1. Contracting, Industrial Property, and Purchasing
Management
Our customers, the over 134,000 members of the DoD AT&L workforce are currently facing major challenges:
Projected loss of experience and knowledge
Need to adapt to evolutionary advances in information technologies
Necessity of streamlining infrastructure
Participating in the fundamental transformation of the Department of Defense
To help our customers meet these challenges, we at DAU had to transform acquisition training. We transformed:
Our organization
Our curriculum content and delivery methods
The concept of learning to extend beyond the course itself to include continuous learning, knowledge sharing, performance support, applied research, and strategic partnerships
Because of our successful efforts in transforming DAU, we were recognized as
The Best Overall Corporate University in 2002 at the Corporate University Best-In-Class awards
A Gold Medal winner of Brandon Hall best practices for e-learning
Winner of the American Society of Training & Development BEST Award
Winner of Corporate University Xchange Excellence Award
Member of Training Magazine’s Top 100
Our strategy is to provide you, the members of the AT&L community, premier career-long learning options to help you add value in your vital support to the warfighter.
Presented by
Mr. Leonardo J. Manning
November 2, 2007
Rev. Oct 07

2. DAU Mission
Provide practitioner training, career management, and services to enable the AT&L community to make smart business decisions and deliver timely and affordable capabilities to the warfighter.
We train the AT&L Workforce through certification and assignment-specific courses
We promote career-long learning through our Continuous Learning Center
We offer performance support to the AT&L Workforce through consulting, Rapid Deployment Training, and targeted training
We facilitate knowledge sharing through online resources and communities of practice
Provide Human Capital Strategic Planning for the AT&L Workforce
DAU is a training organization, not an academic university. It is the corporate university of the DoD AT&L workforce. As such, we focus on enabling this workforce to be effective in the workplace and accomplish AT&L strategic goals and business objectives. DAU provides:
Certification and Assignment-Specific Training (stress to the students that certification course content is currently geared toward all personnel in the career field and the variety of work that they do. In the future, these courses will be shorter and more job-specific courses will be developed.)
Performance Support / Rapid Deployment Training
Continuous Learning
Knowledge sharing
With these learning assets, DAU providing learning opportunities 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
DAU Human Capital Strategic Planning:
DAU also champions strategic, integrated workforce management programs and innovations to recruit, develop and retain a highly capable, motivated and agile DoD AT&L workforce.
More details will be given in chart # 4 2

3. DAU Regional Orientation
We are part of the community…
not just a place to go to take classes.
Mid-Atlantic
(Pax River)
AT&L WF ~22,476
Capital & Northeast and DSMC
(Fort Belvoir)
AT&L WF ~33,357
In FY 02, we established five regional campuses in areas where the DoD Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics workforce is highly concentrated.
(Walk around map)
Each DAU location is fully equipped to accommodate student needs. Classrooms are furnished with state-of-the-art equipment to enhance the student’s learning experience.
Locating near our customers allows us to avoid travel costs. We have used these cost avoidances to fund curriculum re-engineering and e-learning initiatives. Our customers are able to receive improved learning solutions at no increase in the DAU budget.
Placing our resources closer to the customer allows our faculty to be real-time players with our customers, providing field organizations with performance support to help solve complex workplace issues and targeted training to supplement our regular courses We are a part of the community as opposed to a place to go to take classes.
West
(San Diego)
AT&L WF ~25,408
Midwest
(WP AFB)
AT&L WF ~18,945
South
(Huntsville)
AT&L WF ~28,056
Located with our Customers

4. DoD AT&L Workforce Data

5. Contracting Center Career fields: 1102 CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY MGT
PURCHASING AGENT

6. CM LEARNING ASSETS Focus of Course Material: Classroom (CR)
Distance Learning (DL)
Continuous Learning Modules (CLMs)
Community of Practices (CoP)
Examples:
Contingency Contracting Officer (CCO)
Contracting Officer Representative (COR)
Award and Incentive Fee Contracts
Contracting:

7. Center for Contracting
Learning Assets #
Courses
ACQ
Contracting 21
GRT
IND/Property 3
Law
Sub Total 28
CLCs 49
HBS 63
Total
As of 28 Oct 07

8. Harvard Business Modules (42)
Contracting Matrix:
Harvard Business Modules (42)

9. Sample Contracting CoP

10. AT&L Performance Learning Model
24/7 Learning Assets for the Classroom and the Workplace
Training Courses - DAWIA Certification, assignment-specific, and executive & leadership courses – in the classroom and online
AKSS - Online gateway to AT&L information & tools
ACC - Online collaboration communities tailored to your needs
Virtual Library - Keeping you connected to research tools when you are not on campus
Spend sufficient time on this chart so that the students understand that when they graduate from the course, DAU will continue to touch them back in their workplace with a variety of learning assets that are available 24/7. Go over each element.
To help shape a culture that promotes career-long learning at the point of need, DAU adopted the Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (AT&L) Performance Learning Model (PLM), which lays the foundation for meeting the professional development needs of the AT&L workforce.
Training Courses offered at DAU were established as a result of the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA), which identifies education, training, and experience requirements for all AT&L workforce members by career field and certification level. In the ever-changing acquisition environment of the 21st century, however, it became clear that currency in any given career field required more than certification training alone. To complement the DAWIA requirements, DAU now offers learning assets that are accessible to all workforce members anytime, anywhere.
Performance Support is tailored to the customer’s needs and may include consulting, coaching, mentoring, and facilitation. Rapid Deployment Training focuses attention on a limited number of emerging initiatives and delivers training within days of new policy implementation. Targeted training is tailored to the specific needs of an organization or integrated product team as required.
The DAU Continuous Learning Center offers continuous learning opportunities designed to maintain currency and help employees meet the DoD requirement to complete 80 hours of continuous learning every 2 years. DAU also hosts and participates in a variety of public forum events, such as conferences, symposia, and expos, that promote learning and offer continuous learning opportunities. Knowledge Sharing is an inherent function of any educational institution.
The AT&L Knowledge Sharing System provides online access to a variety of tools and reference materials that facilitate supporting the warfighter. The Acquisition Community Connection hosts online communities of practice that provide an electronic forum for sharing knowledge, information, lessons learned, and best practices. DAU’s David D. Acker Library supports the University’s curricula and its research in defense acquisitions.
CL Modules - Online modules to help
you earn continuous learning points
Conferences
PEO / SYSCOM
Business Manager
DAU Acquisition Community Conference
Consulting - We come to your workplace to assist you
Targeted Training - Tailored learning for your organization
RDT - On-site and online training on the latest AT&L policies

11. Core Plus is Here!
“Plus” or job competency
point-of-need
training (frequently CLMs)
(tailored to your specific
job or assignment)
Core Plus is designed to guide workforce members to additional training beyond what’s required for certification.
Career Field foundation knowledge and skills
(all career field members)
Common acquisition foundation knowledge & skills (all DoD AT&L workforce members
Core Plus is….a Value for AT&L Workforce
Core Plus advances the AT&L Competency Management Model
The right learning – better focus
The right people – focused on competency needs
The right time – better connection to job needs
Keeps the 3-level certification framework
Core Plus minimizes “scrap” learning by eliminating
Wasted or irrelevant content – students who don’t need it
Wrong time – students forget by the time they need it
Core Plus helps implement concept of the “Engaged Learner”
Targeted training at the point of user need
Embraces life long learning
Increased assignment specific work
Increases modular course content
Facilitates cross-functional integration with other career fields
Core Plus is an enhancement to the existing AT&L certification framework.
It is not a wholesale replacement!

12. FY08 Life Cycle Logistics Level I Three Level Certification Framework
Core Plus Framework
Three Level Certification Framework
Acquisition & Functional Core DAWIA Certification Standards – applies to all career field members
Tailored Cross-Functional “Plus” Training, Education & Experience Opportunities – based on the job or assignment
Here is an example of what the new Core Plus framework looks like. We’ve picked the Logistics functional are to use as an example. This is what the framework for each of the functional area/career fields look like in the new FY2008 catalog. This chart just happens to show DAWIA level I, though it could just as easily have Level II or Level II. We’re showing only level I to cut down on the number of charts. Each career field/functional area will look similar but will have different requirements for training. Also, not every career field has 2 tracks like Logistics just with the acquisition logistics and sustainment logistics tracks. Just as we spoke a few minutes ago, CORE Plus is composed of the Acquisition Core, the Functional Core and the “Plus” part as you can see illustrated here. LOOK IN THE DAU CATALOG TO SEE THE FULL CORE PLUS FRAMEWORK FOR EACH CAREER FIELD. Though it’s too many charts to go through the Core Plus Framework for each DAWIA level of each career field here - we will take a look at the training required for certification in the different career fields at levels I thru III. REMEMBER, that training is just one part of the 3 part certification puzzle - education and experience are the remaining pieces. Also remember that DAU provides the training. DAU doesn’t grant degrees – though we have lots of agreements with lots if institutions of higher learning where there are equivalencies, more on that later. One more thing – DAU doesn't grant the DAWIA certifications. Only the DoD components (Army, Navy, Air Force, 4th Estate) can do that.
EXAMPLE

13. FY 08 Contracting Training
P = Prerequisite
Level I Certification
Level II Certification
Level III
Certification
CON 100
Shaping Smart Business Arrangements
ACQ 101
Fundamentals of Sys Acq Mgt
1 CLM:
Contract Format and Structure (CLC033)
1 CLM: Harvard Business Series
Self-paced online
4 class days P
ACQ 201A
Interm. Sys Acquisition
CON 215
Intermediate Contracting for Mission Support
CON 214
Business Decisions for Contracting
CON 110
Mission Support Planning P
CON 111
Mission Planning Execution
Self-paced online
40 hrs online
Online + 8 class days
CON 218
Advanced Contracting for Mission Support
CON 353
Adv. Bus Solutions Mission Support
40 hrs online
CON 216
Legal Considerations in Contracting P P
40 hrs online
CON 217
Cost Analysis/ Negotiations P
The DAU’s Learning Capabilities and Integration Center (LCIC) includes program directors for each level of certification. These recognized experts of the LCIC look across the entire curricula in each career field to ensure appropriate content, sequencing, and delivery.
They closely interact with the DoD AT&L career field Functional Advisors and Functional Integrated Process Teams, who establish career field competencies, to develop training course content. They also work closely with the office of the USD (AT&L), Federal Agencies and industry to capture the latest initiatives and best practices and disseminate information to the workforce by a variety of means (e.g., the AKSS and various Communities of Practices [COPs] and Special Interest Areas [SIAs]).
This chart shows the Core requirements for the Contracting Career Track established by the Contracting career field Functional Advisor. See the DAU catalog for Core Plus training & Unique position training.
Career Field Transition Notes: Note CLC 033, ACQ 101, and ACQ 210A and the Harvard Business modules are new requirements)
Should you require further information please contact:
(703)
CON 112
Mission Performance Assessment
CON 120
Mission Focused Contracting P
40 hrs online
40 hrs online
Online class days
9.5 days classroom
20 hrs online
10 class days
Application/case based
GS 9-12 & E7-O4
Case/scenario based
GS & E7-O5
Knowledge based
GS 5-9 & E7-O3
Level II “Core Plus”
Courses
(See DAU catalog for details)
Level III “Core Plus”
Courses & CL Module
(See DAU catalog for details)
Level I “Core Plus”
Courses & CL Module
(See DAU catalog for details)

14. FY 08 Industrial/Contract Property Mgt Training
P = Prerequisite
Level I Certification
Level II Certification
Level III
Certification
CON 100
Shaping Smart Business Arrangements
ACQ 101
Fundamentals of Sys Acq Mgt
CON 110
Mission Support Planning
IND 200
Intermediate Contract Property Admin/Disp.
1 CLM: Harvard Business Series
Self-paced online
40 hrs online
ACQ 201A
Interm. Sys Acquisition
4 class days
CON 214
Business Decisions for Contracting
10 class days P
CON 111
Mission Planning Execution
CON 112
Mission Performance Assessment
Self-paced online
40 hrs, online
CON 353
Adv. Bus Solutions Mission Support
40 hrs online
CON 216
Legal Considerations in Contracting P P
20 hrs online
CON 217
Cost Analysis/ Negotiations
IND 100
Contract Property Admin/Disp Fundamentals
The DAU’s Learning Capabilities and Integration Center (LCIC) includes program directors for each level of certification. These recognized experts of the LCIC look across the entire curricula in each career field to ensure appropriate content, sequencing, and delivery.
They closely interact with the DoD AT&L career field Functional Advisors and Functional Integrated Process Teams, who establish career field competencies, to develop training course content. They also work closely with the office of the USD (AT&L), Federal Agencies and industry to capture the latest initiatives and best practices and disseminate information to the workforce by a variety of means (e.g., the AKSS and various Communities of Practices [COPs] and Special Interest Areas [SIAs]).
This chart shows the Core requirements for the Contracting Career Track established by the Industrial/Contract Property career field Functional Advisor. See the DAU catalog for Core Plus training/Unique position training.
Career Field Transition Notes: Note ACQ 101, ACQ, 201A and the Harvard Business modules are new requirements
Should you require further information please contact:
(703)
IND 103
Contract Property Control Sys Analysis P
40 hrs, online
40 hrs, online
9.5 days classroom
Application/case based
GS 9-12 & E7-O4
Case/scenario based
GS & E7-O5
10 class days
10 days FOLE
Knowledge based
GS 5-9 & E7-O3
Level II “Core Plus”
Courses
(See DAU catalog for details)
Level III “Core Plus”
Courses & CL Module
(See DAU catalog for details)
Level I “Core Plus”
Courses
(See DAU catalog for details)

15. FY 08 Purchasing Training
P = Prerequisite
Level I Certification
Level II Certification
CON 100
Shaping Smart Business Arrangements
2 CLMs:
DoD Govt Purchase Card (GLG 001) and Proper Use of Non-DoD Contracts (CLC010)
CON 110
Mission Support Planning P
CON 111
Mission Planning Execution
4 class days
40 hrs, on-line
40 hrs, on-line P
CON 237
Mission Support Planning
CON 112
Mission Performance Assessment
CON 120
Mission Focused Contracting P
Self-paced online
20 hrs, on-line
10 class days
The DAU’s Learning Capabilities and Integration Center (LCIC) includes program directors for each level of certification. These recognized experts of the LCIC look across the entire curricula in each career field to ensure appropriate content, sequencing, and delivery.
They closely interact with the DoD AT&L career field Functional Advisors and Functional Integrated Process Teams, who establish career field competencies, to develop training course content. They also work closely with the office of the USD (AT&L), Federal Agencies and industry to capture the latest initiatives and best practices and disseminate information to the workforce by a variety of means (e.g., the AKSS and various Communities of Practices [COPs] and Special Interest Areas [SIAs]).
This chart shows the Core requirements for the Contracting Career Track established by the Purchasing career field Functional Advisor. See the DAU catalog for Core Plus training/Unique position training.
Career Field Transition Notes: Note GLC 001, CLC 010 are new requirements
Should you require further information please contact:
(703)
Application/case based
GS 9-12 & E7-O4
Knowledge based
GS 5-9 & E7-O3
Level II “Core Plus”
Courses
(See DAU catalog for details)
Level I “Core Plus”
Courses & CL Modules
(See DAU catalog for details)

16. Contracting Matrix

17. Send questions and/or comments to:
Core+
Makes the Current Certification Framework Better
Provides a More Focused Professional Development Roadmap
Is Here, Now ! Effective 1 Oct 07
Further Information Available on
Webcast at:
DAU Catalog at
Send questions and/or comments to:

18. DAU Strategic Partnerships
Credit for DAU courses toward degrees & certificates at colleges and universities
Shorter time to get your degree
Saves tuition assistance and out-of-pocket expenses
Excelerate your master’s Degree…
Bellevue University, Webster University and University of Maryland – University College will apply up to 9 credits for DAWIA Level II or III courses toward a masters degree*
As the DoD AT&L workforce has evolved, so have our customers’ learning needs. To create new and expanded career-long learning solutions for the workforce, DAU has continued to actively foster synergistic and mutually beneficial arrangements with academic institutions, industry, professional organizations and other government agencies nation-wide.
These partnerships allow us to leverage training and research resources within other organizations as well as tap into outside expertise for curriculum development and evaluation. This greatly increases the value of DAU courses with little or no capital investment.
Our partnerships with universities allow the workforce to receive credit toward certificates, bachelor degrees, and masters degrees for courses taken at DAU.
Additionally, many of these partnerships open the doors for joint research on topics of interest to the DoD AT&L community and for collaboration in curriculum development.
The alliances with academia have three strong results:
They provide the AT&L workforce with opportunities to leverage their DAU courses toward more quickly earning degrees or professional certificates (see blue box on chart)..
They allow AT&L workforce members who have obtained degrees from institutions with whom DAU has equivalency agreements to receive credit for completion of DAU training courses.
They create more opportunities for AT&L workforce members to meet their continuous learning requirements.
The DAU homepage has a searchable database that allows them to quickly find institutions that will accept credit for DAU courses.
*DAWIA course and masters programs vary
More information on DAU’s partnership program can be found at: 18

19. DAU Learning Assets at: www.dau.mil
DAU Training Courses
Performance Support
Continuous Learning Center
AT&L Knowledge Sharing System (AKSS)
Webcast/Podcast Center
DAU Acker Library
This chart shows the screen captures of key DAU web pages.

20. DAU’s Commitment to the DoD AT&L Workforce
Training - 24 / 7 learning assets: in the classroom and in the workplace
Continuous Learning - Helping you learn in the workplace: what you need to know , when you need to know it
Performance Support - Supporting your organization
Knowledge Sharing - Connecting you – the Engaged Learner - with the experts, resources and materials you need to do your job
Close the presentation by emphasizing the power of the AT&L Performance Learning Model and the variety of learning assets it makes available to them. Even when they graduate from the course they are currently taking, DAU is just a “click” or phone call away. We are their career-long university.
Shaping a culture of engagement and career-long learning 20