eLearning - December 2008/January 2009 - (Page 37) the process by which training is resourced and training programs are executed. ATRRS supports the Training Requirements Division of the Office of the Army G-1 in its Army-wide mission of integrating all phases of input to training management, during peacetime and mobilization. Additionally, ATTRS provides critical support in meeting three primary objectives: centralization of training requirements and resources data; management of input to training; and evaluation of program execution. Additionally, the Army’s enterprise portal, Army Knowledge Online (AKO), is a primary component of its knowledge management (AKM) strategy and the Army Transformation. It is also one of two points of registration for Army e-learning (the other is the ATRRS home page). AKO is the single point of entry into a robust and scalable knowledge management system; it is strategically changing the way the Army does business. By enabling greater knowledge sharing among Army communities, AKM fosters enhancing content and services to 1.4 million Army-affiliated personnel who are deployed globally, making it an essential portion of the Army DLS. The Army-hosted content offering has expanded from 800 courses in the 1990s to almost 3,000 today. The Army is focused very strongly on pushing every solider, every service member and most civilians to Army Knowledge Online for things that are important to them, from their career development, to their benefits. Even their family and learning resources are seen as part of that, and their are no restrictions on the use for authorized users of the content. In a wartime environment, the DLS has continued to provide this valuable resource to soldiers and civilians around the world. It has proven to be a valuable resource that management has embraced because of cost savings and, more importantly, the cost avoidance that is attributed to the program. Thanks to SkillSoft for facilitating this article. The US Army was a nominee for SkillSoft’s User Awards in 2008. To learn more about SkillPort, the solution used by the US Army, contact SkillSoft. Elearning! December 2008/January 2009 37 The Army-hosted [e-learning] content offering has expanded from 800 courses in the 1990s to almost 3,000 today. improved decision dominance by commanders and business stewards in the battlespace, organizations and mission processes. Following on the success and acceptance of AKO, a current initiative is already under way to create a unified Department of Defense (DOD) enterprise portal, which is known as Defense Knowledge Online (DKO). The Army Command structure (G-1, G3, CIO/G-6), Training Doctrine Command (TRADOC) and individual Major Commands (MACOMs) — when coupled with ATRRS and DLS — resource and effectively support Army-wide learning endeavors. The Army e-learning program, as a key portion of those efforts, represents an agile and highly capable portion of the education and training system and effectively satisfies both individual and organization needs on a global basis. PERFORMANCE COUNTS The Army e-learning program is subject to strict measures of performance and substance. As such, a quality-assurance surveillance plan (QASP) has been created that measures performance against program goals. Davis says that, “Providing our diverse personnel with timely training relevant to their job function is an ongoing challenge.” The U.S. Army e-learning program provides invaluable educational and skill
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