Courseware Developer / Maintainer

Calian Group; Kingston; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading provider of training and support services in Kingston, Canada, seeks a Courseware Developer/Maintainer to create lesson plans for the Canadian Forces School of Military Intelligence. Candidates must have military intelligence experience, deployment familiarity, and qualifications for specific training programs. This role emphasizes innovative training approaches and collaboration with team members to optimize courseware development.

Qualifications

• Military experience in a CAF military Intelligence position.
• Deployment experience in a military Intelligence function.
• Employment within an Intelligence team.
• Qualifications AJES, AJET, AJER, AAGX, AJEL, AJEM, or AJEN.
• Qualifications AIPB, AIOX, AINR, or AHCH.

Responsibilities

• Plan and create assigned courseware.
• Employ innovative training approaches for lesson development.
• Maintain security and control of CFSMI issued IT.
• Liaise with other Courseware Developers to establish best practices.

Job description

Overview

Business Unit 2: Defence

The primary role of the Courseware Developer/Maintainer is to create Lesson Plans and the supporting material required to successfully run Canadian Forces School of Military Intelligence (CFSMI) sponsored courses. The essential tasks of the Courseware Developer/Maintainer are to plan and create assigned courseware. Courseware Developer/Maintainers are associated with a specific environment or specialty which reflects their experience based expertise.

Responsibilities

• Read and understand the material provided, in the form of a ‘read in package’ or briefing, delivered by CFSMI Officer Commanding of Standards & Development, Officer-in-Charge Development or designate, prior to commencement of developing a course;
• Participate, based on their environment or specialty, in the QS and TP Boards;
• Review and fully understand the TP for the course which they are assigned to create;
• Employ new and innovative training approaches to the development, production, and maintenance of Lesson Plans, TUTEXs, ECs, and Field and Static Exercises;
• Employ new and innovative training approaches to the development, production, and maintenance of: Draft PCs, which will be validated by Standards; Draft PC rewrites, which will be validated by Standards; and Draft Marking Guides, which will be validated by Standards.
• Maintain security and control of any CFSMI issued IT including computers, USB sticks, and access to IT systems.
• Back up developed courseware on the CFSMI or Unit/Organization issued IT including computers and USB;
• Send completed products to the Team Lead for posting onto the appropriate SharePoint site;
• Liaise directly with other Courseware Developer/Maintainer and Team Lead in order to establish best practices as well as to de-conflict and streamline training;
• Create courseware based on the direction provided in the TP;
• Identify problem areas such as time allotted to lesson/TUTEXs and initiate recommended changes through the Team Lead;
• Participate in meetings and O-Groups as part of End of Course Review or adhoc courseware maintenance processes;
• As directed, modify courseware in accordance with direction contained in the associated End of Course Review / Lesson Plan Amendment Requests;
• Seek out new and updated reference documentation to support requested courseware changes;
• Identify problem areas such as time allotted associated with changes to courseware

Mandatory Requirements

Must have the following military experience:

• Employment in a CAF military Intelligence position;
• Deployment experience, domestic or expeditionary, in a military Intelligence function; and
• Employment within an Intelligence team.
• Any AJES (QL6A LAND), AJET (QL6A AIR), AJER (QL6A SEA), AAGX (QL6A SEA), AJEL (BIOC SEA), AJEM (BIOC LAND), or AJEN (BIOC AIR) qualification;
• Any AIPB (BMOQ), AIOX (BMOQ LAND), AINR (PLQ Common), or AHCH (Basic Instructional techniques) qualification;

AND

• Must be able to obtain a Federal Government of Canada Security Clearance at the Level II Secret level
• Must have a valid passport