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Mapping Military Training Using ACE Recommendations
Bridget Petzold
South Regional Liaison
American Council on Education
Center for Education Attainment and Innovation
College and University Partnerships
ACE’s Center for Education Attainment and Innovation
ACE Review: Military & Workplace
Guides Online & Transcripts
Partnerships & Pathways
College & University Partnerships (CUP)
• ACE Network: Recognition of ACE credits at 2,000 Institutions
• Regional Liaisons & Affiliate Institutions
• Resource Center: Advocacy & Articulation
• Webinars and Workshops
• Credits to Credentials™: Development of Employer Partnerships
www.acenet.edu/credit/network
Overview of ACE
Review Process
Review Team
• Team Coordinator
• Subject Matter Experts selected from college faculties
• Psychometrician if needed
ACE Faculty Review Teams
Evaluator Handbook
• Clarifies review process
• Demystifies expectations
• Tools, resources, veteran evaluator tips
www.acenet.edu/evaluators
Items Reviewed By Team
• Course syllabus• Textbooks• Assessment methods• Student & instructor
guides• Laboratory projects• Instructional support
materials• Instructor
Qualifications
Digging In!
Evaluative Criteria
Content
Learning Outcomes
Depth and Breadth of
Material
Level of Difficulty
Applicability to Postsecondary
Programs
Assessments
The Occupation Review• Review occupational standards to build a
faculty team and develop final recommendations
• Interview service members– Focus on the representation of the
job expectations at each pay grade / skill level
– Clarification and validation of the official military documentation (occupation manuals, task standards, etc.)
– Maintain a focus in determining whether job knowledge, skills, and abilities learned above and beyond formal military training are of post-secondary rigor.
Military Occupation ExhibitMOS-25B-003INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALISTExhibit Dates: 7/14–Present.
Career Management Field: 25 (Communications and Information Systems).
DescriptionSummary: PVT: Private (E-1). PVT: (E-2) PFC: Private First Class (E-3). Specialist (E-4). Sergeant (E-5). Staff Sergeant (E-6). Sergeant First Class (E-7). Master Sergeant (E-8). Sergeant Major (E-9).
Related Competencies
Recommendation by Skill Level
Military Occupation ExhibitMOS-25B-003INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALISTExhibit Dates: 7/14–Present.
Recommendation, Skill Level 50In the lower-division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in introduction to project management, 3 in communications, 3 in virtualization, 3 in help desk technician, 3 in server administration, and 3 in network administration.
In the upper-division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in management, 3 in human resource management, 3 in project management, 3 in strategic management, and 3 in applied leadership (7/14)(7/14).
The Course Review• Formal military instruction
and military occupations specialties; courses approved by a central authority
• Correspondence courses with proctored end-of course exams
• Distance learning/online courses with documented rigid control test conditions and firm identification of the student.
Military Guide: Course Exhibit• Exhibit Dates
• Learning Outcomes
• Method of Instruction
• Related Competencies
• Credit Recommendation
• Team Review Date/Administrative Date
Team Recommendations• Based on college
equivalencies: what can be found in college curriculum
• Credit Categories– Vocational Certificate– Lower Division
Baccalaureate/Associate – Upper Division
Baccalaureate – Graduate
ACE Review Summary
No magic elixir• Content, scope,
and rigor• Learning
outcomes; alignment to assessment
• Current curriculum
Not always credit• Insufficient
materials• Inadequate
Assessments• Limited scope• Too military
specific
Faculty collaboration• 100% consensus • Aligned subject
area expertise• Also a
multidisciplinary approach
Creating the Maps
• Not a quick or easy process • A perfect match is rare
• No minimum number of crosswalk credits are required to constitute a “map”
• Most Credit for Prior Learning processes demand more proof of learning than traditional courses
• Institutions are not required to apply ACE recommendation
• Institutions are not limited by the ACE recommendation
• Military training can be bundled with other forms of prior learning assessment
Member’s Individual Record
ACE Guide
The JST
Service’s Registrar System
The Joint Services Transcript (JST)https://jst.doded.mil
• Academically accepted document
• Validates service member's occupational experience; formal military training aligns ACE college credit recommendations
• Owned and issued by respective service– Central support services JST
Operations• ACE supplies data
– performs quality checks on transcript
– cannot make changes to JST
ACE Military Guide
• Basic Training AR-2201-0399
• Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course
AR-1406-0090• Warrior Leadership Course
AR-2201-0603
Start with military trainingthat is not MOS specific
General Map
Training ACERecommendation
Institution Specific Course
Basic Training 2 sh/LD first aid & CPR1 sh/LD recreation1 sh/LD physical fitness1 sh/LD self defense
3 sh Physical Education
ALC(formerly known as BNCOC)
2 sh/LD principles of supervision1 sh/LD communication
3 sh Supervision
WLC 3 sh/LD Management3 sh/LD Leadership
3 sh Management
ACE Military Guide
Searching by Occupationof specific MOS
Occupation – choose branch and rank level
Occupation Title – name of Occupation
Occupation Designator – number and letter
Reviewed Between – enter latest exhibit in first tab you will accept and leave second blank for most current exhibits
Searching by Occupationusing Subject Area
Key Words to use for Manufacturing pulled from INAM website:
• Industrial Maintenance• Metal Working• Welding• Production Technician
Searching by Occupationusing Subject AreaIndustrial Maintenance 14T Air Defense System
Maintenance15T UH-60 Helicopter Repairer15S OH-58D Helicopter Repairer
Metal Working 44E Mechanical Maintenance
Welding 91X Maintenance Supervisor
Production Technician 15E Unmanned Aircraft Systems Repairer
MOS-14T-002PATRIOT LAUNCHING STATION ENHANCED OPERATOR/MAINTAINER14T1014T2014T3014T40Exhibit Dates: 3/09–Present.
Career Management Field: 23 (Air Defense System Maintenance).
14T Occupational Exhibit
14T Occupational Exhibit
Related Competencies
Maintenance management topics include coordinating, inventory control, inventory management, ordering, repair parts inventory, requisitions, scheduling, and troubleshooting. Supervision topics include counseling, disciplinary actions, evaluation, inventory control, leadership, mentoring, motivation, planning, quality control, reports, safety, and team building.
14T Occupational Exhibit
Recommendation, Skill Level 30In the lower-division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in systems maintenance and troubleshooting, and 3 in computer applications (6/09)(6/09).
Recommendation, Skill Level 40In the lower-division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in systems maintenance and troubleshooting, and 3 in computer applications. In the upper-division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in maintenance management, and 3 in supervision (6/09)(6/09).
Links to Army MOS titles and descriptions
http://army.com/info/mos/all
Determine MOS to research
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• Look at what your institution may already be doing informally
• Follow the path of least resistance
• Use maps created by other schools as a guide
• Engage the faculty
Tips to starting your own mapping program
Serve as an Evaluator
• You must be actively teaching college-level courses.
• When your discipline expertise is needed, you are contacted directly to serve on the ACE team.
• ACE pays all evaluators an honorarium and travel.
www.acenet.edu/evaluators
