DAU does not transfer students between programs (acquisition career fields).
The certification program associated with the acquisition career field a student
pursues is determined by the requirements of the position the student is hired
or assigned into by the student's parent organization. Students may elect to
pursue a subsidiary program career field certification in addition to their
required program for cross-functional training purposes at the discretion of
their supervisor.
The certification programs supported by DAU are unique to the DoD and based
on the student meeting training standards (directly supported by DAU) as well as
education and experience standards. It is DAU's policy that students who
complete a course for a certification program may apply that same course to any
other certification program that requires the same course without any further
assessment of the student. For example, if two or more programs require the same
course within its certification framework, once the course is completed, it may
be applied towards any certification program that requires the course.To support
the transfer or movement of students between programs or acquisition career
fields and students who have engaged in educational/training courses from other
institutions or organizations, DAU employs the following policies/programs:
- Equivalency Program. Students
can complete their program (training requirements for career field
certification) by exercising the Equivalency Program. DAU provides the
opportunity for other organizations (federal, colleges/universities, private
vendors, and non-profits) to offer courses, programs, or certifications for
which DAU would accept as equivalent to one or more DAU courses if upon
evaluation of the organizations materials and standards, they adequately address
all of the DAU course learning outcomes for a selected DAU course. It is the
responsibility of the organization providing the other instruction to request
equivalency. It is DAU's policy to accept, without further assessment of the
student, the equivalent course completions a student has pursued through other
resources when fulfilling course prerequisite and/or program training
requirements.
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Fulfillment Program. Students can
complete program (training requirements for career field certification) by
exercising the Fulfillment Program. Through an assessment of the student's past
training and experience, regardless of source, against the learning outcomes of
select DAU courses, DoD components and agencies may approve a fulfillment
request by the student thereby certifying that the student possesses the
knowledge, skills, and abilities that would otherwise have been gained by
attending the DAU course. It is the responsibility of the acquisition workforce
member's component or agency to implement the fulfillment program. It is DAU's
policy to accept, without further assessment of the student, the approved
fulfillments a student possesses when fulfilling course prerequisite and/or
program training requirements.