JULY-SEPTEMBER 2010 AWARD OPPORTUNITIES IN SUPPORT OF BUILDING A TOP 50 NAVY:

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SUBJ/JULY-SEPTEMBER 2010 AWARD OPPORTUNITIES IN SUPPORT OF BUILDING A TOP 50 
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AMPN/REF A IS NAVADMIN 197/10, NAVY'S TOP 50 INITIATIVE - PROGRESS TO DATE.//

RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN IS A QUARTERLY ANNOUNCEMENT INVITING ALL NAVY COMMANDS 
AND ORGANIZATIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN NAVY'S TOP 50 EXTERNAL RECOGNITION 
EFFORTS.  WHILE AWARDS WILL TYPICALLY BE SPECIFIC TO THE AREA OF WORKFORCE 
MANAGEMENT, THEY ARE NOT MEANT TO PRECLUDE APPLICATION FOR OTHER AWARD 
OPPORTUNITIES.

2. THE FIRST AWARD OPPORTUNITY IS THE EXCELLENCE IN PRACTICE AWARD SPONSORED 
THROUGH THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT (ASTD).  THIS AWARD 
RECOGNIZES RESULTS ACHIEVED THROUGH THE USE OF PRACTICES AND SOLUTIONS FROM 
THE SCOPE OF WORKPLACE LEARNING AND PERFORMANCE.  INDIVIDUAL COMMANDS AND 
ORGANIZATIONS MAY APPLY FOR THIS AWARD.  THE APPLICATION IS DUE TO ASTD BY 22 
SEPTEMBER 2010 AND IS AVAILABLE AT 
HTTP://WWW.ASTD.ORG/ASTD/ABOUTUS/AWARDSANDBESTPRACTICES/EXCELLENCEINPRACTICEAW
ARDS

3.  THE SECOND AWARD OPPORTUNITY IS TRAINING MAGAZINE'S TRAINING 125 LIST.  
NAVY PLACED 17TH IN 2009.  ORGANIZATIONS COMPETE FOR PLACEMENT ON THE TOP 125 
LIST BASED ON INNOVATION AND SCOPE OF EMPLOYER-SPONSORED TRAINING AND 
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
COMMANDS WHO WISH TO SEEK RECOGNITION FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING EFFORTS SHOULD 
REQUEST AN APPLICATION AND SUBMIT THEIR INPUTS TO THE N1 POINT OF CONTACT BY 
19 AUGUST.  NAVY WILL APPLY FOR THIS AWARD WITH A SINGLE SUBMISSION.

4.  THE THIRD AWARD OPPORTUNITY IS THE MOVING INTO THE FUTURE AWARD, SPONSORED 
BY THE FAMILIES AND WORK INSTITUTE AND CONFERENCE BOARD.  THIS NATIONAL AWARD 
IS GIVEN TO EMPLOYERS FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN CREATIVELY ADDRESSING ISSUES OF THE 
WORKFORCE, WORKPLACE, AND COMMUNITY IN WAYS THAT YIELD POSITIVE IMPACT FOR 
MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS.
REQUEST AN APPLICATION FROM THE N1 POINT OF CONTACT.  THE APPLICATION IS DUE 
TO THE FAMILIES AND WORK INSTITUTE BY 30 SEPTEMBER 2010.

5.  NAVY CONTINUES TO PROVIDE SAILOR AND FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS WHICH ARE 
COMPETITIVE WITH THE BEST CORPORATE AMERICA HAS TO OFFER.  SINCE 2008, NAVY 
HAS EARNED TWENTY-FOUR AWARDS IN AREAS OF TRAINING, DIVERSITY, LIFE-WORK 
INTEGRATION, AND WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT.
A FULL LIST OF OUR AWARDS MAY BE FOUND AT WWW.NAVY.MIL/CNP BY CLICKING ON THE 
TOP 50 BUTTON ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OR AT WWW.NAVY.COM BY CLICKING ON "ABOUT 
THE NAVY" AND "A GREAT PLACE TO WORK."

6.  TO ENSURE WE TRACK NAVY'S PROGRESS IN SUPPORT OF TOP 50 GOALS, PLEASE 
CONTACT MR. WAYNE WAGNER IF YOUR ORGANIZATION APPLIES FOR AN AWARD IDENTIFIED 
IN THIS OR SUBSEQUENT NAVADMINS.

7.  POINT OF CONTACT IS MR. WAYNE WAGNER, N1Z AT (703) 693-2322/DSN 223 OR 
EMAIL AT wayne.wagner@navy.mil.

8.  RELEASED BY MS. STEFFANIE EASTER, N1B.

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