Defense Acquisition University or free UL & LL ACE for federal & contractor

[tpowell]

Defense Acquisition University or free UL & LL ACE COURSE FOR FEDERAL AND DEFENSE CONTRACTORS.

https://www.dau.edu/about.
https://www.dau.edu/partnerships/p/ACE-Credit
for full course catalog: https://icatalog.dau.edu/

Examples of some active DAU ACE credits course:

Course/Exam Number

Active Dates

Total Credits

Acquisition Law

ACE ID: DAU-0251

September 1, 2020 to August 31, 2025

Upper-Division Baccalaureate Recommended credits: 3

Agile for DoD Acquisition Team Members

ACE ID: DAU-0310

September 1, 2020 to August 31, 2025

Recommended credits: 1

Applied Cost Analysis

ACE ID: DAU-0307

January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2024

Recommended credits: 3

Applied Software Cost Estimating

ACE ID: DAU-0279

November 1, 2017 to October 31, 2022

Recommended credits: 3

CON 127 Contract Management

ACE ID: DAU-0198

September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2024




Get College Credit for Defense Acquisition University Courses

Defense Acquisition University works with several external entities in granting college credit to workforce members who have completed DAU courses.


Through the Strategic Partnership Program, DAU has established partnerships with colleges and universities so Defense Acquisition Workforce members can transfer DAU course work toward college and university degrees and certificates. While each partnership is unique, the objective of the partnership program is to provide opportunities to maximize academic accomplishments by receiving credit for DAU courses toward an undergraduate, graduate, or certificate program offered by a strategic partner.

 Partner College list: https://www.dau.edu/partnerships/Pages/S...ships.aspx 

[rachel83az]

It's too bad that these aren't available to the general public.

[tpowell]

Defense Acquisition University or free UL & LL ACE COURSE FOR FEDERAL AND DEFENSE CONTRACTORS.

https://www.dau.edu/about.
https://www.dau.edu/partnerships/p/ACE-Credit
for full course catalog: https://icatalog.dau.edu/

Examples of some active DAU ACE credits course:

Course/Exam Number

Active Dates

Total Credits

Acquisition Law

ACE ID: DAU-0251

September 1, 2020 to August 31, 2025

Upper-Division Baccalaureate Recommended credits: 3

Agile for DoD Acquisition Team Members

ACE ID: DAU-0310

September 1, 2020 to August 31, 2025

Recommended credits: 1

Applied Cost Analysis

ACE ID: DAU-0307

January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2024

Recommended credits: 3

Applied Software Cost Estimating

ACE ID: DAU-0279

November 1, 2017 to October 31, 2022

Recommended credits: 3

CON 127 Contract Management

ACE ID: DAU-0198

September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2024




Get College Credit for Defense Acquisition University Courses

Defense Acquisition University works with several external entities in granting college credit to workforce members who have completed DAU courses.


Through the Strategic Partnership Program, DAU has established partnerships with colleges and universities so Defense Acquisition Workforce members can transfer DAU course work toward college and university degrees and certificates. While each partnership is unique, the objective of the partnership program is to provide opportunities to maximize academic accomplishments by receiving credit for DAU courses toward an undergraduate, graduate, or certificate program offered by a strategic partner.

 Partner College list: https://www.dau.edu/partnerships/Pages/S...ships.aspx 

Admissions and costs
Applicants must have a current affiliation with the United States government in order to attend training courses offered by DAU. The United States Military Services and the DoD have internal registration and quotas for DAU class, while the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) accepts applications and registers most non-DoD students.

U.S. Federal employees and defense contractors may attend DAU courses at no cost when space is available. DAU charges tuition only to certain foreign students.[6]

Training and certificates
The Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) requires Defense Acquisition Workforce members to be certified for the positions they hold. DAU offers training courses for all Defense Acquisition Workforce members in 14 career fields and at three certification levels. [7]

Certifications available:

International acquisitions
Business cost estimating
Business financial management
Contracting
Engineering
Facilities engineering
Industrial/contract property management
Information technology
Life cycle logistics
Production, quality, and manufacturing
Program management
Purchasing
Science and technology management
Test and evaluation
Requirements management
The American Council on Education (ACE) assigns ACE credits to various DAU courses. DAU coursework can apply toward college and university degrees and certificates at some partner institutions

https://www.acenet.edu/National-Guide/Pa...65f38bf0e1

---

It's too bad that these aren't available to the general public.

@ Rachel83az 
It's available to civilians here>: https://www.fai.gov/training/find-and-re...or-courses

 The civilian version is  FAI, they are the same course we have access to.

 Pick courses recommended/ specific to your job function or degree. Then transfer them to the partner university or check with your current University. 
> Courses offered  in Business Management and cost Estimating
> Cybersecurity 
> Engineering
> Project Management 
Etc
Start Date/Time
Title
Se

---

FAI CSOD as of September 8, 2021.
Start Date/Time
Title
Session ID
Location
Open Seats
11/29/2021 - 9:30am ACQ 265 (FED) - Mission-Focused Services Acquisition FAI: ACQ 265 (FED)-2021-V01
Virtual
28
12/06/2021 - 9:30am ACQ 315 (FED) - Understanding Industry (Business Acumen) FAI: ACQ 315 (FED)-2021-V01
Virtual
30
10/25/2021 - 9:30am ACQ 370 (FED) - Acquisition Law FAI: ACQ 370 (FED)-2021-V01
Virtual
30
11/01/2021 - 9:30am ACQ 370 (FED) - Acquisition Law FAI: ACQ 370 (FED)-2021-V02
Virtual
30
11/29/2021 - 9:30am ACQ 370 (FED) - Acquisition Law FAI: ACQ 370 (FED)-2021-V03
Virtual
28
10/18/2021 - 9:30am CON 091 (FED) - Contract Fundamentals FAI: CON 091 (FED)-2021-V01
Virtual
20
10/25/2021 - 9:30am CON 091 (FED) - Contract Fundamentals FAI: CON 091 (FED)-2021-V02
Virtual
24
11/29/2021 - 9:30am CON 091 (FED) - Contract Fundamentals FAI: CON 091 (FED)-2021-V03
Virtual
15
12/06/2021 - 9:30am CON 091 (FED) - Contract Fundamentals FAI: CON 091 (FED)-2021-V04
Virtual
30
10/18/2021 - 9:30am CON 170 (FED) - Fundamentals of Cost and Price Analysis FAI: CON 170 (FED)-2021-V01
Virtual
16
12/06/2021 - 9:30am CON 170 (FED) - Fundamentals of Cost and Price Analysis FAI: CON 170 (FED)-2021-V02
Virtual
28
11/15/2021 - 9:30am CON 244 (FED) - Construction Contracting FAI: CON 244 (FED)-2021-V01
Virtual
27
10/18/2021 - 9:30am CON 280 (FED) - Source Selection and Administration of Service Contracts FAI: CON 280 (FED)-2021-V01
Virtual
30
11/29/2021 - 9:30am CON 280 (FED) - Source Selection and Administration of Service Contracts FAI: CON 280 (FED)-2021-V02
Virtual
30
11/29/2021 - 9:30am CON 290 (FED) - Contract Administration & Negotiation Techniques in a Supply Environment FAI: CON 290 (FED)-2021-V01
Virtual
27
10/25/2021 - 9:30am CON 360 (FED) - Contracting for Decision-Makers FAI: CON 360 (FED)-2021-V01
Virtual
30
12/06/2021 - 9:30am CON 360 (FED) - Contracting for Decision-Makers FAI: CON 360 (FED)-2021-V02
Virtual
30
11/04/2021 - 9:30am FCN 170 - Procurement Innovation - FAR Flexibility (2-Day) FAI: FCN 170-2021-V01
Virtual
27
02/10/2022 - 9:30am FCN 170 - Procurement Innovation - FAR Flexibility (2-Day) FAI: FCN 170-2022-V02
Virtual
29
01/05/2022 - 9:30am FCN 171 - Other Transaction Authority (1-Day) FAI: FCN 171-2022-V01
Virtual
28
06/08/2022 - 9:30am FCN 171 - Other Transaction Authority (1-Day) FAI: FCN 171-2022-V02
Virtual
30
10/27/2021 - 9:30am FCN 180 - Emerging Technologies - Robotic Process Automation (RPA) FAI: FCN 180-2021-V01
Virtual
30
12/08/2021 - 9:30am FCN 180 - Emerging Technologies - Robotic Process Automation (RPA) FAI: FCN 180-2021-V02
Virtual
30
02/09/2022 - 9:30am FCN 180 - Emerging Technologies - Robotic Process Automation (RPA) FAI: FCN 180-2022-V03
Virtual
29
11/01/2021 - 9:30am FCN 400 - Emergency Contracting Basics (2-Day) FAI: FCN 400-2021-V01
Virtual
27
02/07/2022 - 9:30am FCN 400 - Emergency Contracting Basics (2-Day) FAI: FCN 400-2022-V02
Virtual
29
05/09/2022 - 9:30am FCN 400 - Emergency Contracting Basics (2-Day) FAI: FCN 400-2022-V03
Virtual
30
06/13/2022 - 9:30am FCN 400 - Emergency Contracting Basics (2-Day) FAI: FCN 400-2022-V04
Virtual
29
10/25/2021 - 9:30am FCN 482 - Cybersecurity for Contracting Professionals FAI: FCN 482-2021-V01
Virtual
27
12/06/2021 - 9:30am FCN 482 - Cybersecurity for Contracting Professionals FAI: FCN 482-2021-V02
Virtual
30
02/07/2022 - 9:30am FCN 482 - Cybersecurity for Contracting Professionals FAI: FCN 482-2022-V03
Virtual
30
06/06/2022 - 9:30am FCN 482 - Cybersecurity for Contracting Professionals FAI: FCN 482-2022-V04
Virtual
30
10/28/2021 - 9:30am FCN 550 - Cybersecurity - Supply Chain Risk Management (2-Day) FAI: FCN 550-2021-V01
Virtual
28
12/09/2021 - 9:30am FCN 550 - Cybersecurity - Supply Chain Risk Management (2-Day) FAI: FCN 550-2021-V02
Virtual
30
02/10/2022 - 9:30am FCN 550 - Cybersecurity - Supply Chain Risk Management (2-Day) FAI: FCN 550-2022-V03
Virtual
30
06/09/2022 - 9:30am FCN 550 - Cybersecurity - Supply Chain Risk Management (2-Day) FAI: FCN 550-2022-V04
Virtual
30
05/12/2022 - 9:30am FCN 605 - Intermediate Agile Techniques for Contracting Professionals (2-Day) FAI: FCN 605-2022-V01
Virtual
27
06/16/2022 - 9:30am FCN 605 - Intermediate Agile Techniques for Contracting Professionals (2-Day) FAI: FCN 605-2022-V02
Virtual
30
10/04/2021 - 9:30am FCR 201 - Contracting Officer's Representative Level 2 FAI: FCR 201-2021-V01
Virtual
7
10/18/2021 - 9:30am FCR 201 - Contracting Officer's Representative Level 2 FAI: FCR 201-2021-V02
Virtual
27
10/25/2021 - 9:30am FCR 201 - Contracting Officer's Representative Level 2 FAI: FCR 201-2021-V03
Virtual
30
11/01/2021 - 9:30am FCR 201 - Contracting Officer's Representative Level 2 FAI: FCR 201-2021-V04
Virtual
29
11/15/2021 - 9:30am FCR 201 - Contracting Officer's Representative Level 2 FAI: FCR 201-2021-V05
Virtual
28
11/29/2021 - 9:30am FCR 201 - Contracting Officer's Representative Level 2 FAI: FCR 201-2021-V06
Virtual
29
10/18/2021 - 9:30am FCR 400 - Advanced Contracting Officer's Representative FAI: FCR 400-2021-V01
Virtual
27
11/01/2021 - 9:30am FCR 400 - Advanced Contracting Officer's Representative FAI: FCR 400-2021-V02
Virtual
27
11/15/2021 - 9:30am FCR 400 - Advanced Contracting Officer's Representative FAI: FCR 400-2021-V03
Virtual
29
10/18/2021 - 9:30am FCR 404 - COR Refresher FAI: FCR 404-2021-V01
Virtual
28
11/15/2021 - 9:30am FCR 404 - COR Refresher FAI: FCR 404-2021-V02
Virtual
30
11/08/2021 - 9:30am FFM 403 - Federal Appropriations Law for Contracting Professionals (3-Day) FAI: FFM 403-2021-V01
Virtual
23
01/19/2022 - 9:30am FFM 403 - Federal Appropriations Law for Contracting Professionals (3-Day) FAI: FFM 403-2022-V02
Virtual
30
02/23/2022 - 9:30am FFM 403 - Federal Appropriations Law for Contracting Professionals (3-Day) FAI: FFM 403-2022-V03
Virtual
29
02/07/2022 - 9:30am FPM 121 - Acquisition Fundamentals of Project and Program Management II FAI: FPM 121-2022-V03
Virtual
4
03/21/2022 - 9:30am FPM 121 - Acquisition Fundamentals of Project and Program Management II FAI: FPM 121-2022-V04
Virtual
26
10/28/2021 - 9:30am FPM 140 - The Integrated Project Team (2-Day) FAI: FPM 140-2021-V01
Virtual
30
01/13/2022 - 9:30am FPM 140 - The Integrated Project Team (2-Day) FAI: FPM 140-2022-V02
Virtual
29
03/31/2022 - 9:30am FPM 145 - Government Product Owner (2-Day) FAI: FPM 145-2022-V01
Virtual
30
05/19/2022 - 9:30am FPM 145 - Government Product Owner (2-Day) FAI: FPM 145-2022-V02
Virtual
30
01/03/2022 - 9:30am FPM 150 - Applying Agile Scrum Master-Practices in the Federal Environment (2-Day) FAI: FPM 150-2022-V01
Virtual
30
04/18/2022 - 9:30am FPM 150 - Applying Agile Scrum Master-Practices in the Federal Environment (2-Day) FAI: FPM 150-2022-V02
Virtual
30
10/25/2021 - 9:30am FPM 432 - Agile Project Management for the Federal Environment (3-Day) FAI: FPM 432-2021-V01
Virtual
29
01/10/2022 - 9:30am FPM 432 - Agile Project Management for the Federal Environment (3-Day) FAI: FPM 432-2022-V02
Virtual
30
03/28/2022 - 9:30am FPM 432 - Agile Project Management for the Federal Environment (3-Day) FAI: FPM 432-2022-V03
Virtual
30
05/16/2022 - 9:30am FPM 432 - Agile Project Management for the Federal Environment (3-Day) FAI: FPM 432-2022-V04
Virtual
30
12/13/2021 - 9:30am FPM 511 - FAC-P/PM IT Core Plus: Management Competencies: Managing IT Projects FAI: FPM 511-2021-V01
Virtual
5
09/20/2021 - 9:30am FPM 512 - FAC-P/PM IT Core Plus: IT Management, Security, and Performance Assurance FAI: FPM 512-2021-V01
Virtual
2
10/25/2021 - 9:30am FPM 512 - FAC-P/PM IT Core Plus: IT Management, Security, and Performance Assurance FAI: FPM 512-2021-V01
Virtual
8
01/10/2022 - 9:30am FPM 512 - FAC-P/PM IT Core Plus: IT Management, Security, and Performance Assurance FAI: FPM 512-2022-V02
Virtual
10
10/18/2021 - 9:30am FPM 513 - FAC-P/PM IT Core Plus: IT Infrastructure and Architectural Design FAI: FPM 513-2021-V01
Virtual
6
11/15/2021 - 9:30am FPM 513 - FAC-P/PM IT Core Plus: IT Infrastructure and Architectural Design FAI: FPM 513-2021-V02
Virtual
6
02/14/2022 - 9:30am FPM 513 - FAC-P/PM IT Core Plus: IT Infrastructure and Architectural Design FAI: FPM 513-2022-V03
Virtual
15
12/06/2021 - 9:30am FQN 160 - Acquisition of Agile Services (3-Day) FAI: FQN 160-2021-V01
Virtual
30
02/28/2022 - 9:30am FQN 160 - Acquisition of Agile Services (3-Day) FAI: FQN 160-2022-V02
Virtual
30
01/06/2022 - 9:30am FQN 169 - Developing Agile Requirements and User Stories in the Federal Environment (2-Day) FAI: FQN 169-2022-V01
Virtual
30
04/21/2022 - 9:30am FQN 169 - Developing Agile Requirements and User Stories in the Federal Environment (2-Day) FAI: FQN 169-2022-V02
Virtual
30
12/09/2021 - 9:30am FQN 170 - Conducting Acquisitions for Cloud Services (2-Day) FAI: FQN 170-2021-V01
Virtual
26
03/03/2022 - 9:30am FQN 170 - Conducting Acquisitions for Cloud Services (2-Day) FAI: FQN 170-2022-V02
Virtual
30
11/15/2021 - 9:30am FQN 415 - Performance-Based Acquisition (5-Day) FAI: FQN 415-2021-V01
Virtual
30
12/06/2021 - 9:30am FQN 425 - Simplified Acquisition Procedures (5-Day) FAI: FQN 425-2021-V01
Virtual
30
11/08/2021 - 9:30am FQN 432 - Information Technology Acquisition (3-Day) FAI: FQN 432-2021-V01
Virtual
27
01/19/2022 - 9:30am FQN 432 - Information Technology Acquisition (3-Day) FAI: FQN 432-2022-V02
Virtual
30
06/01/2022 - 9:30am FQN 432 - Information Technology Acquisition (3-Day) FAI: FQN 432-2022-V03
Virtual
30

[rachel83az]

Can anyone register for training through FAI?

Only federal employees can register for training through FAI because FAI training is funded by the Acquisition Workforce Training Fund. Some training resources, like our Acquisition Seminars, Knowledge Nuggets, and Podcasts are available through our Media Library, but the bulk of our assets are only available to federal employees through FAI CSODOpens in a new window.

I'm glad that these things are available to those who can access them, though.

[tpowell]

Can anyone register for training through FAI?

Only federal employees can register for training through FAI because FAI training is funded by the Acquisition Workforce Training Fund. Some training resources, like our Acquisition Seminars, Knowledge Nuggets, and Podcasts are available through our Media Library, but the bulk of our assets are only available to federal employees through FAI CSODOpens in a new window.

I'm glad that these things are available to those who can access them, though.

Let me clarify:
Courses are also available to civilians through affiliation - For example, if you are a Federal Contractor, you can take these free. 

I know it's embedded in there but it on the DUA.COM Website

[sanantone]

I think her point is that these are not available to most people. Most people are neither federal contractors nor federal employees.

[rachel83az]

Exactly. I'd even be willing to pay a nominal fee for them so that I'd be helping to fund the program for the Federal employees. I'm not begrudging anyone who can take them. I just wish that more people could.