ALD 1100V Growing as an Acquisition Leader  Description ***This is an online Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT) course.*** Restrictions: This course is restricted to DoD government civilian and military students only. Are you ready to begin your leadership journey in the world of Defense Acquisition? "Growing as an Acquisition Leader", a Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT), is the gateway to that journey for Defense Acquisition professionals early in their careers or those who lack basic leadership training. The course is most appropriate for functional specialists or subject matter experts who work as individual performers or members of teams; however, anyone can learn the skills necessary to be a leader without regard to grade or position. This course provides the foundations of being, thinking, and doing that make a talented Defense Acquisition professional better prepared to lead in this environment. The course provides models, tools, frameworks, and approaches for building self-awareness and influencing up, down, and across the organization. Learners apply critical thinking to practical acquisition challenges as they reflect on and plan their professional growth. If you are looking for a leadership course that emphasizes the current Defense Acquisition environment and also provides insights into communication skills, facilitating meetings, professionalism, stakeholder engagement, motivation techniques, strategies to leverage individual differences, teaming approaches, working with industry, and the National Defense Strategy, this course lays a strong foundation for building your skills as an effective Defense Acquisition leader. Additionally, it applies proven approaches and innovative new methods to help you build new skills and techniques, as well as providing tools for your leadership toolkit -- all to prepare you to apply your new skills in the workplace. Please review the outline of course requirements and expectations here: Growing as an Acquisition Leader. To earn DAU Continuous Learning Points, learners must complete all course components including: Pre-work assignment (8 CLPs) Kick-off Session Submission of Learner-Supervisor Agreement (LSA) Initial office hour session VILT class participation/assignments (24 CLPs) Post-work assignment (8 CLPs) Objectives Download Course Objectives Target Attendees DoD government civilians and active-duty military functional subject matter experts; at Government Service (GS) levels 7-12 or NH equivalents. Prerequisite(s) Review the Notes Section of this course's concept card for additional requirements/information. Predecessor Course(s) Predecessor Predecessor Course Title PDS Code Expires On None None None None Course Length 40 hours over the course of 9 weeks Additional Course Information Delivery Mode Virtual Instructor Led Training Equivalent Courses  None Availability Department of Defense (DoD) Only PDS Code  HK2 Walk-ins Authorized  No Pre-work required   Yes [approx. 8 hour(s)] First Offering  4/18/2023 ACE Recommended Credits  N/A Continuous Education Units  4 Continuous Learning Points 40  Reservist Retirement Points 0   Historical Allocations Mouse Over for Past CEU/CLPs Fulfillment Eligible   YES Technical Requirements Click Here Notes Additional Information: For specific information relating to the Learner-Supervisor-Agreement (LSA), Kick-off Session, Office Hours, and Pre-Work/In-Class/Post-Work Assignments, please review this document: Requirements and Expectations Virtual classes are conducted via MS Teams. All times are in the local time zone of the DAU region assigned to teach the offering. Students are required to test connectivity with DAU IT prior to the class start date. DAU does not reimburse student phone/internet charges. The CLPs assigned to this learning activity may be used to meet professional certification and/or licensure requirements (PDUs/CPE credits). CLPs will be awarded upon completion of the course. No partial credit is given for completing sections of the course.