Assessing the Impact of and Needs for Navy Language, Regional Expertise, and Culture Training

Published Date: October 31, 2012
The Center for Information Dominance’s Center for Language, Regional Expertise, and Culture (CLREC) plays a central role in training Department of the Navy personnel in the language skills and cultural knowledge required to effectively carry out their missions. CLREC turned to CNA to provide feasible options for providing feedback from customers after mission performance, instead of immediately after predeployment training (the current process).

To develop options for CLREC, we took a four-part approach:
  1. Investigate how CLREC and other organizations have assessed their LREC training.
  2. Develop draft survey questions for a Navy CLREC assessment.
  3. Investigate how CLREC and other organizations have assessed their LREC training.
  4. Get feedback on our draft survey questions from a variety of knowledgeable individuals, including sailors serving on the 2011 Southern Partnership Station deployment.
  5. Recommend methods for deploying the Navy’s CLREC assessment at appropriate times and places.