Education & Training

Test and Evaluation (T&E) Career Track Overview

The following overview provides highlights of the DAWIA T&E career track certification standards (education, experience, and required/desired courses) as approved by the T&E Functional Advisor (effective April 2006). The DAU Online I-Catalog provides detailed information for each of the T&E Levels: I, II, and III.

EDUCATION:  Baccalaureate degree or higher, including 24 semester hours or equivalent in technical or scientific courses such as mathematics (e.g., calculus, probability, statistics), physical sciences (e.g., chemistry, biology, physics), psychology, operations research/systems analysis, engineering, computer sciences, and information technology.

LEVEL I CERTIFICATION
1 YEAR OF ACQUISITION EXPERIENCE

ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management
(Self-paced, online)

SYS 101 Fundamentals of Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering (SPRDE)
(Self-paced, online)

TST 102 Fundamentals of Test and Evaluation
(Self-paced, online)

CLE 023 Modeling and Simulation for Test and Evaluation
(Continuous Learning Module)

LEVEL II CERTIFICATION
2 YEARS OF T&E EXPERIENCE

ACQ 201A Intermediate Systems Acquisition Management (Part A)
(Self-paced, online)

ACQ 201B Intermediate Systems Acquisition Management (Part B)
(Classroom, 5 days)

SYS 202 Intermediate SPRDE, Part I
(Self-paced, online)

TST 203 Intermediate Test and Evaluation
(Classroom, 5 days)

LEVEL III CERTIFICATION
4 YEARS OF T&E EXPERIENCE

TST 302 Advanced Test and Evaluation
(Classroom, 5 days)

CLM 029 Net-Ready Key Performance Parameter
(4-hour Continuous Learning Module)

Electives:  None