in  the  correct  spaces  when  you  need  it.  As  shop supervisor, you should always be willing to help others, but you must have a system to keep track of material assets. You can make a simple equipment checkout log containing  information,  such  as  item  description, serial  number,  work  center,  name  of  the  person  to whom the item is checked out, date loaned out, date returned, and a space for the lender’s initials. Logging this   information   will   allow   you   to   track   tools borrowed and returned and to identify the borrower. (This  accountability  system  works  only  if  everyone uses it!) Whenever  you  issue  tools  to  ship  personnel  in  the form  of  toolboxes  or  kits,  keep  an  inventory  of  the tools issued. Tools are government property and, as such,  are  accountable  items.  Thousands  of  dollars  are needlessly  spent  on  tools  each  year  because  tools “walk off’ or are carelessly left lying around to be lost or  stolen. TRAINING Training for personnel may be either formal off-ship training  or  shipboard  division/shop  training.  As  a supervisor, you spend a good part of your time training your work force or arranging for training. Much of this training is informal, such as showing a new technician how to align or adjust a radar repeater or how to use a technical  manual.  A  good  training  program  contains  a balance of the various elements of training. The better trained your work force is, the more readily your shop can perform the required maintenance with which you are tasked. FORMAL  OFF-SHIP/SHOP TRAINING Formal off-ship training is composed of one or more of the following schools: .  Factory  schools–held  by  various  vendors  or contractors.  This  is  the  costliest  form  of  training available. In addition to travel funds, full or partial per diem usually must be funded by the type commander (TYCOM). Often these schools are the only source of training available for new types of equipment being installed  on  new  vessels  or  vessels  undergoing modernization. . Navy class A and C schools–designated class A or C to identify the level and type of training offered. Class A schools offer the basic technical knowledge and skills required to prepare personnel for job entry level performance  and  further  specialized  training.  Class  C schools  offer  the  advanced  knowledge,  skills,  and techniques required to perform a particular job in a billet. To send your personnel to these schools, you must  obtain  training  quotas.  The  Catalog  of  Navy Training  Courses  (CANTRAC),  discussed  later  in  this chapter,  contains  information  on  how  to  obtain quotas. .  Other  formal  schools–available  from  mobile technical units (MOTUs). The classes offered cover a wide range of equipment in use in the fleet and some of the basic skills required to maintain this equipment. MOTUs  announce  scheduled  classes  via  messages  to  all local units. This is done on a monthly or quarterly basis, depending upon the location of the MOTU. The Catalog  of  Navy  Training  Courses  (CANTRAC), NAVEDTRA 10500, lists all formal courses of instruction offered to naval personnel. This catalog contains the following information on each of the courses listed: Location Length Class school (A, C, P) Convening   frequency Purpose s c o p e Prerequisites Quota  control Reporting   destination The CANTRAC  is an invaluable aid for the senior ET and supervisors as they plan off-ship training. The CANTRAC  is  normally  located  in  the  Educational Services Office (ESO). SHIPBOARD OR SHOP TRAINING Shipboard  or  shop  training  is  necessary  throughout the naval establishment. Technicians reporting to their first duty station from a C school have much to learn about  their  particular  work  center  or  work  group operation  and  system  configuration.  The  courses  of instruction that ETs attend generally provide only the fundamental theory and skills required to perform the minimum   maintenance   on   electronic   and   digital equipment. Most C schools do not have the manpower or equipment available to have the students perform all 3-14