Sponsoring CL Activities and Assigning Points

• Organizations that are sponsoring acquisition related events should assign the Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) associated with event completion for the participants.  There is no external approval process.  The sponsoring organization should follow the below point determination guidelines:
  
  
  • Calculate each day separately
  • Total the day values to obtain an event value
  • If total CLPs for the event is a fraction, round to the closest whole number with.5 rounding up.
  • Remember:
    • 1 point for each hour of instructor
    • ½ point for each hour participating in general sessions of conferences and symposiums
    • Do not count time spent on breaks or unstructured activities such as kiosk visiting



• Sponsoring organizations should also provide the participants some form of documentation of the appropriate points individuals should be awarded for completing the event.  This can take the form of a completion certificate with the CLPs listed, a letter or any other appropriate supporting document.



• All Defense Acquisition University continuous learning modules and training courses have continuous learning points (CLPs) assigned to them.  You can view the CLP value on the course concept card in the iCatalog.  When Defense Acquisition Workforce members complete a DAU CLM or training, the CLPs assigned to the course will automatically flow from DAU to the members CLP tracking system.
  
  
  • For other DAU sponsored activities, although DAU may assign a CLP value to the activity, the workforce member must enter the points manually into their respective point tracking system.

Point Relationships

• The Recommended Continuous Learning Point Award guide provides an association of points to various types of continuous learning activities.



• Many professional associations have continuous education/professional development requirements for its members that carry specific credentialing or certifications.  For example, individuals certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP) by the Project Management Institute, are required to earn 60 Professional Development Units (PDS) every 3 years to maintain their PMP credentials.  1 PDU typically represents one hour (60 minutes) spent in a planned, structured professional development activity.  This is consistent with the definition of CLPs.  When converting CLPs to units of another organization, you will need to obtain the definition of the other organizations units in order to convert.  
  
  
  • When Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are offered by an IACET provider, then the relationship of CEUs to CLPs is 1 CEU to 10 CLPs.  (DAU is an authorized IACET provider and all our training courses carry CEUs).