Prince William County Chamber of Commerce DAU Overview Briefing Prince William County Chamber of Commerce 26 October 2011 Rev. Oct 11 ’02 ’06 ’05 ’06 ’07

DAU Mission Provide a global learning environment to support a mission-ready Defense Acquisition Workforce that develops, delivers, and sustains effective and affordable warfighting capabilities. Impact acquisition excellence through: Acquisition certification and leadership training Mission assistance to acquisition organizations and teams Online knowledge sharing resources Continuous learning assets DAU is a training organization, not an academic university. It is the corporate university of the Defense Acquisition Workforce. As such, we focus on enabling this workforce to be effective in the workplace and accomplish Defense acquisition 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

Located with our Customers Region Location Workforce % growth Capital/Northeast Fort Belvoir, VA 34,696 9.9% Mid-Atlantic California, MD 25,487 10.3% Midwest Kettering, OH 20,538 10.4% South Huntsville, AL 32,164 13.4% West San Diego, CA 28,682 12.6% We are part of the community, not just a place to take classes.

DAU Capital & Northeast Mr. Bob Daugherty

DoD Education & Training Mission Areas Content Provider National and Industrial Strategies, Military Science and Art of War National Defense University Service Colleges Basic research, theory & advanced education Private/Public Universities Air Force Institute of Technology Naval Postgraduate School Workplace skills, pilots, equipment operators, electricians, etc Military training schools & centers For Acq, Tech, and Log Training: DAU, NPS, and AFIT Professional Military Education (PME) (Primarily Military Officers) Graduate Education (Military and Civilians) Practitioner Training (Military and Civilians) Education and Practitioner Training Are Fundamentally Different… Education Practitioner Training Research Focus Job-Related Focus Theoretical Foundation On-the-Job Application Low Volume/ High Unit Costs High Volume/ Low Unit Cost Academic Professors Expert Practitioners Degree Job Certification

Acquisition Workforce Certification Acquisition Workforce Process through which the Department of Defense Components determine that an individual meets the mandatory standards (experience, education, and training) established for a career level in an acquisition career field. Level I = Entry Level II = Intermediate Level III = Senior

AT&L Performance Learning Model Training Courses Classroom & online DAWIA, Core Plus, & Executive Continuous Learning CL Modules - Online, self-paced learning modules Conferences - PEO / SYSCOM, Business Managers, DAU Acquisition Community Symposium Knowledge Sharing DAP - Online portal to Big A & HCI knowledge ACC - DoD's online collaborative communities Virtual Library - Online connection to DAU research collection Mission Assistance Consulting - Helping organizations solve complex acquisition problems Targeted Training - Tailored organizational training Rapid Deployment Training - On-site & online training on the latest AT&L policies Formal & informal learning at the point of need

Validation of DAU Learning Assets Six Year Reaffirmation of Accreditation Unprecedented Three Commendations Council on Occupational Education College Credit Recommendations for Training Courses American Council on Education International Association for Continuing Education and Training Continuing Education Units Awarded for Training Courses

Core Plus – What it is! “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) Further information is available on: iCatalog at: http://www.dau.mil/studentInfo/student_info/index_sub1_CorePlus.aspx Webcast at: http://view.dau.mil/dauvideo/view/eventListing.jhtml?eventid=1583 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 Common acquisition foundation knowledge & skills (all Defense Acquisition Workforce members) Core Plus is an enhancement to the existing AT&L certification framework. It is not a replacement!

Three Level Certification Framework Core Plus Framework Three Level Certification Framework EXAMPLE 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 Notes to keep in mind

Curriculum Drivers FY12 - Pricing (WGL) - Small Business - Services - Industrial Property - Source Selection - Competition - Contract Types (Incentives) - Should (Will) Cost

Global Reach to Support Combatant Commands NORTHCOM Foreign Students U.S. CL Grads 1,664 468,868 Classroom Grads 20 38,631 DL Grads 194 150,853 EUCOM Foreign Students U.S. CL Grads 884 5,342 Classroom Grads 14 92 DL Grads 67 460 CENTCOM Foreign Students U.S. CL Grads 195 1,592 Classroom Grads 7 22 DL Grads 58 435 SOUTHCOM Foreign Students U.S. CL Grads 50 533 Classroom Grads DL Grads 15 33 AFRICOM Foreign Students U.S. CL Grads 6 27 Classroom Grads DL Grads 64 20 PACOM Foreign Students U.S. CL Grads 1,212 11,432 Classroom Grads 59 441 DL Grads 233 1,616

DAU Strategic Partnerships Over 140 colleges & universities offer credit for DAU courses toward degrees / certificates “Excelerate” Your Master’s Degree… Through this program, partner universities are offering the Defense Acquisition Workforce credit toward masters degrees for DAWIA Level II and III certification. http://www.dau.mil/aboutDAU/Pages/partnerships.aspx Impact: Saves time, tuition assistance dollars and out of pocket expenses 13

Cost Avoidance and Benefits Projected -- $500K annually DAU’s iCatalog Most current resource for information regarding DAU courses and the Certification & Core Plus Development Guides Accessible from the DAU home page (http://dau.mil) or directly at http://icatalog.dau.mil/ Cost Avoidance and Benefits Projected -- $500K annually

Defense Acquisition Portal Defense Acquisition Portal (DAP) – DAU’s Online portal to Big A, HCI knowledge, and DoD's online collaborative communities https://dap.dau.mil/ Career Field Gateways – Access to DAU’s learning opportunities organized by career field https://dap.dau.mil/career/

DAU on iTunes U Mobile, flexible learning True anytime-anywhere access to Acquisition, Technology & Logistics learning assets

DAU Publication Opportunities Defense Acquisition Research Journal This peer-reviewed scholarly journal captures acquisition research, lessons learned/best practices, tutorials, expert opinion for the Acquisition community Defense AT&L An award-winning bi-monthly publication featuring articles focused on real people and events that reflect experiences and observations for the Defense Acquisition Workforce With a combined circulation of 30,000, these free publications give authors the opportunity to reach high-level policy and decision makers in DoD, DHS and related agencies and industries while earning continuous learning points and gaining recognition as subject matter experts

Learning assets at www.dau.mil DAU Training & CL Courses Mission Assistance Tutorial For DAU’s Online Resources http://icatalog.dau.mil/ http://www.dau.mil/ma https://acc.dau.mil/virtualtour Defense Acquisition Portal Acquisition Community Connection DAU Acker Library This chart shows the screen captures of key DAU web pages. https://dap.dau.mil https://acc.dau.mil/ http://www.dau.mil/Library/

Student Academic Policies & Information DAU encourages students who have an issue or concern with the learning environment to discuss it with their instructor. Students who feel their issue is not resolved satisfactorily may go to the department chair/site manager or Regional Associate Dean for Academics. Students should visit the Student Policies and Information page at http://www.dau.mil/studentInfo/Pages/student_info.aspx for information on matters such as: standards of conduct accommodations for students with special needs prerequisite coursework student evaluations violations of academic policy problem resolution procedures requesting a transcript …and more

DAU’s Commitment to the Defense Acquisition 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 Mission Assistance - 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

A nationally recognized training leader… #1 ’02 ’06 ’05 ’06 ’07 …because of our outstanding faculty & staff 21

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