WORKFORCE
OPENING REMARKS
The Hon. Ellen Lord, then undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, records opening remarks for the TEDxDAU virtual event Sept. 8, 2020, in the Pentagon briefing room. The event was designed to inspire the workforce through a sharing of ideas and best practices to accelerate innovation across the federal government, DOD, industry and academia. (Photo by Marvin Lynchard, Office of the Secretary of Defense Public Affairs)
employees could be Level III certified and never have been in a program office. “I’m not sure how you learn to manage with- out being there, going through the process and getting those bumps and bruises along the way, which are important to develop as an Army Acquisition Workforce profes- sional,” he said.
“In essence, [Back-to-Basics is] reducing the amount of training, but in a good way,” Greene said. "It’s reducing [required training] to make it more focused on
what individuals need at the fundamen- tal requirement level and then adding… credentialing.” Defense Acquisition University's (DAU) website for Back-to- Basics notes that the difference between certifications and credentials is that "certi- fications address statutory education, training, and experience requirements. Credentials address assignment specific, job-relevant needs." Defense Acquisition Credentials are highly focused blocks of training that require students to demon- strate mastery of the topic in order to pass.
Tey are separate from and not required for functional area certifications—they are driven by the type of work being done and the needs of the employee, and they are recommended additions for individual development plans. Both the supervisor and the employee can add credentials to an employee’s individual development plan.
Streamlined training does away with “scrap learning,” Greene explained. It eliminates extraneous courses that not everyone in a functional area may need.
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