Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support DANTES Overview Taheesha Quarells, Education Programs Project Manager October 24, 2014

Voluntary Education Components Define Your Future

Contract and Program Management Define Your Future Recruiting Advancement Training Career Transition Continued Development Education Center Support College Preparation Education Attainment Transition Support

DANTES Program Capabilities Define Your Future  Education Center Support  Counselor Support Tools  Education Outreach & Training  Education Quality Assurance & Compliance  College Preparation  High School Equivalency  Career Guidance Assessments  Academic Skill Development  College Entrance Exams  DoD Approved Colleges & Universities  Distance Learning Catalogs & DLSRA  Education Attainment  Tuition Assistance Alternatives  Credit Portability  Credit by Exam  Academic & Occupational Transcript  Contingency Area Education Opportunities  Transition Support  Troops-to-Teachers  Transcripts  Transition Tools & Resources Supporting over 420+ active & reserve education centers worldwide

Education Journey Define Your Future Career Exploration Education Goals Academic Readiness Choosing a School College Entrance Education Attainment Transition Support

Career & Education Guidance Define Your Future Tools for Students  Interest inventories  Explore occupations  Select a tentative career direction  Formulate education plans  Identify SOC schools  Develop job seeking skills  Create a resume  Manage their own online portfolio

Career & Education Guidance Define Your Future Why should schools encourage it?  “Undecided” students  Change of major  Policy mandates  Influence & assumptions vs. self- reflection & labor market information  Congruence BEST FOR Students:  Dualistic stage of development  Exploratory process of decision making Who is eligible?  Active Duty  Guard & Reserve personnel

Academic Skill Development Define Your Future  Basic Reading Comprehension  Vocabulary  Math skills  Improve ASFQT/ASVAB scores m/dantes/ m/dantes/  College-Level Math & Algebra  English & Writing skills  Prepare for Accuplacer ® or COMPASS ®  Access both via: DANTES homepage Service education portals

Academic Skill Development Define Your Future Why should schools encourage it?  Academic readiness  Reduced time  Benefit preservation BEST FOR Students:  Prepare for a college placement test Who is eligible?  Active Duty  Guard & Reserve  DoD Family Members  Veterans, DoD Civilians m/dantes/ m/dantes/

Distance Learning Readiness Define Your Future Why should schools encourage it?  Student success  80% of military students use DL  Completion & retention rates BEST FOR :  First-time college students  New to DL Who is eligible?  Active Duty  Guard & Reserve  Veterans  DoD Family Members  DoD Civilians

College Credit Exams Define Your Future Why should schools encourage it?  Reduced time & costs to degree completion  Preserves education benefits for upper level coursework  According to CAEL, supports student persistence  Accessible and funded on-base & community test centers BEST FOR: students with strong test-taking skills, previous exposure to content Who is eligible?  Active Duty  Guard & Reserve  Veterans (can use test centers on an unfunded basis)

Joint Service Transcript Define Your Future  Military Evaluations Program  Recommended college credit for military training & occupation  Joint Service Transcript for: Army Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard Veterans Total Cost Avoidance = $140M

JST Components Define Your Future Transcript Core  Course Completions  Military Experience  College-level Test Scores  Other Learning Experiences (OLE) Summary Page  Displays ACE credit recommendations only  SOC Transferability Codes Academic Institute Page  College courses (CG, Marines, Navy)  Degrees awarded

New JST Components Define Your Future Credentialing Page  Certifications  Licensure  USMAP & other Apprenticeships USAFI Transcripts (since 1940s)  GED transcripts  Historic CLEP/DSST  USAFI courses  Training  DoDDS High School Completions

Transition Support: TTT Define Your Future Program offers:  Counseling  Licensure assistance  Financial benefits & incentives  Job Placement Why should schools encourage it?  Funded students for teacher prep  Connect education to employment outcomes BEST FOR:  Considering or planning to teach  Previous military instructors Who is eligible?  Active duty  Reserve & Guard  Veterans

TTT State & Regional Managers Define Your Future For all states, see TTT State Assistance Officers list of POCs  e/stateoffices.pdf e/stateoffices.pdf

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Contact Us… Define Your Future Taheesha Quarells, Project Manager ext 3125 DANTES Web site: Commercial phone: (850) Defense Switched Network (DSN)

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