification, Planning Community of Practice (PCoP) Version 1.0 Table of Contents Contents 1.0 Purpose... 1 2.0 Applicability.... 2 3.0 References.... 2