Why are leadership components not included in Position Task Books (PTBs)?
Although responsibility for PTBs belongs with the National Wildfire Coordinating Groups Incident Operation Standards Working Team, a Leadership Committee member will be evaluating each skill (S) course for leadership components when the course is due for revision. A subgroup of the Leadership Committee will also analyze the PTBs for certain key positions (CRWB, ICT3, etc.) and identify leadership elements that are missing or unclear in the task books, and ensure that tasks are written so they are understandable and measurable during a trainee assignment. Suggestions for clear wording for tasks related to leader duties will be forwarded to the IOSWT. I heard that Supervisory Concepts and Techniques (S-281) and Leadership and Organizational Development (S-381) might be phased out. Will the S-281 or S-381 courses that I am currently sending my folks to still count? Yes, these existing course packages can be used until NWCGs Training Working Team establishes the actual transition dates for
