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Increasing DAWIA Certification Experience Requirements for Life Cycle Logistics

Increasing DAWIA Certification Experience Requirements for Life Cycle Logistics . Bill Kobren Director, Logistics & Sustainment Center October 16, 2009. LCL DAWIA Certification Experience Requirements. Current Requirements for Life Cycle Logsitics Level I – 1 Year Level II – 2 Years

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Increasing DAWIA Certification Experience Requirements for Life Cycle Logistics

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  1. Increasing DAWIA Certification Experience Requirements for Life Cycle Logistics Bill Kobren Director, Logistics & Sustainment Center October 16, 2009

  2. LCL DAWIA CertificationExperience Requirements • Current Requirements for Life Cycle Logsitics • Level I – 1 Year • Level II – 2 Years • Level III – 4 Years • Is this adequate anymore, particularly given increasingly rigorous new competency set and expectations of our Life Cycle Logistics workforce? • Does it now make sense to follow the lead of other acquisition career fields? • Program System Engineers: 2 – 4 – 8 • Cost Estimating: 2 – 4 – 7 • Financial Management: 2 – 4 – 6 • Propose expanding LCL requirement to 2 – 4 – 8

  3. Benefits of Increasing to 2 – 4 – 8 Model • Long overdue – do we really believe someone is a fully qualified, senior, experienced life cycle logistician after just four years? • Industry often expects 20+ years of experience for same levels of responsibility as DoD expects of Level III certified senior LCL • In keeping with more rigorous competency set & increasing demands as PSAT recommendations are implemented • Movement already underway in other career fields • Not breaking new ground here – already been done AND in line with PSE • Experience is vital to workforce success and acquisition outcomes • Increased experience enhances wisdom, insights, and perspective • Broader breadth facilitates more strategic thinking • Reduces “square filling” and careerism mentality • Indirect demand management benefits by slowing pipeline of new students requiring 200-300 level classroom courses • Senior leadership support in DoD (and DAU) coalescing as Human Capital imperative

  4. Issues Related to a 2 – 4 – 8 Model • “Cascade effects” – particularly for military personnel, industry personnel being “in-sourced” to government, interns? • Many intern programs require Level II certification to graduate • What about dual certified personnel? • Level III experience today = Level II tomorrow • Are there penalties for not being certified? Promotions? Future assignments? • Would it limit number of personnel available for Level II and III positions, restricting service flexibility in assignments? • Necessitate Service leniency in granting certification approval based on other non-Life Cycle Logistics experience or non-acquisition workforce experience? • Others? • ARE THESE INSURMOUTNABLE HURDLES? • BENEFITS OUTWEIGH THE COSTS OF IMPLEMENTATION? • DO WE RECOMMEND MOVING SAME DIRECTION FOR FY11?

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