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CERTIFICATION STANDARDS & CORE PLUS DEVELOPMENT GUIDE
PRODUCTION, QUALITY AND MANUFACTURING
LEVEL III |
Type of Assignment |
Representative Activities |
Engineer |
Trains, organizes and provides guidance to teams in establishing production planning and control processes and optimizing the overall effectiveness of the organization, methods, systems, and procedures. Trains, organizes and provides guidance to teams in building producibility into and evaluating effectiveness of designs (tooling, facilities and products). Trains, organizes and provides guidance to teams in building quality characteristics into and evaluating effectiveness of quality systems used in the designs of products and services. |
Industrial Specialist |
Trains, organizes and provides guidance to teams reviewing and evaluating adequacy of plans for the expansion, conversion, integration or utilization of industrial production facilities and conducting surveys of industrial plants to determine capacity and potential for production of specific commodities. Trains, organizes and provides guidance to teams performing production surveillance/oversight of Defense contractors providing services or supplies (to include Contractor proposal reviews) based on mission and function of each agency and local organization. Trains, organizes and provides guidance to teams performing Industrial Base studies for capability and capacity. Trains, organizes and provides guidance to teams performing Pre and Post award conferences as subject matter experts. |
Quality Assurance Specialist |
Trains, organizes and provides guidance to teams reviewing and evaluating the adequacy of plans, activities and systems to ensure the proper quality characteristics have been integrated into the products and validating/verifying adherence to specified requirements through test and measurement. Trains, organizes and provides guidance to teams performing quality surveillance/oversight of Defense contractors providing services or supplies (to include Contractor proposal reviews) based on mission and function of each agency and local organization. Trains, organizes and provides guidance to teams performing Industrial Base studies for quality management. Trains, organizes and provides guidance to teams performing Pre and Post award conferences as subject matter experts. |
Business/Industrial Specialist |
Trains, organizes and provides guidance to teams reviewing and evaluating adequacy of plans, estimates, schedules, or the use of labor, machines, and materials in manufacturing operations producing equipment, systems, facilities, supplies, or maintenance. |
Core Certification Standards (required for DAWIA certification) |
Acquisition Training
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None required
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Functional Training
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PQM 301
Advanced Production, Quality, and Manufacturing (R)
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Education
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Formal education not required for certification
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Experience
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4 years of acquisition experience in manufacturing, production, or quality assurance
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Core Plus Development Guide (desired training, education, and experience) |
Type of Assignment |
Training |
Eng |
Ind Spc |
QA Spc |
Bus & Ind Spc |
ACQ 370
Acquisition Law
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CLE 021
Technology Readiness Assessments
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CLL 008
Designing for Supportability in DoD Systems
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CLM 055
Program Leadership
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ENG 301
Leadership in Engineering Defense Systems
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HBS 406
Coaching
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HBS 409
Decision Making
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HBS 424
Leading and Motivating
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HBS 427
Meeting Management
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HBS 441
Team Management
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PMT 352A
Program Management Office Course, Part A
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TLR 350
Advanced Technical Leadership
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Education |
Master’s degree (desired) in engineering, chemistry, physical science, mathematics, statistics, manufacturing or production management, industrial technology or management, business, quality assurance, or a related field |
Experience |
At least one 90-day rotational assignment at a contractor and/or government industrial facility that includes experience in quality, manufacturing, engineering, and contracting |
Notes: |
1 The Core Certification Standards section lists the training and/or education and experience REQUIRED for certification at this level for this career field within 24 months of assignment. 2 “(R)” following a course title indicates the course is delivered as resident-based instruction. 5 When preparing your IDP, you and your supervisor should consider the training, education, and experience listed in the Core Plus Development Guide at this and the lower level(s) if not already completed. |
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