EDUCATION and TRAINING UPDATE
EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES Even in the face of significant fiscal con- straints, our acquisition workforce has statutory requirements to meet. Tere- fore, we will still be offering many of our acquisition education, training and expe- rience (AETE) opportunities. In addition, the Hon. Frank Kendall, undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, on March 13 published a mem- orandum (“Continuation of Centrally Funded Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund Initiatives,” online at
https://dap.dau.mil/workforce/Pages/ Default.aspx; go to “Human Capital Initiatives – Highlights”) in which he states that we “must continue acquisition workforce initiatives centrally funded by ... the DAWDF [Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund]. Tese initiatives include targeted hiring
for
mission-critical acquisition functions and other ongoing DAWDF initiatives to bolster and sustain the quality of the acquisition workforce. Quality initiatives include training, development, ment and retention initiatives.”
fellow senior leaders from across the government. Te program focuses on learning best practices and then return- ing to your organization to implement them. For more information, visit http://
asc.army.mil/web/career-development/ programs/excellence-in-government- fellows-program/.
To apply for this program, visit the Army Acquisition Professional Development System (AAPDS). To access AAPDS, log in at the Career Acquisition Man- agement Portal
using the following
link:
https://rda.altess.army.mil/camp/. Next, click on the Career Acquisition Personnel and Position Management Information System (CAPPMIS). Once in CAPPMIS, select the “AAPDS” tab, and then the “Application Module” link. Click on “Apply” and view all available opportunities
tor of Acquisition Career Management (DACM).
recruit-
Te Excellence in Government Fellow- ship (EIGF) announcement will be open until July 15 to all eligible personnel in grades GS-13 to GS-15 or broadband/ pay band-equivalent positions who have met their current position certifi- cation requirement. EIGF offers senior acquisition workforce members the opportunity to network and team with
DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY TRAINING Te FY14 schedule is now available for students to apply for classes,
to approve as
training requests as soon they apply. Checking the Defense
Acquisition University (DAU) iCatalog at
http://icatalog.dau.mil will
ensure
that they meet the prerequisite(s) before applying to a DAU course.
A low-fill list is posted weekly at http://
icatalog.dau.mil/onlinecatalog/tabnav. aspx to provide students an opportunity to attend classes with available seats that start within the next 60 days. Low-fill classes have not yet reached the mini- mum number of reservations in order to be conducted. Space in low-fill classes is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
from the Army Direc- at
https://atrrs.army.mil/channels/ aitas/. Students should continue to apply for FY13 courses available on the schedule, including any required course prerequisite(s) for a course they intend to take in the future. Planning and applying early increase the chances of obtaining a class in the timeframe requested. Stu- dents should encourage their supervisors
Training required for Army Acquisition Workforce members is a mission-critical activity and is exempt from recent cuts, as stated in a Jan. 10, 2013, memo from Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Ashton Carter. DAU travel for required Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) certification courses is centrally funded by DAU through the U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center (USAASC). Some acquisition workforce members’ travel for DAU acquisition certification training is being canceled by organizations due to their interpre- tation of budget execution mitigation efforts.
Carter’s memo outlines that DAU central funds are entirely separate from budget- ary actions within a service or agency to
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