PENSACOLA, Fla. (NNS) -- The Council on Occupational Education (COE) acknowledged the Center for Information Dominance (CID) for completing 40 years of accredited institution status at the council's annual meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, Nov. 4.
The council is a nonprofit, voluntary membership organization serving post-secondary education and training institutions to provide quality assurance reviews of their career and technical workforce training programs.
"This accreditation continues to be a very important part of who we are, and it symbolizes the quality of training that we are able to provide to our students throughout the CID domain," said Capt. Maureen Fox, CID commanding officer. "It helps validate that we are doing it right, and that our courses are delivering well-trained Sailors to the fleet."
Instructional Systems Specialist Denise Myers, liaison between CID and COE, accepted the recognition on behalf of the nearly 1,300 military, civilian and contracted employees who train the Information Dominance Corps.
"Maintaining our COE accreditation affords those we train with the ability to attain college credits for the training we offer," said Myers. "By having the approved COE seal on our graduation certificates, our trainees can take their graduation certificates to their college or university of choice and have proof that the level of training they received from CID is equal to what is offered at colleges and universities across the world."
The award of accreditation is based on an evaluation that demonstrates that an institution meets the standards of quality of the council and the needs of students, the community, and employers. The process includes an extensive self-study by the institution and an intensive review by a visiting team of professional educators representing member institutions from other states.
"The CID self-study, which is updated yearly and submitted to COE at a minimum of every six years, addresses ten standards needed for reaffirmation of accreditation," said Myers. "It covers our institutional mission; educational programs; program and institutional outcomes; strategic planning, learning, physical, financial and human resources; organizational structure; and student services and activities."
CID was last reaffirmed in 2013 and expects the next COE team visit to take place in 2019. CID has undergone self-studies and subsequent site visits by COE about every six years in order to maintain this recognition.
Initially accredited with COE in 1975, CID started out as Naval Technical Training Center (NTTC), Corry Station. Having evolved as a learning center for the Naval Education and Training Command over the years, CID leads, manages and delivers Navy and joint forces training in information operations, information warfare, information technology, cryptology and intelligence.
CID provides training for approximately 22,000 members of the U.S. armed services and allied forces each year and oversees the development and administration of more than 200 courses at four commands, two detachments and 12 learning sites throughout the United States and Japan.
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