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CERTIFICATION STANDARDS & CORE PLUS DEVELOPMENT GUIDE
BUSINESS – COST ESTIMATING
LEVEL I |
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Representative Activities |
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Cost Estimator |
Relates the processes of life cycle cost estimating within the context of materiel system acquisition in the Department of Defense
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Core Certification Standards (required for DAWIA certification) |
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Acquisition Training
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ACQ 101
Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management
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Functional Training
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 BCF 102
Fundamentals of Earned Value Management
BCF 103
Fundamentals of Business Financial Management
BCF 106
Fundamentals of Cost Analysis
BCF 107
Applied Cost Analysis (R)
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Education
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Baccalaureate degree (any field of study)
3 semester credit hours from a calculus course
21 semester credit hours in any combination of the following fields of study: operations research, economics, mathematics, chemistry, physics or other sciences where the utilization of advanced mathematical skills in geometry, trigonometry, statistics, probability, and/or quantitative analysis
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Experience
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2 years of acquisition experience in Cost Estimating
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Core Plus Development Guide (desired training, education, and experience) |
Type of Assignment |
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Training |
Cost Estimator |
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CLB 014
Acquisition Reporting Concepts and Policy Requirements
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CLB 016
Introduction to Earned Value Management
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CLB 017
Performance Measurement Baseline
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CLB 018
Earned Value and Financial Management Reports
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CLB 019
Estimate at Completion
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CLB 020
Baseline Maintenance
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CLC 005
Simplified Acquisition Procedures
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CLM 016
Cost Estimating
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Education |
Baccalaureate degree in engineering, statistics, or other math intensive field of study
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Experience |
2 years of acquisition experience in Cost Estimating
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Notes: |
1 The Core Certification Standards section lists the training, education, and experience REQUIRED for certification at this level.
2 “(R)” following a course title indicates the course is delivered as resident based instruction.
3 When preparing your IDP, you and your supervisor should consider the training, education, and experience listed in this Core Plus Development Guide if not already completed.
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