EDUCATION STUDENT TRAINEE (TRAINING SPECIALIST)

Summary The DCSA Student Experience (DSE) '27 Cohort. Open to undergraduate and graduate students with a cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0, who will remain full-time students through October 2028. Summer Cohort Start Date: 31 May 2027 (alternate: 14 June 2027); End Date: 20 August 2027. Students must attend for a minimum of 10 weeks (400 hours). Selection Office(s): Security Training Our Mission Through vetting, industry engagement, education, and counterintelligence and insider threat support, secure the trustworthiness of the United States Government's workforce, the integrity of its cleared contractor support, and the uncompromised nature of its technologies, services, and supply chains. Our Vision DCSA's elite security experts illuminate national security risks to empower faster, smarter decision-making that protects American innovation and resilience to enable mission success. DCSA Strategic Execution Plan The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency stands at the intersection of government-wide trusted workforce, national security, and industrial base protection. Guided by the Secretary of War's National Defense Strategy, Deputy Secretary's Warfighting Acquisition Transformation efforts, and Trusted Workforce 2.0, our mission is to deliver data-driven, threat-informed, and customer-trusted security services at scale. The FY2026 - 2028 DCSA Strategic Execution Plan defines six strategic priorities for the agency: Deliver NBIS Deploy NI2 to Modernize Industrial Security Modernize and Sustain Trusted Workforce Determinations Rebuild the Workforce Compact Operate as a Customer-Centric Business Drive Audit-Ready Integration and Agency Efficiency with AI Learn more about our student programs: https://www.dcsa.mil/About-Us/Careers/Student-Programs/Major Duties: This is a temporary position NTE 04 September 2027. As a EDUCATION STUDENT TRAINEE (TRAINING SPECIALIST) you will be responsible for the following duties: Assist in the analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation (ADDIE) or similar instructional design process methodology in support of delivering, administering and managing training. Coordinate systems and processes for delivery of training including resources, program communication, rosters, coordination with other service providers, and employee support activities. Assist in approaches in measuring and evaluating effectiveness and efficiency of training and associated services as a learning experience. Assist in soliciting, collecting and integrating evaluative information from multiple sources and present briefs, papers, studies, etc. that support decisions, actions, and strategies. Provide limited advice to senior management officials, supervisors, managers, human resource specialists, training and development specialists and others as appropriate on enterprise-wide leadership development and activities based on proven and valid structured, documented evaluations and assessments. Assist in the administration of short and long-range plans, projects, and activities to satisfy specific program requirements, objectives, strategies, etc., including internal administrative tracking (CATMS), rosters, etc. Utilize multiple methods, tools, data collection approaches, etc., assist or conduct activities that document training assessments and evaluations of/training, products or services to determine overall effectiveness and value of product or service provided. Assist in or analyze resources and devises effective and efficient solutions to address leadership development mission requirements, program objectives, strategies, etc. Assist other training and development representatives in/with corollary programs or assignments as directed. Assist in the occasional instruction or facilitation of sponsored or other employee development programs, course, event, or activity. Perform other duties as assigned.