CERTIFICATION STANDARDS & CORE PLUS DEVELOPMENT GUIDE
BUSINESS COST ESTIMATING LEVEL II

Type of Assignment	Representative Activities
Cost Estimator	Applies the cost estimating process in the construction of a cost estimate

Core Certification Standards (required for DAWIA certification)
Acquisition Training	ACQ 202 Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part A ACQ 203 Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part B (R)
Functional Training	BCF 204 Intermediate Cost Analysis (R) BCF 206 Cost Risk Analysis (R) BCF 215 Operating and Support Cost Analysis (R) BCF 220 Acquisition Business Management Concepts BCF 225 Acquisition Business Management Application (R) CLB 026 Forecasting Techniques CLB 030 Data Collection and Sources
Education	Baccalaureate degree (any field of study) 3 semester credit hours from a calculus course 21 semester credit hours in any combination of the following fields of study: operations research, economics, mathematics, chemistry, physics or other sciences where the utilization of advanced mathematical skills in geometry, trigonometry, statistics, probability, and/or quantitative analysis
Experience	4 years of acquisition experience in cost estimating

Core Plus Development Guide (desired training, education, and experience)	Type of Assignment
Training	Cost Estimator
ACQ 265 Mission-Focused Services Acquisition (R)
BCF 207 Economic Analysis (R)
CLC 007 Contract Source Selection
CLC 008 Indirect Costs
CLC 104 Analyzing Profit or Fee
CLL 015 Product Support Business Case Analysis (BCA)
CLL 017 Introduction to Defense Distribution
CLM 012 Scheduling
CLM 014 IPT Management and Leadership
CLM 024 Contracting Overview
CLM 032 Evolutionary Acquisition
EVM 262 EVMS Guidelines and Compliance (R)
EVM 263 Principles of Schedule Management (R)
ISA 101 Basic Information Systems Acquisition
LOG 101 Acquisition Logistics Fundamentals
PMT 251 Program Management Tools Course, Part I
PMT 257 Program Management Tools Course, Part II

Education

Baccalaureate degree in engineering, statistics, or other Math intensive field of study

Experience

4 years of acquisition experience in Cost Estimating

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.