NAVIGATING ELECTIVE LEARNING
STREAMLINED
Back-to-Basics streamlined the previous acquisition career fields into six functional areas and changed the certification levels to Foundational/Professional, Practitioner or Advanced. (Graphic by Army DACM Office)
Transitioning to the new framework presented the DACM Office with many administrative, talent management and commu- nication challenges, to say the least. Especially given the new responsibility placed on individuals and supervisors to determine what training each person needed beyond the base foundation provided through DAU.
Te deliberate reduction in the number of hours for certification training for the workforce should enable workforce members to spend more time learning on the job and earning specialized credentials that will help them be more effective. Tat was a primary goal from leadership in transitioning to Back-to-Basics. As of the end of October 2023 (20 months after initial imple- mentation of this new framework), just over 4% of the AAW has completed a credential (or bundle of classes). Understand- ing and embracing the importance of credentials will continue to take some time.
It is especially important for new employees to navigate this along with their supervisors, given they will receive much less
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base training than their predecessors. Te need to supplement that base with specific targeted credentials relevant to their job is crucial. “Less training is required, and this could lead to a work- force that takes less training than in the previous framework,” Hutson said. “From a DACM Office, headquarters perspec- tive, we are emphasizing the importance of elective learning and empowering the workforce in all our briefings and engage- ments. We are constantly thinking about products and tools that we can develop—or partner with DAU to develop—that will assist the workforce.”
EXPLORE CREDENTIALS Senior leaders, especially direct supervisors, can and should emphasize to their workforce the importance of exploring the credentials that are currently available, in development, and in the initial planning stages. “As opposed to the previous ‘one-size- fits-all’ approach oriented on the lowest common denominator, this approach empowers the supervisors and employees to take full control of employee development,” Richardson said. “Te jury is still out, but we think this will create better alignment of
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