Department of Commerce Security Specialists (series 0080) continuously seek training and development opportunities for individual and organizational growth.

Introduction to the 0080 Series Training Framework

The 0080 series training framework is designed to ensure that OSY employees within the 0080 Occupational Series (Security Administration/Specialist) understand how to advance their knowledge and skills; fulfill OSY’s organizational mission, strategy, and objectives; and progress in their careers as well-rounded security professionals.

Training Framework Purpose

The purpose of this framework is to help employees understand desired Security Administration training focus areas and develop skills within those focus areas to address existing knowledge gaps. Supervisors and employees should use this guide as a roadmap for career progression and to facilitate discussions about professional development opportunities. This may include working together to shape an employee’s Individual Development Plan (IDP) and/or ensuring that an employee is staying current and ahead of the curve in key job focus areas. 

For additional guidance surrounding Department of Commerce IDPs and best practices for employee development, please visit the Department of Commerce Office of Human Resources Management’s webpage on Individual Development Plans.

To access the user guidelines for the 0080 series training framework, click here (Department of Commerce Employees Only).

To access the Focus Areas Overview Guide, which provides information about each focus area, click here (Department of Commerce Employees Only).

To access the 0080 series Focus Area Matrix and the Focus Area Tracking Sheet, which contains a checklist of recommended trainings within individual focus areas of the 0080 series training framework, click here (Department of Commerce Employees Only).

Developmental opportunities identified in the framework include training obtained through platforms and vendors such as:

• Commerce Learning Center (CLC)
• Defense Security Service (DSS) Center for Development of Security Excellence (CDSE)
• DHS Interagency Security Committee (ISC)
• Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI)
• FEMA Emergency Management Institute (EMI)
• OPM Center for Leadership Development
• Graduate School USA

Other security training opportunities are:

• American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS)

Professional Certification

It is encouraged that Commerce security professionals seek recognized industry certifications as career and expert milestones, such as the Associate Protection Professional (APP), Certified Protection Professional (CPP), and Physical Security Professional (PSP) through ASIS, or specialized certifications through the CDSE Security Professional Education Development (SPēD) Certification Program, to name a few.

Resources

• SF-182 Authorization, Agreement and Certification of Training
• Security Specialist Competencies: An Interagency Security Committee Guideline