R 251857Z FEB 25 MARADMIN 088/25 MSGID/GENADMIN/IGMC// SUBJ/INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE MARINE CORPS CERTIFICATION PROCESS// REF/A/MCO 5430.1A W/ADMIN CH-2, MARINE CORPS INSPECTOR GENERAL PROGRAM// REF/B/INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE MARINE CORPS CAMPAIGN PLAN 2023-2026 // POC/A. R. REAVES/LTCOL/DIRECTOR/ANALYSIS AND EVALUATIONS DIVISION// TEL: (703) 614-0808/EMAIL:  [email protected]// POC/A. G. IRVIN/MAJ/LEGAL ANALYST/ANALYSIS AND EVALUATIONS DIVISION// TEL: (703) 614-0739/EMAIL:  [email protected]// POC/S. PHOEUK/CWO4/DIRECTOR/ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT DIVISION/ TEL: (703) 614-0929/EMAIL:  [email protected]// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  Purpose.  This message serves as interim guidance pending update to MCO 5430.1 regarding the certification program for personnel assigned to Inspector General (IG) billets across the total force. 2.  Background. 2.a.  To preserve the Marine Corps’ values, standards, and readiness as the Nation’s expeditionary crisis response force, the Inspector  General of the Marine Corps (IGMC) introduced a campaign plan in 2023 to enhance institutional readiness across the Service. A line of effort in this campaign plan focuses on the professionalization of the Marine Corps IG Enterprise. 2.b.  The IGMC certification process is part of a deliberate  strategy to create an authoritative and standardized process to  build and sustain a professional IG workforce in the Service.  The  IGMC established the following framework that includes the required  and tailored knowledge, skills, competencies, and abilities to  achieve certification as a Marine Corps IG professional.  These  requirements apply to all uniformed and civilian IGMC personnel,  command IG (CIG) personnel, and those serving in a Marine Corps IG  capacity that directly perform IG functions as described in REF A.  Collectively, this group of personnel comprises the Service's IG  Enterprise. 3.  Execution. 3.a.  Certification Process. 3.a.1.  IGMC's certification process includes three required  milestones: 3.a.1.a.  Milestone 1:  Foundational Training (an online IGMC 101  Course provided on MarineNet as of 22 January 2025). 3.a.1.b.  Milestone 2:  Advanced Training (IGMC-facilitated Mobile/ Virtual Training Team (MTT/VTT)). 3.a.1.c.  Milestone 3:  Six months of satisfactory service in an IG- related billet within IGMC or a CIG office. 3.a.2.  IGMC 101 is an online course currently provided on MarineNet (Course ID: IGMC101). IGMC Advanced Training is provided biannually  by IGMC personnel via an MTT or VTT. 3.a.3.  The IGMC is the sole Certifying Authority (CA) and will only  award certification to IG personnel after validating completion of  all training requirements and milestones. 3.a.4.  As the CA, the IGMC may revoke or suspend certification  based on unsatisfactory conduct or performance that is outside the  ethical behavior, integrity, and professionalism expected of those  serving in the Marine Corps IG Enterprise. 3.a.5.  New IG personnel should attend an MTT/VTT at the first  available opportunity, but not later than twelve months after being assigned or hired to an IG office. 3.b.  Currency.  In order for IG personnel to maintain currency of  their IGMC certification, they shall complete the training  requirements outlined below: 3.b.1.  Annually, all IG personnel must receive at least one hour  of ethics training led by an Ethics Counselor or through other IGMC- approved ethics training materials.  The Counsel to the IGMC is the  primary POC for determining other approved ethics training events. 3.b.2.  Biennially, all IG personnel must attend one of the IGMC's  Advanced Training MTT/VTT events. 3.c.  Training Management and Accountability. 3.c.1.  Personnel training and certification management is the  responsibility of both the owning command and IGMC.  CIG offices and  IGMC Divisions shall provide IGMC with starting dates of new  personnel, completion certificates for Foundational Training  (Milestone 1), and facilitate enrollment and attendance of Advanced  Training (Milestone 2).  IG Enterprise personnel will upload  information on to the IGMC sharepoint site: (https://usmc.sharepoint-mil.us/sites/igmc/tracker/SitePages/USMC-IG -Enterprise-Database.aspx).  IGMC will publish instructions outlining where and how to upload this information via separate correspondence. 3.c.2.  IGMC will maintain rosters for Advanced Training events and  request data calls on a biannual basis to determine the completion  of six months of satisfactory performance (Milestone 3) of new IG  personnel. 3.c.3.  CIG offices and IGMC Divisions shall record training  completion by submitting an Electronic Personnel Administrative  Request (EPAR) within MOL to their servicing Installation Personnel  Administration Center (IPAC) to report via unit diary and record the  associated Service School Codes for IGMC 101 (0AV) and Advanced  Training courses (0AW) in the Marine Corps Total Force System for  all uniformed IG personnel, and in the Total Workforce Management  Services for civilian IG personnel. 3.d.  Exception to Policy. 3.d.1.  IGMC 101 is mandatory for all IG Enterprise personnel,  regardless of time in billet or previous completed training. 3.d.2.  IG Enterprise personnel who completed an MTT/VTT in CY23 or  CY24 are exempt for two years from the date of training completion;  their training counts for achieving certification Milestone 2. 3.d.3.  The Service School Code for Advanced Training courses is  active as of 1 June 2023.  As such, IG personnel who completed an  MTT/VTT in CY23, but prior to 1 June 2023, will list 1 June 2023 as  their training completion date. 4.  Coordinating instructions. 4.a.  Continuous learning is essential to the sustainment of the  Marine Corps IG Enterprise.  Personal ownership to seek opportunities to advance competencies and skills will benefit both the individual and the Enterprise.  Owning commands should encourage their IG personnel to attend professional development opportunities. Commands are responsible for resourcing attendance of these opportunities. IGMC will facilitate professional development opportunities by advertising IG training events via IG Connections (https://www.igmc.marines.mil/Divisions/Connections/). 4.b.  IGMC will assess unit compliance to this guidance during IGMC inspections. 5.  This message applies to all uniformed and civilian IGMC  personnel, command IG personnel, and those serving in a Marine Corps  IG capacity that directly perform IG functions as described in MCO  5430.1. 6.  Points of contact:     LtCol Andrew R. Reaves     Email: [email protected]     Comm: (703) 614-0808     Major A. Grace Irvin     Email: [email protected]     Comm: (703) 614-0739     CWO4 Sambo Phoeuk     Comm: (703) 614-0929     Email: [email protected] 7.  Release authorized by MajGen Adam L. Chalkley, Inspector General of the Marine Corps.//