CREDIT WHERE IT'S DUE
awarded for completion of acquisition academic courses, training CLP Cycle Reset
The CLP cycle begins again soon for those whose jobs are classified as acquisition under DAWIA. The new cycle will run from Oct. 1, 2022, to Sept. 30, 2024. Points from the last cycle do not carry over. Everyone begins at zero and, over the next two years, will need to earn 80 CLPs. Be sure to add creditable courses to your individual development plan on the Career Acquisition Personnel and Position Manage- ment Information System (CAPPMIS), so that CLPs can be tracked.
The CLP “notional glide path,” a recommended pace for earning CLPs, is available on the DACM website. Go to
https://asc.army.mil/web/clp-glidepath.
Credentials are focused functional blocks of training— they are separate from, and not required for, functional area certifications.
their organization—if it meets the criteria, then the professional may receive credit for the DAU course. “Tere are also agree- ments with some universities, colleges and commercial entities to provide equivalences for DAU courses,” Bauer added.
courses, professional activities or professional experience. Tat can include authoring an article in a professional publication such as Army AL&T magazine. Te policy on continuous learning for the defense acquisition workforce requires that each work- force member (military and civilian) earn 40 CLPs every year, and 80 CLPs being mandatory within two years.
DAU breaks down CLPs for credentials into three parts: DAU course requirements, other credential requirements and complet- ing the credential itself. Te workforce can earn CLPs not just for the actual credential, but also for a course within the creden- tial’s requirement. “You don’t have to focus all of your 80 hours on credentials. It’s just a perfect opportunity and way to meet that intent,” Greene said.
ADDITIONAL AVENUES “Anyone needing or wanting training that’s either required or desired from Defense Acquisition University has three methods to take it,” Greene said—through DAU, through an equiva- lent provider, or via fulfillment, which enables individuals to demonstrate in writing how they believe they have met the course learning objectives through their education, training and experience.
Bauer said that if an acquisition professional who believes previ- ous training, education or experience meets a specific course’s objectives, that person can submit a fulfillment package within
“Te Army, for example, partners heavily with the Naval Post- graduate School,” Greene said. “It’s where we send a good amount of our officers for an acquisition-focused technical master’s degree. So when our officers go there for that, they’re also getting a lot of DAU equivalent training mixed in.”
CONCLUSION As the Back-to-Basics movement unfolds, the intent is that the workforce will be able to grow and expand with it.
Te culture of continuous learning “puts the onus on the indi- vidual and the supervisor to identify which credentials [the employee] should take,” Greene said. It is incumbent upon them to become more knowledgeable within their functional domain. CLPs help workforce members to stay on track and take advan- tage of this new learning framework. Te expanded timeline for certification within a functional area allows individuals to take the training they need when they need it, he explained.
“I think it’s a really good opportunity for the workforce to free themselves up a little bit, to own their piece of the pie and their learning at the right time,” Hutson said.
For more information on the Back-to-Basics framework, go to
https://asc.army.mil/web/dacm-office/back-to-basics.
JACQUELINE M. HAMES is an editor with Army AL&T magazine. She holds a B.A. in creative writing from Christopher Newport University. She has more than 10 years of experience writing and editing news and feature articles for publication.
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