Acquisition Human Capital Management Services
About AHCMS
The AHCMS is geared to academic excellence. We ensure that education standards are being met across all schools within the VA Acquisition Academy (VAAA) and that those who come to the VAAA will receive the training they need to enhance their skills.
At the conclusion of each course or training event, learners complete evaluations to be thoroughly analyzed by AHCMS staff. The AHCMS is also involved in VAAA enterprise quality assurance. The AHCMS then advises and assists each school in improving and updating its curriculum.
Goals
The primary goals of the Acquisition Human Capital Management Services include supporting program evaluation, maintaining stakeholder engagement, initiating standards development through accreditation, and cultivating strategic partnerships.
- Strengthens the VA learning enterprise by applying instructional technology standards, building strategic partnerships, maintaining expertise in standards development, and enabling stakeholder-driven continuous evaluation and improvement.
- Develop strategic partnerships with organizations committed to high quality acquisition education standards.
- Remain technically and tactically proficient in the standards development process supporting research and development opportunities leading to organizational performance improvement.
- Provide a means and method for stakeholder engagement in development of a VAAA comprehensive continuous evaluation process.
IACET Accredited Provider
As an IACET Accredited Provider, VAAA offers IACET continuing education credits (CEUs) for its learning events that comply with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/IACET Continuing Education and Training Standard. The accreditation period extends for five years and includes all VAAA-developed programs offered or created during that time. To achieve Accredited Provider accreditation, VAAA completed a rigorous application process and successfully demonstrated adherence to the ANSI/IACET 2018-1 Standard for Continuing Education and Training by addressing the design, development, administration, and evaluation of its programs. IACET is recognized internationally as a standard development organization and accrediting body that promotes the quality of continuing education and training.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does the AHCMS ensure quality programs at the VAAA?
The AHCMS works with each school within the VAAA to regularly evaluate courses to determine relevancy, effectiveness of instructor methods and materials, and instructor quality. Student feedback is critical to the evaluation process. The AHCMS appreciates the time that course participants put into completing end-of-course evaluations. Courses proven to be particularly effective are used as models of improvement for other courses.
What kind of data does the AHCMS collect and why?
The Acquisition Human Capital Management Services collects data in order to analyze the state of current VAAA programs and the VA Acquisition Workforce. More specifically, we measure student achievement, quality of instruction, and learner satisfaction; analyze existing curriculum and new training requirements; and conduct program reviews to ensure alignment with Academy and national training standards.