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FAI Preparing Tomorrow’s Acquisition Workforce Gloria M. Sochon Director, Federal Acquisition Institute October 22, 2004 FAI Fundamentals • Mission – To foster and promote the development of a professional acquisition workforce into effective business leaders. – 41 U.S.C. 405(d)(5) • Strategic Goals – – – – Ensure exceptional training Provide compelling research Promote a professional acquisition workforce Improve acquisition workforce management FAI Partners • • • • OFPP and the FAI Board of Directors U.S. General Services Administration Defense Acquisition University (DAU) Interagency Procurement Career Management Committee (IPCMC) – Interagency forum to discuss strategies for addressing issues in acquisition career management • Bowie State University (BSU) – Seminars – Procurement and Acquisition Center of Excellence (PACE) – Research Partnership with DAU • Leveraging resources • Developing common career development tools • Current initiatives – Common competencies – Common training for contracting personnel – Coordinated certification programs FAI Training • FAI Online University – offers web-based acquisition courses and seminars, including: – – – – – Contracting Orientation COR Mentor Program and Refresher Training Market Research Negotiations HUBZone courses • Acquisition Learning Seminars • Federal Acquisition Conference and Expo (FACE) Acquisition Workforce Training Fund (AWTF) • Established by the Services Acquisition Reform Act (SARA) of 2003 • Purpose: To ensure the federal acquisition workforce – Adapts to fundamental changes in the nature of federal acquisition – Acquires new skills & perspectives to contribute effectively in the changing environment AWTF Basic Operations • GSA consults with OFPP • GSA to manage the fund through FAI • Beginning Jan 1, 2004, and effective for 5 years – Applies to all eligible fees collected on or after January 1, 2004 on any active task or delivery orders and contracts – Amounts credited are available in the fiscal year credited plus two • Significantly increases FAI resources – $1.3 million in appropriated funds supplemented by $5 million from the training fund AWTF Current Initiatives • Partnering with DAU on – Revision of CON curriculum • CON 110 online Oct 1; other courses by Dec 31 • Mission-oriented focus – Services acquisition course – Training on FAR updates – Includes online and classroom training – Providing subject matter advice directly and through civilian agency volunteers – May support development more directly on targeted initiatives AWTF Near Term Initiatives • Updated Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR/COTR) training • Identifying project/program Management training • Earned Value Management System training • Training on small business issues • Migration to e-training platform • Definition and application of measures of training effectiveness • Sponsoring classroom training Other FAI Initiatives • Competency reports – Contracting Specialists – COTRs – Competitive Sourcing • Annual Report on the Federal Acquisition Workforce • Acquisition Career Management Information System (ACMIS) • Federal Acquisition Insight Newsletter Other FAI Initiatives (cont.) • Training Blueprints – Contract Specialist – Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR) • Competency-Based Career Development Training Guide • Educational Resources – FAI Guide to Acquisition-Related Academic Programs and Courses – Accreditation of College and University Courses CAOC Human Capital Initiatives • Defining the acquisition workforce • Identifying human resource needs and human capital flexibility – Online HR tools for managers • In the Virtual Library at www.acqnet.gov – Single recruitment brochure – Skills inventory of the acquisition workforce • Competitive Sourcing Training video Other Career Management Initiatives • Government-Wide Acquisition Intern Program – Two-year program, managed by the Department of the Interior • Office of Personnel Management Qualification Standards for the 1102 Series • Award Programs – Ida Ustad Award for Excellence in Acquisition – Procurement Roundtable Elmer Staats Award – Excellence in Performance Based Acquisition • Governmentwide, GSA, and DOD awards – Business Solutions in the Public Interest – CAO Council Award FAI Resources • FAI Online University: www.faionline.com – Free online training courses available to public and private sector students • Home page: www.fai.gov – – – – – – – ACMIS FACE Conferences Acquisition Learning Seminars Partnerships Newsletter Career Management Educational Resources • Contact Us – 202-208-4153 or [email protected]