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NHCFAE ConferenceVIP Panel Discussion: Hiring Strategy, Succession Planning

August 6, 2014

Teri BristolChief Operating Officer Air Traffic Organization

Peggy GilliganAssociate Administrator for Aviation Safety

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Leadership & Career Development ATO Partnering Agreement

“The Leadership and Career Development Partnership (LCD) will operate as informed stakeholders that partner with the ATO in leading cultural change by linking employees and leadership in pursuit of the Agency value ‘people are our strength’.”

Employee Selection

CareerPlanning

Employee Development

SuccessionPlanning

Performance

Management

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ATO DemographicsRace, National Origin Categories Comparison

77%

9%

7.5%

4%

1%

0.39%

Hispanic

Male 6%

Female 1.5%

Gender

ATO

Male 80%

Female 20%

1%

72%

AIAN: American Indian/Alaska Native NHPI: Native Hawaiian/Pacific IslanderTWO+: Two or more racesCLF: Civilian Labor Force (2010)

12%

10%

4%

1%

0.54%

0.14%

CLF

31,550 employees

25,384 employees

6,166 employees

2,351 employees

1,870 employees

481 employees

Source: FFPS Datamart, Office of Civil Rights, FY2014, Q3

NHPI

TWO+

AIAN

Asian

Hispanic

Black

White

52%

CLF

48%

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ATO Hiring Overview and Forecast

FY 2014:

FY 2015:

•ATO plans to hire approximately 1,900 controllers in FY 2015.

•Technical Operations intends to hire approximately 450 positions to reach its goal of having, 5,979 employees in its technical workforce. This includes 2101, 856, 802 and 334 series.

•ATO is projected to hire approximately 526 non-safety positions.

Projections for FY15

Projected through the end of FY14

Source: FFPS Datamart, Office of Civil Rights, FY2014, Q3

2152s 2101/856s Non-Safety

1,286 401 153

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AVS DemographicsRace, National Origin Categories Comparison

79%

9%

6%

3%

2%

0.49%

Hispanic

Male 4.68%

Female 1.81%

Gender

AVS

Male 74%

Female 26%

.72%

72%

AIAN: American Indian/Alaska Native NHPI: Native Hawaiian/Pacific IslanderTWO+: Two or more racesCLF: Civilian Labor Force (2010)

12%

10%

4%

1%

0.54%

0.14%

CLF

7,049 employees

5,219 employees

1,830 employees

458 employees

330 employees

128 employees

Source: FFPS Datamart, Office of Civil Rights, FY2014, Q3

NHPI

TWO+

AIAN

Asian

Hispanic

Black

White

52%

CLF

48%

5.17%

4.79%

CLF

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AVS Hiring Overview and Forecast

FY 2014:

FY 2015: Projections for FY15

Projected through the end of FY14

Source: FFPS Datamart, Office of Civil Rights, FY2014, Q3

Total AVS Hires (as of FY14, Q3)

ASI Hires(as of FY14, Q3)

Additional Projected Hires

345 201 290

AVS plans to hire approximately 110 Aviation Safety personnel in FY 15.

We expect an attrition of approximately 449 positions.

Total hire for FY 15 is 550.

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AVS Outreach and Recruitment: Focused Priorities

Aviation Safety Inspectors (ASIs)

Aerospace Engineers

Operational Support

Qualified Candidate Pool supplemented with

PWTDs and Veterans

Outreach/Recruitment Vehicles:•Primary vehicle – USAJOBS•Industry

• Aircraft Repair Stations• Private Pilots• Commercial Pilots• Agriculture Aircraft Operators• Aircraft Mechanics• Aircraft Maintenance Supervisors

and Directors

•Virtual Career Fairs•HR Partnership•NHCFAE and Local Hispanic Communities•Military – Veterans Affairs•Minority Serving Institution (MSI) Intern Programs

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ATO Outreach and Recruitment: Focused Priorities

ControllersTechnicians

Non-Safety

Qualified Candidate Pool supplemented with

PWTDs and Veterans

Outreach/Recruitment Vehicles:•LCD Partnership•Virtual Career Fairs•HR Partnership•NHCFAE and Local Hispanic Communities•STEM Programs

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Barrier Analysis

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ATO Career Planning

More than 4,600 Career Plans Created Since Program Launch

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AVS Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) StrategiesJune 2013 – Released the AVS D&I Work Plan, which serves as our roadmap to increase diversity and improve inclusion

FY 2013: Completed 13 activities from our D&I Work PlanIssued memo to AVS managers encouraging attendance to Employee Association ConferencesExceeded the Agency’s 1.67% People with Targeted Disabilities (PWTD) hiring goal

- 5.6% of all new AVS hires in FY 2013 were PWTD

FY 2014: Identified 23 D&I activities to complete in FY 2014Added D&I components to two of our AVS training courses

- AVS Overview

- AVS Crucial Accountability & Leading and Leveraging Diversity for ManagersTrained over 500 AVS managers on hiring people with disabilitiesMonitoring ADR engagement activities – AVS requires 100% management participation

FY 2015:

Reviewing our D&I Work Plan to identify new activities to complete in FY 2015

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Partnering with NHCFAE

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Outreach and Recruitment

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