Growing the Acquisition Leader

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Growing theAcquisition Leader

• DIA Acquisition Conference 15-17 May 2007
• Presented by
• Mark Camporini
• 16 May 2007

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Discussion Areas

• Acquisition Positions Requirements
• Career Field Certifications
• Acquisition Corps Membership Requirements
• Continuous Learning
• Whats Next?

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Acquisition Positions Requirements

• What are acquisition positions?
• Structure vs Designation
• 50 Rule of Thumb
• Map to Position Category
• Determine Level Required
• Determine if critical
• Determine if Key Leadership Position

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Acquisition Positions Requirements

• What are acquisition positions?

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Acquisition Positions Requirements

• What are acquisition positions?

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Acquisition Positions Requirements

• What are acquisition positions?

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Acquisition Positions Requirements

• What are acquisition positions?

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Acquisition Positions Requirements

• What are acquisition positions?

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Acquisition Positions Requirements

• What are acquisition positions?

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Acquisition Positions Requirements

• What are the responsibilities of the incumbent of
  an acquisition position?
• Meet the position requirements
• Certification
• CAP Requirements
• KLP Requirements
• Incumbent assumes identity of the position.

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Career Field Certifications

• 3 Elements
• Education
• Experience
• Training

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Career Field Certifications

• Education
• Education refers to formal education attained at
  a regionally or nationally accredited colleges
  and universities
• U.S. Department of Education
• Council for Higher Education Accreditation
  (CHEA).
• Middle State Association of Colleges and Schools
  (Commission on Higher Education)
• New England Association of Schools and Colleges
  (Commission on Technical and Career Institutions
  and Commission on Institutions of Higher
  Education)
• North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
  (The Higher Learning Commission)
• Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges
• Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
  (Commission on Colleges)
• Western Association of Schools and Colleges
  (Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior
  colleges and Accrediting Commission for Senior
  Colleges and Universities
• http//www.ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.asp

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Career Field Certifications

• Experience
• While assigned to an acquisition coded position.
• Other DoD positions
• Other federal government agencies
• Industry

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Career Field Certifications

• Training
• Defense Acquisition University (DAU) course work.
  
• DAU Sponsored Courses
• Equivalent Training
• http//www.dau.mil/workforce/pdf/fulfillment.pdf
• Fulfillment Program
• http//www.dau.mil/workforce/pdf/Fulfillment.pdf

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Career Field Certifications
http//www.dau.mil/catalog/default.aspx
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Acquisition CorpsMembership Requirements

• Membership requirements?
• Education
• Experience
• Certification
• Other

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Acquisition CorpsMembership Requirements

• Education
• Baccalaureate degree from an accredited
  educational institution
• Coursework
• 24 semester credit hours in business
• or
• 24 semester credit hours in the persons ATL
  career field 12 semester credit hours in
  business

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Acquisition CorpsMembership Requirements

• Experience
• While assigned to an acquisition coded position.
• Other DoD positions
• Other federal government agencies
• Industry

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Acquisition CorpsMembership Requirements

• Certification
• Level II

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Acquisition CorpsMembership Requirements

• Other
• Nothing Identified

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Continuous Learning

• 1998
• 2002
• ATL Workforce members must earn 80 CL points
  every two years.

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Continuous Learning
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Summary
Positions Certifications Acquisition
Corps Continuous Learning Whats next??

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Whats Next?
Demand Management Scrap Learning Competency
Management Core Plus

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Core and Core Plus

• What is Core Plus?
• Core Plus is the next certification framework
• It will leverage improved competency-management,
  the ATL Performance Learning Model (PLM), and
  provide more flexibility and control for leaders,
  supervisors, and individuals to determine what
  training is required to meet mission needs and
  support job performance.
• This framework supports increased engagement of
  the workforce by using core multi-dimensional
  learning assets and resources.
• This construct will make more learning assets
  available to individuals and organizations at
  their learning point of need.

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Core and Core Plus

• Why Core Plus?
• ATL Human Capital Strategic Plan Workforce Goal
  4
• Provide learning assets at the point of need to
• Support mission-responsive human capital
  development

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Core and Core Plus

• What is the Core?
• Education
• Acquisition
• Functional
• Experience
• What is the Plus?
• Training, Experience Education associated with
  your type of assignment in a given acquisition
  career field.

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Career Field Certifications
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So how do youGrow the Acquisition Leader?
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Acquisition Positions Requirements
http//www.dau.mil/workforce/PCDs.asp