Acquisition professionals now have more than 25 new courses, credentials and other learning resources to go beyond certification targets while earning continuous learning points.

Register for new webinars, workshops, online training (OLT) virtual instructor-led training (VILT) courses and learning activities via the Virtual Campus. Below is a showcase of some of these new assets. 

Credentials

The following new credentials aim to support professionals within the program management, financial management and acquisition management areas:

• International Acquisition Security Cooperation for Program Managers (CACQ 012): Learn how to effectively plan and execute International Acquisition and Exportability activities to improve acquisition outcomes for the DoD and foreign partners.
• Military Construction (MILCON) for Financial Managers Credential (CBFM 004): Obtain cross-functional, general-purpose skills focused on the tenets and principles of MILCON and Financial Management.
• Data Analytics for DoD Acquisition Managers (CENG 002A): Learn how to manage data analytics projects by combining commercial online training provided by Johns Hopkins University and IBM with DAU-authored, DoD-specific training.

Courses

Keeping pace with the rapidly evolving field of software engineering, DAU unveiled a number of new courses on the topic.  

• What is Speed of Relevance for the DoD? (SWE 0097): Define the term “speed of relevance” and how it can be used for DoD projects.
• Benefits of Agile and DoD Acquisitions (SWE 0098): Learn how Agile methodologies can be applied to DoD projects and lead to better software products.
• Setting Up an Agile Project (SWE 0099): Learn to recognize the core elements of setting up an Agile project.
• Relative Effort Estimation for Agile Projects (SWE 0100): Use story points, user stories and relative effort estimations to manage continuous development.
• Sustainable Pace (SWE 0024): Learn about the importance of maintaining a sustainable pace for projects.
• Tempo and Stability (SWE 0042): Find out about metrics used in DevSecOps research and assessment teams.
• Agile Organizational Optimization (SWE 0013): Find out what should be considered when setting up Agile and DevSecOps for an organization.
• Introduction to Cloud Services (SWE 0102): Delve into what cloud services are, how they work and their benefits to users.
• Planning for Spikes (SWE 0001): Hear user stories about how they managed spikes.
• Software Modernization Elements (SWE 0002): Identify the modernization elements used in software models and identify the system’s target state.
• Infrastructure as Code (IAC) (SWE 2016): Learn about what defines IAC and how to identify IAC.
• Value Stream Mapping (SWE 2025): Learn how to conduct value stream mapping and define the process.
• Application of Agile (SWE 2040): Discuss best practices that should be applied when implementing an Agile software development project.
• DevSecOps Terminology (SWE 2047): Learn to identify DevSecOps terminology that supports the Software Development Life Cycle.

A variety of courses address other areas of interest to the workforce:

• Earned Value Management System Interpretation Guide (EVMSIG) 101 (CMI 1210): Learn about DoD Organizational Category Guidelines in the EVMSIG that facilitate DCMA functional specialists.
• EVMSIG103 Accounting Considerations (CMI 1230): Develop the ability as a DCMA functional specialists to perform the role within the EVMS Center.
• Reliability and Maintenance Engineering Interface with Product Support (ENG 0900): Discover the requirements and provisions in product support management to enable effective, affordable and sustainable capability for warfighters.
• Software Assurance (SwA) Awareness (ENG 0810): Gain the skills to identify SwA, meet the stakeholders in SwA and understand their responsibilities and requirements. 
• Cybersecurity and Resiliency for Weapons, Control and IT Systems (CYB 5610): Acquire skills related to the underlying concepts of Secure Cyber Resilient Engineering, an important paradigm to improving resiliency and ability to fight through a cyber attack.
• Foreign Investment and National Security (ACQ 3200): Gain the information needed to analyze supplier companies and all prime contractors’ supply chains.
• Art and Science Contracting (CON 0140): Receive a working knowledge of key processes associated with the acquisition lifecycle.
• Better Business Deals - Focus on the Private Sector (CON 7210V): Learn range of traditional and non-traditional approaches to understand privately owned firms’ operations.
• Other Transactions (OTs) (CON 0660): Learn about mandatory requirements and other guidelines to consider when soliciting, negotiating, awarding and administering OTs.
• Extraordinary Contractual Actions (CON 7480): Increase your knowledge of the Federal Acquisitions Regulation as Defense partners beyond the acquisition workforce.
• Using Enterprise Resource Planning and Excel to Analyze Labor (CON 0780): Learn ways to use Excel when analyzing labor in contracting.
• Applied Systems Engineering for Testers (TST 2100): Obtain an in-depth look at the engineering principles and application decisions needed to navigate the Major Capability Acquisition pathway.
• DoD Component Financial Management (FM) Systems (BFM 2730): Explore Defense Business FM Systems with a focus on the funds distribution and accounting systems used at the component level.
• Contractor Business Systems (CBS) (CMC 2060): Receive an introduction to the CBS review process and learn about the associated government regulations that give authority for the process, agency and personnel responsibilities.
• DoD Zero Trust Implementation (DoD-US007) is available on Joint Knowledge Online (JKO).

Upcoming Events and Web Series

Web events continue to provide new, timely learning opportunities for the acquisition workforce. In the coming quarter, DAU will host the annual DAU Update. Find a new web series to follow or register for one of these upcoming events. On Feb. 21-22, DAU hosts the annual Acquisition Update.

This year, the Update is “Focusing Acquisition on Warfighter Supremacy.” The Update provides a unique opportunity for senior leaders from across DoD and other agencies to share their insights, perspectives, and experiences addressing central topics to the success of Defense Acquisition.