Office of Leadership (DCMS-DPR-5)

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U.S. Coast Guard
2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE
Stop 7907
Washington, D.C. 20593-7907

Senior Leader Transition Course (SLTC) (100437)

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About the Course

As officers and civilian personnel advance in the Coast Guard they must activate their transition from operational leaders focused on tactical competency to leaders who can effectively engage on the strategic and organizational level required as a future senior leader. O4s and GS13s must expand their ability to become intellectual agile and engage in finely tuned diagnostic skills to maneuver in the dynamic conditions of highly complex, strategic environments. The primary focuses of SLTC are Leading Performance and Change and Leading the Coast Guard with learning outcomes that enhance decision making, strategic and systems thinking, and teaming, shared leadership and change management. SLTC aims to provide graduates developmental experiences to prepare them for service as Coast Guard leaders who:

  • Assess, develop, and articulate reasoned judgments on tactical and strategic issues
  • Develop and interpret the role of strategic and systems thinking throughout their world of work
  • Generate the processes and capabilities to lead the collaboration with teams and external stakeholders to execute innovation and positive change

Duration

SLTC encompasses a blended learning format of six weeks of pre-resident online instruction and two weeks of residency. Online coursework requires a 2-3 hour commitment per week and includes reading, participation in online discussion boards and various other assignments. Students who fail to to complete the online coursework will be disenrolled prior to the residency period. The online portion of this course requires internet access, CG workstation not required.


Eligibility

The target audience for STLC is Active Duty and Reserve O-4s and GS-13 civilians. Active Duty and Reserve O-3s and GS-12 civilians may be considered as space permits.


Application Procedures

Active duty and civilians should coordinate with their Training Officer or ESO to submit an Electronic Training Request (ETR) using Direct Access. Reservists must route their request through their command to (DXR/AREA/DOL) via the the CGR-TMS process.


Class Convening Dates

   Location    Pre-Residency    Residency
   Washington, DC    28-Oct-24    2-Dec-24 to 13-Dec-24
   LDC, New London    6-Jan-25    3-Feb-25 to 14-Feb-25
   Miami, FL    6-Jan-25    3-Feb-25 to 14-Feb-25
   LDC, New London    10-Feb-25    10-Mar-25 to 21-Mar-25
   Washington, DC    24-Feb-25    24-Mar-25 to 4-Apr-25
   LDC, New London    3-Mar-25    31-Mar-25 to 11-Apr-25
   Portsmouth, VA    31-Mar-25    28-Apr-25 to 9-May-25
   LDC, New London    31-Mar-25    28-Apr-25 to 9-May-25
   Juneau, AK    14-Apr-25    12-May-25 to 23-May-25
   Washington, DC    9-Jun-25    7-Jul-25 to18-Jul-25
   Boston    7-Jul-25    4-Aug-25 to 15-Aug-25
   Washington, DC    21-Jul-25    18-Aug-25 to 29-Aug-25
   LDC, New London    18-Aug-25    15-Sep-25 to 26-Sep-25
   Alameda, CA    18-Aug-25    15-Sep-25 to 26-Sep-25

Program Manager

Contact LT Jonathan Merrell

Inquiries about course availability or adjustments to previously submitted ETRs should go to Jazzmen Delvalle at ETQC, jazzmen.h.delvalle2@uscg.mil


Additional Resources

Read more about the course in this MyCG article >>.

Read the business rules here >>.