The ETM workforce has a vital role in developing, fielding, and sustaining defense systems and ensuring DoD products are delivered on time, perform as expected, and are cost-effective. The role requires developing and implementing solutions with an integrated technical approach across the total life-cycle to satisfy stakeholder needs and expedite transition of technology to the user, practicing early production planning and systematically examining producibility.
Certification Framework
Training Crosswalk
Continuous Learning
- Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) requirement: 80 hours every two years with a goal of 40 hours every year
- DAU recommended training by assignment type: click links below and look at courses listed under the heading “Functional/Interdisciplinary Developmental Recommendations”
Resources
- Transition Plans for Back-to-Basics Implementation – ETM; TE, April 30, 2021
- DOD ETM Certification Requirements, Jan 6, 2021
- Human Capital Initiatives (HCI) Back-to-Basics Webpage
- ETM TE Functional Area Update, June 8, 2021
- Engineering and Technical Management Training Crosswalk, November 4, 2021
- ETM Overview Video (Video posted on MilSuite and requires CAC log-in): This Back-to-Basics overview video for the ETM functional area explains what changes Army Acquisition Workforce members can expect to begin on Feb. 1, 2022