Information Technology Management (CP-34)

CP-34 is a dynamic career management system with IT core competencies and innovative learning programs to support the Army's critical information missions, create a more agile and competitive ITM workforce, and promote professionalism and leadership within the ITM community. For a comprehensive view of CP-34 see the ITMCareers web site at https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/530206 (link to AKO site - password required)

The explosion of information technology and the rise of network security threats have placed increased demand on IT/IA/CYBER professionals to develop new competencies and perform under more stringent standards. The 2210 series (population 9,700) is a DOD Mission Critical Occupation (MCO) and must receive priority training and development. Career Program-34 is committed to meet the Army's challenges in a rapidly changing technology environment and prepare a ready civilian ITM workforce for the 21st century. All training follows the CP-34 Career Roadmaps available on AKO: https://ile.atsc.army.mil/pdmPublic/pdm/civilian/cp34.html

• 2210 Information Technology Specialist
• 0391 Telecommunications Specialist
• 0301-i Information Management Specialist

• Visual Information
  • 1001 General Arts & Administration Specialist
  • 1020 Illustrator
  • 1060 Photographer
  • 1071 Audio-Visual Production
  • 1084 Visual Information Specialist
  
  
  
• 1410 Librarian
• 0343 Records Management Specialist

Admission into CP-34 training and education is coordinated with the Command Career Program Managers (CPMs) and Activity Career Program Managers (ACPMs).

Key ITM knowledge areas for professional training and education include:

• Technology Management/IT Management
• Computer Science
• Computer Information Systems
• Information Security/Information Assurance
• Cyber Security
• Biometrics/Computer Forensics
• CIO Core Competencies
• Knowledge Management
• Information Science
• Information Management/Information Systems
• Medical/Biomedical Informatics
• Management, MBA, MBA-MIS, Techno-MBA
• IT Program and Project Management
• Defense Policy/Defense Information
• Library/Information Science
• Visual Information

Purpose: To develop and sustain a competent IT workforce with tangible skills to support the Army's mission in IT/IA/CYBER areas. Outreach training provides applications-oriented, skill building topics to harness critical IT requirements. Outreach Training is designed to economically and efficiently reach the masses in geographically dispersed populations.

Scope: 4-5 Day training classes delivered to target audiences at OCONUS and CONUS sites, based on priority needs of organizations and availability of programs and funding. NEW: Several courses are "virtual" and can be completed at the trainee's worksite or other home-based location. Tuition is paid by CP-34. TDY for classroom programs is the responsibility of the Commands.

• Cloud Computing
• Thin Client Computing
• SharePoint Courses (Designer, Application Developer, Administrator)
• DIACAP - DOD IA Certification & Accreditation Process
• ITIL (Foundations & Lifecycle courses)
• VMware
• HTML/Web Development
• IT Project Management/Advanced IT Project Management
• Project Risk Management
• Adobe Design & Media (online)

Scope: IT Residential Courses at the Army Signal Center of Excellence (SIGCoE), Fort Gordon, GA. /TDY is paid by CP-34.

• IT Capstone Exercise (1 week)
  Team training (groups of 4) with hands-on immersion in all facets of IT

Microsoft Network Management Courses (1 week)

• F65 Planning & Administering Windows Server 2008
• F66 Intro to Installing and Managing MS Exchange Server 2010
• F67 VOIP/Call Manager Express
• F69 Implement MS Office SharePoint Server 2010
• F70 Implementing Storage Area Network
• F00 Project Management
  
  
• Network Enterprise Center Leaders Course (NECLC) (2 weeks)
  Limited scholarships for OCONUS sites (up to 2 per class)
  Dates: Jan/Feb 2012, Apr 2012, Jun 2012, Jul 2012

TechNet Land Forces scholarship applications will be announced in Dec 2011 for all 2012 events. TDY is paid by CP-34.

Scope: Network & Security operations, Joint & Coalition activities, and Cyber are dynamic areas with continuing challenges. To bring solutions and ideas closer to centers of expertise, AFCEA will offer three new regional training events in 2012:

• TechNet Land Forces-Southwest, Tucson, AZ 27-29 March 2012
  Focus: Government leaders discuss Network and Security Operations
• TechNet Land Forces-South, Tampa, FL 9-12 July 9-12 2012
  Focus: Joint and Coalition Programs
• TechNet Land Forces-East, Baltimore, MD 13-16 August 2012
  Focus: Military leaders examine Cyber challenges & opportunities and explore solutions

Focused training and continuing education seminars in Digital Collections; Knowledge Management; Web Design, etc.

Career Challenge Workshop (CCW) (2 days)
Self assessment and career goal setting workshop with professional career trainer/coach, aimed at civilians in career/life transition (BRAC or OCONUS-CONUS). CareerPortrait is an individualized self-paced online career assessment available to CP-34 professionals by request (includes one-on-one career consultation).

FEI: Leadership for a Democratic Society, Federal Executive Institute, Charlottesville, VA (4 weeks) Tuition/TDY is paid by CP-34.

Scope: Intensive residential executive training for GS-15 and SES. FEI enhances skills in personal leadership and builds insight into organizational theory, the policy framework in government leadership and global trends and events that shape government agendas. Select applications by senior level nomination; CP-34 endorsed applications go to Army selection panel.

OPM Management Development Center Seminars, Denver & WV (3-5 days)
Single topic workshops (team management, resiliency, leadership potential) with government-wide student audience. Residential. Tuition/TDY is paid by CP-34.

NDU iCollege Certificate Programs, Ft McNair, DC
http://www.ndu.edu/icollege/pcs/prog_crs_svcs1.html

Distance Learning (DL) and Classroom Certificate Programs. DL strongly encouraged; very limited funding for TDY for classroom training.

• Chief Information Officer (CIO)
• Information Assurance (IA)
• Enterprise Architecture (EA)
• IT Project Management (ITPM)
• Government Strategic Leader (GSL)
• Chief Financial Officer Leadership (CFO)

Certificate credits apply toward graduate degrees at 42 NDU partner academic institutions, such as: Norwich, Syracuse, George Mason, UVa, Va Tech, Johns Hopkins, Rochester Inst of Tech, Auburn Univ, etc. http://www.ndu.edu/iCollege/network/ntwk_list1.html

NDU Advanced Management Program (AMP) (15 weeks)
Scope: Prepares middle and senior-level leaders to leverage information for strategic advantage by educating participants in: policy, planning, performance, process, acquisition, and information assurance. AMP students participate in field studies and complete the strategic leader development curriculum. Graduates earn the CIO Certificate and can earn other certificates. Coursework can lead to a master's degree.
Potential applicants must contact CP-34 Office before proceeding with an application.

In today's technology-driven global environment with constantly emerging challenges and solutions, ITM professionals are best equipped to face the rapid pace of work, competing demands, complex problems, and changing requirements if they have a solid academic background gained through a graduate or undergraduate degree program to support their work experience.

Our purpose in having an educated workforce is to develop problem-solvers, decision-makers, team-builders and organizational leaders at all echelons of the Army. The more today's work becomes interdependent, the more we need skills to analyze, interpret and present critical knowledge to enable enterprise-wide decisions.

Only the highest caliber applicants whose intent for ADT directly supports the Army's critical mission areas are funded. Students have a wide range of available training modalities, such as distance learning, virtual classroom, and blended learning, regardless of where in the world they are located. The CP-34 ADT courses are taken on non-duty hours, with the exception of certain capstone courses that may require residential or daytime participation.

CP-34 ADT scholarships are open to Army civilians who have demonstrated initiative and high performance in their work and are capable of undertaking a rigorous study plan while working full-time. Supervisors, Managers, Activity Career Program Managers (ACPM), and Command Career Program Managers (CPM) are asked to support and forward only the strongest ADT applications.

Two-Stage Process: See ADT Application Guidelines on ITMCareers Web Site

Stage 1: Statement of Intent (Preliminary Request) Applicants must submit a Statement of Intent to itmcareers@hqda.army.mil
for approval prior to applying to a college or university. CP-34 reviews the Statement of Intent and conducts a phone interview with the applicant. If there is a favorable review, the applicant advances to Stage 2. If the result is an unfavorable review, the request is declined and the applicant does not advance to the next stage.

Stage 2: Formal Application The ACTEDS Training Catalog provides instructions on the formal application process http://cpol.army.mil/library/train/catalog/ch04adt.html as well as a checklist of what documentation/ forms are required in the formal ADT application package http://cpol.army.mil/library/train/catalog/pkt_adt.html.

• All applicants must have a minimum of three years of experience in a permanent Army civilian position (excludes military/DOD/federal service or contractor experience
• Applicants must provide a certificate of completion for the Army Civilian Education System (CES) Foundation Course, Basic Course, or higher or be in the process of achieving this requirement.
• Any incomplete applications will be returned without action.
• Plan Ahead! ADT application process may take 4-6 months from start to finish.

The Developmental Assignment program provides ITM professionals the opportunity to gain a working knowledge of the interrelationships among HQDA, Army Commands, and DoD. The program is available to high potential GS 12-14 personnel from the field and offers a learning experience at the Army CIO/G-6. The candidates will expand their knowledge and skills by working on various ITM projects in an enterprise environment. The work-based learning is then transferred to the employee's home organization upon return to the permanent position. Developmental Assignments are 4-6 months long. The home organization pays salary/benefits; there is no back-fill for the trainee's vacant position. Travel/TDY funded.

Training With Industry (TWI) provides an intensive work experience in an industry partner organization to the Army CIO/G-6 so that the trainee can better understand the industry environment in which Army and other defense programs/projects are accomplished. TWI is open to GS-14/15 (GS-13 by waiver) and select applications are sought by senior level nomination.

Civilian Education System (CES)

• Foundation Course (FC)
• Basic Course (BC)
• Intermediate Course (IC)
• Advanced Course (AC)

• Action Officer Development Course (AODC)
• Supervisory Development Course (SDC)
• Manager Development Course (MDC)

Qualified Army civilians may also be eligible to attend Senior Service College (SSC). Detailed descriptions of these courses can be found in Chapter 1 of the ACTEDS Training Catalog.

CES applications are processed through the Civilian Human Resources Training Application System (CHRTAS), an automated management system that allows you to develop and record completed training. Your CES leader development experience starts at https://www.atrrs.army.mil/channels/chrtas. Begin by preparing/updating your profile, which contains critical information needed to process your application. Once this is complete, you can search for courses and apply for training.

Additional information on CES and available courses with dates, locations and pre-requisites may be found on the Army Management Staff College (AMSC) web site at http://www.amsc.belvoir.army.mil/academic/ces/.

Application deadlines for Competitive Professional Development (CPD) are noted on all announcements.

CP-34 training is open on a competitive basis to all eligible members of CP-34:

1. ITM professionals GS-11 & above grade level (or equivalent).
2. GS-09s (non-interns) may apply on a grade waiver basis with their management's written request.
3. All applicants must have a minimum of three (3) years of service in a permanent DA civilian position. [No waivers]
4. Applicants must provide a certificate of completion for the Army Civilian Education System (CES) Foundation Course and be in the process of completing the CES Basic Course or higher. (waivers may apply).
5. Rental cars are not authorized for any CP-34 training or development.
6. Career goals should be clearly stated to demonstrate the initiative of the applicant in addition to showing the benefit of the program. Job-relatedness or applicant's personal interests are not sufficient justifications for approval.
7. Applicant's job performance and career progression are key indicators to success and should be explained by the applicant and the officials providing recommendations.
8. Supervisor/management endorsements should address the applicant's readiness for the program and state the organization's intent to utilize the learning gained through the program.
9. Applications must be submitted through command channels and sent electronically or mailed to:
   HQDA, CIO/G-6
   Attn: SAIS-GKH, CP-34 Office - Room 3167
   2531 Jefferson Davis Highway,
   Arlington, VA 22202

Ms. Kimberly Crandall at 703-545-2285 or DSN 865-2285; FAX 703-604-2963
or DSN 664-2963; Kimberly.Crandall.civ@mail.mil

Mr Timothy Williams at 703-545-2281 or DSN 865-2281; FAX 703-604-2963
or DSN 664-2963;Timothy.Williams.civ@mail.mil

CP-34 ITMCareers Website
https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/530206

CP-34 Email
itmcareers@hqda.army.mil

CP-34 Career Roadmaps
https://ile.atsc.army.mil/pdmPublic/pdm/civilian/cp34.html

ACTEDS Training Catalog
http://cpol.army.mil/library/train/catalog/

Civilian Education System (CES)
http://cpol.army.mil/library/train/ces

Army eLearning Website
https://usarmy.skillport.com/skillportfe/custom/login/usarmy/login.action