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team curated relevant digital content on the platform, identifying prioritized and recommended courses for training. Tis design of Udemy’s platform allows all acquisition employees on the list to access curated content through the training path- way already connected to their accounts.


Once this pathway was established in Udemy, the team pitched it to the digital transformation executive board that Bang leads. Te pitch was a success, and the new Udemy digital foundations pathway train- ing was launched on March 9.


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To access the Udemy courses, first go to armyciv.udemy.com and enter your army.mil email address. Complete the email verification, fill out the required registration information and then you’re ready to start learning. (Image by USAASC)


tasked the deputy assistant secretary of the Army for data, engineering and soft- ware (DASA(DES)) and the DACM Office with ensuring the acquisition workforce remains digitally relevant, with the DACM Office taking responsibility for upskilling workers. Working together, the team was able to identify the skills most important for digital transformation and the suitabil- ity of the Udemy Business platform.


“One of the reasons we decided to part- ner with Udemy is that we can use it for what we want, digital pathways, but it also now opens up a wealth of informa- tion and opportunity for anybody trying to use it,” said Scott Greene, chief of the Strategy and Communication Division at the DACM Office. Udemy is an education


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technology company that the Army has partnered with to provide an online plat- form for learning and business training. Te platform offers a broad library of tech- nical and nontechnical video courses.


When searching for a digital training solu- tion, the DACM Office discovered that around 200,000 Udemy licenses were being underutilized by the Army Civilian Career Management Activity (ACCMA). With the green light from ACCMA, the DACM Office could populate all acquisition workforce members, both civilian and military, into these open slots. DASA(DES) and the DACM Office then identified what types of competencies were important for the acquisition workforce in the digital space. Using these criteria, the


LEARNING THE DIGITAL INGREDIENTS Although the training is currently only required for workforce members under the ASA(ALT) umbrella, it is highly encour- aged for all acquisition professionals. Te Digital Transformation 2023 – Master- class course would be especially helpful for those working in the acquisition sphere, according to Pekol-Evans. Because the courses help simplify and explain terms that are frequently used in more techni- cal fields, workforce members gain an awareness of the current digital technol- ogy landscape.


“Technology is evolving so quickly, and the acquisition processes aren’t quick,” said Greene. “We’re ensuring that the work- force, at all levels and all functional areas, is aware of the latest and greatest technol- ogies that are out there and how to infuse them into what each and every one of us does—making us more agile and better capable of getting the warfighter what they need.”


Each of the three prioritized courses is designed to give the learner a baseline for digital transformation concepts. Te courses focus on understanding product management and how these new digi- tal concepts and processes bring value


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