Skills Evaluator Training

The Skills Evaluator Training (SET) program is designed to ensure that evaluators within Civil Air Patrol provide consistent and standardized training and certification across all emergency services operations. SETs are essential for maintaining interoperability among CAP personnel nationwide, ensuring that members from different regions can seamlessly integrate into mission operations.

Evaluator Requirements

As outlined in CAPR 60-3, evaluators who are current and qualified supervisors must complete the current Skills Evaluator Training (SET). This qualification will be reflected on the member’s CAPF 101 card with a “NO EXPIRE” status, and the following criteria apply:

Experience Requirement: The evaluator must have held the specialty achievement qualification they are evaluating for at least one year.
Approval Process: Evaluators must be approved by their unit commander, group commander (if applicable), and wing commander or their designees. This approval allows them to evaluate in the specialties in which they are current and qualified. Commanders can limit or adjust the qualifications an evaluator is authorized to assess at any time in Ops Quals.

Purpose of SET

The Skills Evaluator Training program provides standardized guidance and education for CAP personnel who conduct emergency services training. The goal of SET is to ensure consistent training across CAP, enabling personnel from different areas of the country to work together smoothly during critical operations. Standardized training and evaluation also help CAP to support an increasing number of national and regional missions where resources are drawn from various locations.

SET offers valuable tips and techniques for new evaluators, allowing them to benefit from the experience of seasoned evaluators.

SET Course Availability and Renewal

The current SET course is available online via CAPs eLearning Platform, and completion is recorded in Ops Quals.

Evaluator Responsibilities and Task Validation

Task Entry: When an evaluator enters task completion for another member, no further action is required. Tasks entered by others must be validated in the Validations Module in Ops Quals by the evaluator.
Validation Support: If an evaluator is unavailable, wing or region-level personnel can validate task completions.
Mission Check Pilots and IC Evaluators: Mission check pilots and mission check pilot examiners automatically serve as evaluators for mission pilot qualifications. Incident Command (IC) Evaluators can sign off on subordinate specialties, given the limited availability of evaluators in certain areas.