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We have launched the JTG Proficiency1 YouTube Channel. This will allow our students to get a better idea of our course offerings by allowing them to preview select lectures from each course we offer. The lectures are not just sample or introductory lectures, but full...
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I realize things might seem quiet on the Proficiency1 front because we haven’t been putting out a lot of blog posts or launching new courses lately, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. We’re hard at work with our instructors and partners developing and...
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The ability to provide well-crafted, effectively delivered oral presentations is often a close second to being a strong analytic writer in the rank order of skills required to become a successful analyst. Unfortunately, being a great writer does not guarantee you’ll...
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(Michael Roosevelt is the instructor behind our new Proficiency1 course, Writing for Your Executive Customer: The Keys to Analytic Writing with Impact.) For most of the 30 years I spent at the CIA, I was a writer surrounded by others who wrote for a living. At the end...
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Are you an instructor who has great content and wants to reach a worldwide audience but find the thought of moving your courses online daunting? If you’re used to running in-person classes, the detached world of on-demand, online content delivery probably seems...
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As a 22-year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency’s analytic corps I’ve talked to hundreds of people interested in knowing more about a career as an Agency analyst. Thanks to Hollywood’s usually warped view of what analysts do, the necessary veil of secrecy that...
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Here at Proficiency1 we’re busy building up our catalogue of offerings to serve the needs of national security and risk intelligence professionals, and we already have three of my courses as part of our soft launch that you can check out now. They’ll give you a sense...
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Hi, I’m Chris Savos, the Director of Proficiency1, a new online training community for professionals looking to build exceptional careers in national security and risk intelligence. We’re combining my 27 years of experience working in and around the Intelligence...