For more information regarding the

Acquisition Workforce Certification Program,

contact your service or agency 

Director of Acquisition Career Management.

Contact information is available at

www.dau.mil/basedocs/studentinformation.asp

CERTIFICATION

The Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act required the Department of 

Defense (DoD) to promote the professionalism 

ofits acquisition workforce. One action taken by 

DoD was to establish a process through which 

persons in the acquisition workforce would be 

recognized as having achieved professional 

status. This process is called the Certification 

Program.

Certification is the procedure through 

which a Military Service or DoD Component determines that an employee meets the education, 

training, and experience standards required 

for a career level (I, II, or III) in any acquisition, 

technology, and logistics (AT&L) career field. 

The typical grades associated with each of the 

levels are as follows: Level I – GS-05 through 

GS-08; LevelII – GS-09 through GS-12; and Level 

III – GS-13 and above. This brochure lists the 

mandatory and desired standards for each of 

the AT&L career fields.

The certifying components listed in this 

brochure are authorized to certify employees 

against these standards; no other certification 

standards are authorized for use in DoD.

Normally, individuals should meet the 

career field standards forthe appropriate career 

level before being assigned to an acquisition position at that level. Unless previously certified, 

all personnel appointed, promoted, assigned, 

reassigned, or detailed in excess of 120 days, 

to an acquisition position shall be reviewed 

for certification within 30 days of the effective 

date of the action. In cases where the potential 

assignee does not meet the certification standards, the certifying Service or Component has 

18 months after the assignment to qualify the 

individual to meet the standards or to process 

a waiver. An individual cannot be certified by 

a waiver; however, all or part of the certifi cation waiver; however, all or part of the certification 

standards may be waived by the appropriate 

Service or Component authority.

Under the Certification Program, an Individual Development Plan (IDP) must be prepared 

by the supervisor and employee to plan what 

education,training, or experience is needed ifthat 

employee has not attained Level III certification 

in his or her primary career field.

EXCEPTIONS

The education, training, and experience 

standards for certification are usually met in 

traditional ways. However, there are alternate 

means of satisfying the standards, as follows:

Education

• For employees serving in contracting 

officer positions, GS-1102 positions or similar 

armed forces positions, or the contingency contracting workforce on September 30, 2000 or earlier, the education requirements for certification 

shall be possession of a baccalaureate degree or 24 

semester credit hours in the business curriculum. 

For these individuals, these requirements shall 

not apply to any employee who, on October 1, 

1991, had at least 10 years of experience in acquisition or similar positions in which the employee 

obtained experience directly relevant to the field 

of contracting.

• For the Systems Planning, Research, 

Development and Engineering career fields, the 

Functional Board has provided, for certification 

purposes, that any individual who had at least 10 

years of acquisition experience in Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering as 

of October 1, 1991, has met the education requirement. Additionally, for the Test and Evaluation 

career fi eld, the Functional Board has approved, eer field, the Functional Board has approved, 

for certification purposes, that an individual

who had at least 10 years of acquisition experience as of October 1, 1991, has met the education

requirement.

• Testing can satisfy some education requirements. Employees in the Contracting career 

field required to possess 24 semester hours in the 

business disciplines and who had less than 10 

years of acquisition experience as of October 1, 

1991, may meet all or part ofthe 24 hours through 

successful completion of examinations administered by the DefenseActivity for Non-Traditional 

Educational Support (DANTES). Eligibility 

requirements and application procedures are 

available on the DAU Home Page (www.dau.

mil). Successful completion of DANTES exams 

can also be applied toward desired education 

standards for Level III in Program Management 

and Test and Evaluation career fields; Level II 

and III in the Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering career fields; and Levels 

I, II, and III in the Industrial/Contract Property 

Management career field.

Training

• Predecessor courses – A list of the 

numbers and titles of predecessor courses is 

provided in Chapter 3 of the DAU Catalog 

(www.dau.mil/catalog).

• Fulfillment – Previous experience, education, and/or training may satisfy mandatory 

training requirements. To use the fulfillment 

process, an individual completes self-assessment forms that are provided in ADS-99-03-GD 

(Mandatory Course Fulfillment Program and 

Competency Standards). This document is 

accessible at http://www.dau.mil/learning/

career/fulfil99.pdf and contains DAU course 

competencies, a more detailed description of ompetencies, a more detailed description of 

the fulfillment program, and DD Form 2518. 

Upon completion of the necessary assessment 

form(s) and the DD Form 2518, employees may 

submit their paperwork to the training officials 

in their component for review and approval.

• Equivalency – Several training providers offer courses that have been certified 

equivalent to DAU curriculum courses and can 

be used to meet the training requirements for 

DAWIA certification. Each established equivalency has beginning and ending dates which are 

determined by a comprehensive review of the 

course materials of both the equivalent provider 

and DAU. Courses taken from these providers 

must be taken during those effective dates to be 

a valid substitution. 

Experience

Up to 12 months of time spent pursuing a 

program of academic education in acquisition 

may be counted toward meeting the years of 

experience required in any career field. 

CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES

The background for each person in an 

acquisition position must be compared to the 

professional standards prescribed for that position, and the individual certified iffully qualified. 

Each Service or Component is responsible for 

instituting detailed procedures for certification. 

Since procedures vary, Component officials must 

be consulted to determine the correct process.

CERTIFYING COMPONENTS

Office of the Secretary of Defense

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

 and The Joint Staff

U.S. Special Operations Command

The DoD Inspector General

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

Missile Defense Agency

Defense Commissary Agency

Defense Contract Audit Agency

Defense Finance and Accounting Service

Defense Information Systems Agency

Defense Intelligence Agency

Defense Logistics Agency

Defense Contract Management Agency

National Geospatial - Intelligence Agency

Defense Security Service

Defense Threat Reduction Agency

National Security Agency

American Forces Information Service

Tricare Management Activity

Department of Defense Education Activity

Washington Headquarters Services

National Defense University

Defense Acquisition University

Defense Systems Management College

Uniformed Services University of the

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Joint Simulation System Joint Program Office

United States Army

United States Navy (to include the Marine

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United States Air Force
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Agency Defense Commissary 

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Agency Defense Intelligence 

Agency Defense Logistics 

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Defense Security Service

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ACQUISITION, TECHNOLOGY, AND LOGISTICS WORKFORCE CERTIFICATION STANDARDS

(Effective October 1, 2005 through September 30, 2006)

Test and

Evaluation

(M) BA/BS degree in accounting OR BA/BS degree in

a related field, such as business administration or

finance, which included or was supplemented by

24 semester hours in accounting OR at least 4

years of experience in accounting OR an

equivalent combination of accounting

experience, college education, and training

(M) One year of contract auditing

experience OR meet OPM

Qualification Standards for entry

into the series OR BA/BS with 24

semester hours in accounting

(D) Accounting/auditing work

experience in industry or

public accounting

(M) AUD 1130 (M) Entry below GS-09: Same as Level I requirements

(M) For entry at GS-09: Complete Level I requirements and ONE of the

following:

— All requirements for Master’s degree or equivalent OR

— 2 full years of graduate education

(D) Beginning graduate studies leading to a Master’s degree in

accounting, business administration, management,

or related field

(D) Professional certification (CPA, CMA, CIA, CISA)

(M) Two years of contract auditing experience of

increasing complexity and responsibility

(D) Experience performing increasingly

complex audits for normal progression

and with increasing independence

(M) Complete ONE of the

following: AUD 1320 or

AUD 4120

(D) Any of the following

courses: AUD 6220 or

AUD 6240 or AUD 5653 or

AUD 1541 or AUD 5614 or

AUD 6115

(M) Complete Level II requirements

(D) Master’s degree in accounting, business

administration, management, or a related field

(M) Three years of contract auditing experience and

attainment of a position beyond senior auditor

(M) Meet all Level I and II requirement qualification

standards from OPM Qualification Standards

Handbook.

Supervisory auditors also must meet additional

OPM qualifications.

(D) Assignments in a variety of organizational

settings

(M) Mandatory OPM

qualification training for

all supervisory personnel

(D) Complete any of the

following: AUD 4035 or

AUD 8564 or ACQ 101

EDUCATION EXPERIENCE TRAINING EDUCATION EXPERIENCE TRAINING EDUCATION EXPERIENCE TRAINING

Auditing

Business, Cost

Estimating, and

Financial

Management

(M) ACQ 101

(M) TST 101

(M) 1 year of acquisition experience

(test and evaluation experience or

experience with a technical

orientation in an acquisition

position is preferred)

(M) Meet ONE of the following criteria:

— BA/BS degree with 24 semester hours or equivalent in physical

science, mathematics, chemistry, engineering, physics, biology,

operations research, or a related field OR

— At least 10 years of experience in acquisition positions

(as of October 1, 1991)

(D) Master’s degree in one of the above fields

(D) Two 3-CEU technical courses in a test and evaluation

specialty area

(D) Meet Acquisition Corps education requirements

(M) ACQ 201 A&B

(M) TST 202

(M) 2 years of acquisition experience, of which at

least 1 year is test and evaluation experience

(D) 4 years of acquisition experience, of which 2

years are test and evaluation experience

(M) Meet ONE of the following criteria:

— BA/BS degree with 24 semester hours or

equivalent in physical science, mathematics,

chemistry, engineering, physics, biology,

operations research, or a related field OR

— At least 10 years of experience in acquisition

positions (as of October 1, 1991)

(D) At least 12 semester hours from among

accounting, business finance, law, contracts,

purchasing, economics, industrial

management, marketing, business, quantitative

methods, or organization and management

(DANTES or CLEP exams may be substituted.)

(D) Master’s degree in physical science,

mathematics, chemistry, engineering, physics,

biology, operations research, or a related field

(D) One 3-CEU technical course (in addition to those

required at Level II) in a test and evaluation

specialty area

(M) 4 years of acquisition experience, of which at (M) TST 301

least 2 years are test and evaluation experience

(D) 8 years of acquisition experience, of which at

least 4 years are test and evaluation

experience

(M) Meet ONE of the following criteria:

— BA/BS degree with 24 semester hours or

equivalent in physical science, mathematics,

chemistry, engineering, physics, biology,

operations research, or a related field

— At least 10 years of experience in acquisition

positions (as of October 1, 1991)

(M) ACQ 201 A&B

BCF 205

(M) Complete ONE of the

following (not previously

taken at Level I): BCF 101 or

BCF 102 or BCF 103

(M) Complete ONE of the

following (related to specific

job duties): BCF 203 or BCF

204 or BCF 211

(D) BA/BS degree (M) 1 year of acquisition

experience in business, cost

estimating, or financial

management

(M) ACQ 101

(M) Complete TWO of the

following: BCF 101 or

BCF 102 or BCF 103

(D) BA/BS degree (M) 2 years of acquisition experience in

business, cost estimating, or financial

management

(D) An additional 2 years of experience in

business, cost estimating, or financial

management

(D) BA/BS degree with 24 semester hours in

accounting, business finance, law, contracts,

purchasing, economics, industrial management,

marketing, quantitative methods, or organization

and management.

(D) Master’s degree

(M) 4 years of acquisition experience in business,

cost estimating, or financial management

(D) An additional 4 years of acquisition

experience in business, cost estimating, or

financial management

(M) BCF 301

(M) CON 100

(M) CON 110

(M) CON 111

(M) CON 112

(M) CON 1202

(M) 1 Elective3

Contracting (M) BA/BS degree1

(M) At least 24 semester hours among

accounting, law, business, finance,

contracts, purchasing, economics,

industrial management, marketing,

quantitative methods, and organization

and management

(M) 1 year of contracting

experience

(M) BA/BS degree1

(M) At least 24 semester hours among accounting, law,

business, finance, contracts, purchasing,

economics, industrial management, marketing,

quantitative methods, and organization and

management

(D) Graduate studies in business administration or

procurement

(M) 2 years of contracting experience

(D) An additional 2 years of contracting

experience

(M) CON 2024

(M) CON 2044

(M) CON 2104

(M) 2 Electives3

(M) BA/BS degree1

(M) At least 24 semester hours among

accounting, law, business, finance,

contracts, purchasing, economics,

industrial management, marketing,

quantitative methods, and organization

and management

(D) Master’s in business administration or

procurement

(M) 4 years of contracting experience

(D) An additional 4 years of contracting

experience

(M) CON 353

(M) 2 Electives3

(D) 2 weeks of

management and

leadership training

(Not currently

provided by DAU.

See your local

training support office.)

(D) BA/BS degree in engineering, architecture, physics, chemistry,

mathematics, community planning, business, or related fields

(D) 9 semester credit hours selected from accounting, business finance,

law, economics, industrial management, quantitative methods, or

organization and management

Facilities

Engineering

(D) BA/BS degree in engineering,

architecture, physics, chemistry,

mathematics, community planning,

business, or related fields

(M) 1 year of acquisition experience

in facilities engineering

(M) ACQ 101 (M) 2 years of acquisition experience in facilities

engineering

(D) An additional 2 years of acquisition

experience in facilities engineering

(M) ACQ 101

(M) FE 201

Certification requirements for Level III will be

established when the appropriate training

becomes available.

Industrial/

Contract Property

Management

(D) BA/BS degree or at least 24 semester

hours among accounting, law, business,

finance, contracts, purchasing, economics,

industrial management, marketing, quantitative

methods, and organization and management

(M) 1 year of property management

experience

(M) CON 100

(M) CON 110

(M) CON 111

(M) CON 112

(M) CON 120

(M) IND 100

(M) IND 103

(M) 1 Elective3

(D) BA/BS degree or at least 24 semester hours among accounting,

law, business, finance, contracts, purchasing, economics,

industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods,

and organization and management

(M) 2 years of experience in an industrial property

management position

(M) CON 202

(M) CON 210

(M) IND 200

(M) 2 Electives3

(D) BA/BS degree and at least 24 semester hours

among accounting, law, business, finance,

contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial

management, marketing, quantitative methods, and

organization and management

(M) 4 years of experience in industrial property

management positions of

increasing responsibility and complexity

(D) 4 additional years of experience in industrial

property management

(M) CON 353

(M) 2 Electives3

Information

Technology

(D) BA/BS degree, preferably with a major in

computer science, management information

systems, business administration, or a related

field

(M) 1 year of acquisition experience

in information technology

(M) ACQ 101

(M) IRM 101

(M) SAM 101

(D) Master’s degree, preferably with a major in computer science,

management information systems, business administration,

or a related field

(M) 2 years of acquisition experience, at least 1

year of this experience must be in

information technology

(D) An additional 2 years of information

technology acquisition experience,

preferably in a program office or similar

organization

(M) ACQ 201 A&B

(M) IRM 201

(M) SAM 201

(D) Master’s degree, preferably with a major in

computer science, management information

systems, business administration, or a related field

(M) 4 years of information technology or

software-intensive systems acquisition

experience of which at least 2 years must be

in a program office or similar organization

(dedicated matrix support to a PM or PEO,

DCMA Program Integrator, or Supervisor of

Shipbuilding)

(D) An additional 4 years of information

technology acquisition experience

(M) IRM 303

(M) SAM 301

(D) PMT 352 A&B

Life Cycle Logistics (D) BA/BS degree in a technical, scientific,

or managerial field

(M) 1 year of acquisition

experience

(M) ACQ 101

(M) LOG 101

(M) LOG 102

(M) Performance Based

Logistics (PBL) continuous

learning module

(M) Designing for Supportability

in DoD Systems continuous

learning module

(D) BA/BS degree in a technical, scientific, or managerial field

(D) Completion of a certificate program in Systems Design and

Operational Effectiveness (SDOE) or similar systems

engineering/technical education

(D) Completion of a certificate program in business

administration to include supply chain management

(M) 2 years of life cycle logistics experience in

support of DoD weapons/materiel systems

(D) An additional 2 years of life cycle logistics

experience in support of DoD

weapons/materiel systems

(M) ACQ 201 A&B

(M) LOG 201 A&B

(M) LOG 235 A&B

(D) LOG 203 OR LOG 204 OR

one or more Level II DAU

courses OR fulfillment in

SystemsEngineering or

Program Management

(D) Master’s degree in Systems Design and

Operational Effectiveness (SDOE) or similar

systems engineering/technical education or

(D) Master’s degree in business administration to

include supply chain management

(M) 4 years of life cycle logistics experience in

support of DoD weapons/materiel systems

(D) An additional 4 years of life cycle logistics

experience in support of DoD weapons/materiel

systems

(M) LOG 304

(D) One or more advanced

(Level III) DAU courses or

fulfillment in Systems

Engineering or

Program Management

Production, Quality

and Manufacturing

(D) BA/BS degree in engineering, chemistry,

physical science, mathematics,

statistics, manufacturing or production

management, industrial technology or

management, business, quality assurance,

or a related field

(M) 1 year of acquisition

experience in manufacturing,

production, or quality

assurance

(D) At least 4 weeks (cumulative)

rotational assignments at a

contractor and/or

government industrial facility

that includes experience in

quality, manufacturing,

engineering, and contracting

(M) ACQ 101

(M) PQM 101

(D) BA/BS degree in engineering, chemistry, physical science,

mathematics, statistics, manufacturing or production

management, industrial technology or management, business,

quality assurance, or a related field

(D) Master’s degree in business, production management,

engineering, or a related field

(M) 2 years of acquisition experience in

manufacturing, production, or quality

assurance

(D) At least 4 weeks (cumulative) rotational

assignments at a contractor and/or

government industrial facility that includes

experience in quality, manufacturing,

engineering, and contracting

(if not completed at Level I)

(D) 2 additional years of experience in

manufacturing, production, or quality

assurance

(M) ACQ 201 A&B

(M) PQM 201 A&B

(D) BA/BS degree in engineering, chemistry,

physical science, mathematics, statistics,

manufacturing or production management,

industrial technology or management,

business, quality assurance, or a related field

(D) Master’s degree in business, production

management, engineering, or a related field

(M) At least 4 years of acquisition experience in

manufacturing, production, or quality

assurance

(D) 4 additional years of experience in

manufacturing, production, or quality

assurance

(M) PQM 301

(D) One advanced

seminar in current

acquisition

management issues

(Not currently provided by

DAU. See your local

training support office.)

Program

Management

(D) BA/BS degree, preferably with a major in

engineering, systems management, or

business administration

(M) 1 year of acquisition

experience

(M) ACQ 101

(D) ACQ 201 A&B

(D) One DAU Level 100

course in another

functional area

(D) Master’s degree, preferably with a major in engineering,

systems management, business administration, or a related field

(M) 2 years of acquisition experience; at least 1

year of this experience must be in program

management

(D) An additional 2 years of acquisition

experience, preferably in a systems

program office or similar organization

(M) ACQ 201 A&B

(M) PMT 250

(D) One DAU Level 200 course

in another functional area

(D) Intermediate-level

management and

leadership training

(Not currently provided by

DAU. See your local training

support office.)

(D) Meet ONE of the following criteria:

— At least 24 semester hours from among accounting,

business finance, law, contracts, purchasing,

economics, industrial management, marketing,

quantitative methods, and organization and

management (DANTES or CLEP equivalency

exams may be substituted.)

— At least 24 semester hours in the individual’s

career field and 12 semester credit hours in the

disciplines listed above

(D) Master’s degree in engineering, systems

acquisition management, business administration,

or a related field

(M) 4 years of acquisition experience:

— At least 2 years of this experience must be in a

program office or similar organization (dedicated

matrix support to a PM or PEO, DCMA Program

Integrator, or Supervisor of Shipbuilding)

— At least 1 year of this experience must be in a

program management position with cost,

schedule, and performance responsibilities

(D) 2 additional years of acquisition experience

(M) PMT 352 A&B

Purchasing (D) 16 semester hours of undergraduate work with

emphasis in business

(M) 1 year of experience in

purchasing

(M) CON 100

(M) CON 110

(M) CON 111

(M) CON 112

(M) CON 1202

(M) CON 237 (or students

may elect to take the

Simplified Acquisition

Procedures continuous

learning module available

at http://clc.dau.mil)

(M) 1 Elective3

(D) 32 semester hours of undergraduate work with

emphasis in business

(D) 2 years of experience in purchasing (M) CON 2024

(M) 2 Electives3

(D) 64 semester hours of undergraduate work with

emphasis in business

(M) 3 years of experience in purchasing

Systems Planning,

Research, Development

and Engineering —

Science and

Technology Manager

None None None (M) BA/BS degree in engineering, physics, chemistry,

biology, mathematics, or a related field

(M) 2 years of acquisition-related experience

in science and technology

(M) ACQ 101

(M) STM 201

(M) BA/BS degree in engineering, physics,

chemistry, biology, mathematics, or a related field

(D) Master’s degree in engineering, physics,

chemistry, biology, mathematics, operations

research, management, or a related field

(M) 2 years of acquisition-related experience

in science and technology

(M) STM 302

Systems Planning,

Research, Development

and Engineering —

Systems Engineering

(M) Meet ONE of the following criteria:

— BA/BS degree in engineering, physics,

chemistry, biology, mathematics, or a related

field OR

— At least 10 years of acquisition experience in

Systems Planning, Research, Development and

Engineering (as of October 1, 1991)

(M) 1 year of acquisition

experience in science or

engineering

Meet ONE of the following criteria:

— BA/BS degree in engineering, physics, chemistry, biology,

mathematics, or a related field OR

— At least 10 years of acquisition experience in Systems Planning,

Research, Development and Engineering (as of October 1, 1991)

(D) Master’s degree in engineering, physics, chemistry, biology,

mathematics, operations research, management, or a

related field

(D) 9 semester hours from among accounting, business finance, law,

economics, industrial management, quantitative methods, or

organization and management (DANTES or CLEP exams may be

substituted.)

(M) ACQ 101 (M) 2 years of acquisition experience in science or

engineering

(D) An additional 2 years of acquisition

experience in science or engineering

(M) ACQ 201 A&B

(M) SYS 201 A&B

(D) Any mandatory DAU Level

200 or Level 100 course for

Life Cycle Logistics; Program

Management; Production,

Quality and Manufacturing;

Information Technology; or

Test and Evaluation

(M) Meet ONE of the following criteria:

— BA/BS degree in engineering, physics, chemistry,

biology, mathematics, or a related field OR

— At least 10 years of acquisition experience in

Systems Planning, Research, Development and

Engineering (as of October 1, 1991)

(D) Advanced degree in engineering, physics,

chemistry, biology, mathematics, operations

research, management, or a related field

(D) 12 semester hours from among accounting,

business finance, law, economics, industrial

management, quantitative methods, or

organization and management

(DANTES or CLEP exams may be substituted.)

(M) 4 years of acquisition experience in science or

engineering

(D) 4 additional years of experience in

acquisition positions of increasing

responsibility and complexity

(M) SYS 301

(D) Any mandatory DAU

Level 200 or Level

300 course in Life

Cycle Logistics;

Program Management;

Production, Quality

and Manufacturing;

Information

Technology; or Test

and Evaluation

FOOTNOTES

1. See 10 U.S.C. 1724 (provides for limited exceptions and waivers).

2. Students who completed CON 101 and were unable to take CON 104 during FY05 must complete CON 120.

3. As agreed to by the supervisor, electives may be any training opportunities related to the employee’s job or necessary for career development or for cross

training. Electives may include no-cost distance learning or other training opportunities, assignment-specific courses funded by DAU/DACM, or other training

opportunities funded by the student’s organization.

4. Since Level II Certification courses may change in FY07, it is recommended that students complete CON 202, CON 204, and CON 210 during FY06.

(M) = Mandatory

(D) = Desired

If changes are made to these certification standards

during the fiscal year, the changes will be reflected

on the Defense Acquisition University website at

www.dau.mil/catalog

(M) 2 Electives3