Department of Army Senior Service College Fellowship at DAU south region.Army Lt. Gen. Joseph L. Yakovac Jr., director, Acquisition Career Management, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology), has established a Senior Service College Fellowship (SSCF SSCF Safer and Stronger Communities Fund (UK) SSCF Service Specific Coordination Function (B-ISDN/ATM) SSCF Senior Service College Fellowship (US military) ) program for future leaders Future Leaders is a UK schools-led charitable organisation that aims to widen the pool of talented leaders especially for urban challenging secondary schools. It was founded in March 2006 by Nat Wei, a former founder of Teach First. within the Army. The Defense Acquisition University will host the new fellowship. The DAU DAU - /dow/ [German Fidonet] D"ummster Anzunehmender User. A German acronym for stupidest imaginable user. From the engineering-slang GAU for Gr"osster Anzunehmender Unfall (worst foreseeable accident), especially of a LNG tank farm plant or something with similarly disastrous Senior Service College Fellowship (DAU-SSCF) program provides leadership and acquisition training for Army Acquisition Corps (AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) An audio compression technology that is part of the MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 standards. AAC, especially MPEG-4 AAC, provides greater compression and better sound quality than MP3, which also came out of the MPEG standard. ) members at the GS-14 and above level or broadband equivalent. The program will contain core elements on leadership, research, program management, and mentoring at the senior level. The training will prepare individuals for senior-level positions in the AAC. The pilot program is open to all Army acquisition workforce members who meet the eligibility requirements. The initial pilot began in July 2006 in Huntsville, Ala. The program is planned for expansion to other Life Cycle Management Command hubs in 2007. Requirements for attendance: * GS 14/15 level * Level III certification in at least one acquisition functional area * Four years' acquisition experience * Recommendation from sponsoring command. The SSCF at DAU in Huntsville will emphasize leadership in acquisition. Core areas of study are: * Leadership training * Optional master's degree in management from The University of Alabama The University of Alabama (also known as Alabama, UA or colloquially as 'Bama) is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship campus of the University of Alabama System. at Huntsville * Program management (PMT See photomultiplier tube. 401 certification) * Studies in areas related to life cycle management in coordination with the Army Life Cycle Management Centers (LCMC LCMC Life Cycle Management Command (US Army) LCMC Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ LCMC Life-Cycle Management Center LCMC Lancaster Centre for Management in China LCMC Lake Charles Manufacturing Complex ) * Research in a Acquisition topics * A national senior-level speaker's program * National security module * Partnering with government and defense industries for a senior mentoring program. For application and additional information about the SSCF, go to <https://www.hrc.army.mil/site/protect/active/opfam51/fy07SSCPilot.htm>. |
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