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Sinclair accepting students for Defense Acquisition Academy
Sinclair Community College’s Workforce Development and Corporate Services Division is enrolling students for contracting and acquisition logistics training at its new Defense Acquisition Academy.
There is no cost to qualified displaced or unemployed workers during the pilot phase of the program, according to Sinclair officials.
The acquisition and supply chain management workforce is expected to grow by more than nine percent in the Dayton region and 11 percent across Ohio, according to fall 2008 projections from Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc.
“We believe that people who complete this training will have a strong advantage in the competition for these jobs,” said Heath MacAlpine, assistant director of the Montgomery County Department of Job and Family Services.
The training is being developed as a workforce initiative that will offer qualified displaced and unemployed workers instruction that will help them gain employment in the acquisition field, according to Deb Norris, Sinclair vice president for Workforce Development and Corporate Services.
It also will help the region to meet a critical workforce need in supporting Department of Defense organizations at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Norris said.
Enrollment in the program is restricted to currently displaced or unemployed workers who are a U.S. citizen and hold at least a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. Participants also must be able to pass a background and/or security investigation.
Preference will be given to applicants that are displaced, and have degrees and experience in areas that include business, cost estimating, finance, project management, technology, contract management, transportation, distribution and warehousing.
These backgrounds, when combined with acquisition training, fit some of the most critical needs at Wright-Patt, according to Sinclair officials.
For more information about Sinclair’s Defense Acquisition Academy, or to apply for contracting and acquisition logistics training, visit daa.sinclair.edu.
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By Jim
December 14, 2009 11:05 PM | Link to this
Is this where they teach you how to bribe politicians for no bid contracts like Halliburton and Black Water?
By project management training
December 15, 2009 7:01 AM | Link to this
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By tired of negative
December 15, 2009 8:20 AM | Link to this
Jim, ever have a positive thought? so people are being given a chance. Please don’t spread your hate of the world. Do something positive for change instead of casting sarcasm around. Any chance that not every program is targeted to meet your need for pessimism? bad things happen get over it move on.
By 1 HATED ON
December 21, 2009 9:33 AM | Link to this
Best bet…Hire a vet! It’s a slap in the face to have served in war time yet have to go back to school just to get considered (woo-hooo) for a job I have detailed govt experience in. To many chiefs with degree’s wanting each others job title to focus on the indian task(s) that keep the contracts flowing into the community! I’m not bitter about no one seeking education to better themselves, just expressing no way does a degree w/o service compete with actual on the job training serving your country provides for your confidence to perform!
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