Training
JOINT MEDICAL EXECUTIVE SKILLS INSTITUTE (JMESI) – VIRTUAL CAPSTONE for MHS LEADERS COURSE – 15-18 JUL
Who: Senior Medical Officers (O-6, O-6 selects or high-performing O-5 officers who are on track for executive medicine)
What: Joint Medical Executive Skills Institute (JMESI) – CAPSTONE for MHS Leaders Course
When: July 15-18, 2024 (Virtual – only 7 seats allotted for Medical Corps)
Course Description: The Capstone Course is designed to be a pinnacle event for recently assigned senior military treatment facility commanders, lead agents, and senior medical department officers in key staff positions who will benefit from exposure to and familiarity with entities that shape the MHS. The course provides participants with exposure to the operations of the various organizations within the Department of Defense, pertinent congressional staffs, and the offices of the three Surgeons General. Participation in the Capstone Course will enhance the understanding of how national healthcare policies are formed, and by whom, and how they are implemented and put into operation.
Additional details and objectives can be found here:
https://www.health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/Education-and-Training/LEADS/JMESI
Prospective applicants should send the following to CAPT O’Sullivan NLT 1600, Wednesday, April 10, 2024.
- An up-to-date CV and BIO (combined into one PDF)
- An email with the following information – Rank, Name, Current position, work address, work phone and email address
U.S. Naval Community College (USNCC) Info
The USNCC is directly relevant to most of my blog readers who likely have at least a bachelor’s degree, but it is relevant to those who lead enlisted Sailors. Here is the info:
Healthcare Management Course (HCM) – 13-16 May 2024 (Virtual)
Who: First-time clinical supervisors within a DHA MTF (Medical Corps is limited to 9 seats). Typical Rank of O3 to O4.
What: Healthcare Management Course
When: May 13-16, 2024 (Virtual)
Where: Blended learning with ten online modules followed by the virtual class hosted by JMESI instructors
Course Description: The JMESI Healthcare Management Course is a tri-Service training event designed for first-time clinical supervisors. The course provides attendees with the administrative tools to successfully manage their clinical areas. Topics discussed include the following: Civilian Personnel, Contracting, Budgeting, Quality Management, tools available through the TRICARE Operations Center, Efficient Scheduling and Utilization Management, and more. Panel discussions allow the clinicians to ask direct questions and receive first-hand answers regarding management tools and practices that can impact the military healthcare management arena. Attendees participate in hands-on training with clinic administrative tools.
Prospective applicants should provide their name, rank, position title, work address, and work phone in this format to CAPT Shauna O’Sullivan NLT 1200 Thursday, March 28, 2024.
Next Virtual Course Dates: Sept 16-19, 2024
Virtual Healthcare Management Course – 15-18 May 2024
Joint Medical Executive Skills Institute | Healthcare Management Course (HCM) – 15-18 May 2024 (VIRTUAL)
Who: First-time clinical supervisors within a DHA MTF (Medical Corps is limited to 9 seats). Typical rank of O3 to O4.
What: Healthcare Management Course
When: May 15-18, 2024 (Virtual)
Where: Blended learning with ten online modules followed by the virtual class hosted by JMESI instructors
Course Description: The JMESI Healthcare Management Course is a tri-Service training event designed for first-time clinical supervisors. The course provides attendees with the administrative tools to successfully manage their clinical areas. Topics discussed include the following: Civilian Personnel, Contracting, Budgeting, Quality Management, tools available through the TRICARE Operations Center, Efficient Scheduling and Utilization Management, and more. Panel discussions allow the clinicians to ask direct questions and receive first-hand answers regarding management tools and practices that can impact the military healthcare management arena. Attendees participate in hands-on training with clinic administrative tools.
Prospective applicants should provide their name, rank, position title, work address, and work phone in this format to CAPT Shauna O’Sullivan NLT 1200 Thursday, March 28, 2024.
Next Virtual Course Dates: Sept 16-19, 2024
COURSE OPPORTUNITY – Navy Senior Leadership SEMINAR – NSLS (IN-RESIDENT)
Navy Postgraduate School, Navy Senior Leadership Seminar – April 22-26, 2024
Who: O-6, O-6 selects or high-potential O-5 officers who are on track for executive medicine
What: Navy Senior Leader Seminar (NSLS)
When: April 22-26, 2024 (only 1 seat for Navy Medicine Corps)
Where: Navy Postgraduate School, Monterey – Center of Executive Education
Process: A list of interested participants will be solicited through Corps leadership and returned to the Corps Chief’s Office for review and selection as noted below. Interested applicants will submit a nomination via their Chain of Command.
Funding: Tuition is covered by NPS. For NSLS-NPS, parent command will provide travel expense, lodging, and per diem. NPS will reserve a block of rooms for participants on the NPS campus at the Historic Del Monte Hotel. Nomination for the course implies the command will commit to funding the nominee if selected.
Course Description: NSLS provides senior leaders with an intensive five-day executive education program that introduces the latest “best practices” in strategic planning, goal setting, strategic communication, effects-based thinking, risk management, financial management, and innovation. Learning is enhanced using case studies, small-team exercises, practical applications, seminar-style discussions, peer learning, and faculty presentations. Participants will be introduced to subject matter experts within DoD and industry, to include insights from senior Navy leaders and academic researchers. The course is designed to prepare participants to meet organizational challenges in their current and future assignments, and to empower them to become more effective change agents and better-informed stewards of the Navy’s resources. For more information about NSLS, please visit:
Prospective applicants should send a CV and BIO to CAPT Shauna O’Sullivan NLT 1200 Tuesday, February 20, 2024.
Naval Postgraduate School – Distance Learning – Certificate Programs – Starting April 2024
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1. This message announces the application procedures for the Naval Postgraduate School April 2024 distance learning Certificate Programs (curriculum 121, 128, 192, 196, 198, 206, 208, 225, 231, 235, 236, 238, 244, 256, 258, 260, 273, 274, 281, 288, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 298, 299).
2. Context:
a. The certificate programs are typically comprised of four courses. Upon successful completion of the course work, students will be awarded a certificate of completion in keeping with the standard practices of the Naval Postgraduate School as well as a subspecialty code (Navy Officers only, dependent on program of choice) if applicable.
b. The certificate program supports Navy and DoD defense educational needs, and complements existing resident education, by providing cross-disciplinary education in the chosen curriculum.
c. A bachelor’s degree is required for entry into these programs. Students lacking these prerequisites may be accepted to the program through their undergraduate records and other indicators of success.
d. 121 Refuel Logistics Graduate Certificate: Distance learning program that provides graduate level coursework to educate active duty and civilian DoD employees to increase proficiency in integration and planning of refueling capabilities specifically within contested environments. Requirements for entry include a bachelor’s degree.
192 Defense Management Foundations Certificate: Distance learning program that prepares graduates to manage organizations, resources, and programs in complex environments. Requirements for entry include a bachelor’s degree.
196 DoD Financial Management Certificate: Distance learning program designed for mid-to-senior level leaders interested in financial management and budget, the program prepares students for business, financial, and analysis positions within the DoD. Requirements for entry include a bachelor’s degree.
198 Chief Information Officer Management Certificate: This distance learning program allows graduates to effectively manage the resources, people, processes, and technologies necessary to ensure our information technology systems optimize mission performance and information assurance. Requirements for entry include a bachelor’s degree.
206 Strategic Leadership Certificate: Distance learning program that increases students’ ability to think strategically, understand and analyze trends in the strategic environment, and to be influential and strategic leaders. Requirements for entry include a bachelor’s degree.
208 Leadership for Public Administrators Certificate: Distance learning program that develops advanced leadership skills including ability to cultivate effective groups and teams, negotiate consensus among stakeholders, improve climate and productivity, and facilitate high-performance decision-making processes while modeling ethical reasoning and behavior. Requirements for entry include a bachelor’s degree.
225 Applied Cyber Operations Certificate: Distance learning that is a graduate-level, non-degree program designed to enable DoD and U.S. Government personnel to effectively employ cyber capabilities in an operational context. This prepares students to maintain a high state of readiness for cyber operations in the face of hostile action. Requirements for entry include completion of a bachelor’s degree within the past five years, courses in computer and network security, computer, and communications networks. Students lacking these prerequisites may be accepted to the program through their undergraduate records and experience.
231 Implementing Technological Change Certificate: Distance learning program that offers cyberspace and technology professionals the opportunity to cultivate essential skillsets to spearhead policy development and drive organizational change. Requirements for entry include completion of two (2) required core courses (CS4926 and MN3012/GB3012) and two (2) additional courses specified by the program.
235 Combat Systems Science and Engineering Certificate: Distance learning program covers fundamental physical principles governing combat systems and their integration. This ranges from sensor technologies, weapons and their effects, modern missile technologies, and advanced weapon systems. Requirements for entry include a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution including an undergraduate physics sequence.
236 Defense Energy Certificate: Distance learning program designed to expose students to the technical, operational, and security aspects of DoD energy needs. Courses are offered via a web-based platform on a schedule of one course per quarter, for four quarters. Requirements for entry include a bachelor’s degree and completion of course prerequisites.
238 Basic Contract Management Certificate: Distance learning program that supports continuous acquisition reform initiatives mandated by Congress and senior leaders and supports initiatives to educate operational warfighters in the business of contract management. Requirements for entry include a bachelor’s degree.
244 Advanced Contract Management Certificate: Distance learning program that supports continuous acquisition reform initiatives mandated by Congress and senior leaders and initiatives to educate operational warfighters in the business of contract management. Requirements for entry include a bachelor’s degree.
256 Cybersecurity Fundamentals Certificate: Distance Learning program that provides a technically rigorous foundation upon which to build knowledge and skills in computer network defense, attack, and exploitation. Each course is comprised of both instruction and laboratory exercises involving cybersecurity aspects of computers and networks. Requirements for entry include a bachelor’s degree and prior academic experience at the undergraduate or graduate level in computing systems and computer networking.
258 Cybersecurity Defense Certificate: Distance learning program that supports a detailed understanding and ability to function in operational situations involving cyber security. Students will gain the technical depth required to prepare and respond to attacks by analyzing network traffic to extract the observable characteristics of networks and network devices, which will provide a basis for defensive strategies. Requirements for entry include a bachelor’s degree.
260 Cybersecurity Adversarial Techniques Certificate: Distance learning program that provides students with a detailed understanding of and ability to function in real operational situations where adversarial techniques are being used. Students will gain understanding in overarching principles, computer, and network architectural concepts. Requirements for entry include a bachelor’s degree.
273 Space Systems Fundamentals Certificate: Distance learning program that supports Navy and DoD space educational needs and complements existing resident training by providing cross-disciplinary science and technical education. Requirements for entry include a bachelor’s degree with completion of college level algebra, geometry, trigonometry, logarithms, and physics (including electricity and magnetism).
274 Anti-Submarine Warfare Certificate (ASW): Distance learning program that consists of a sequence of four highly technical courses designed to provide the civilian and active-duty workforce with a learning experience that will extend their general undergraduate education. This includes essential concepts, equations, and skill sets needed to understand, design, and use ASW systems. Requirements for entry include a bachelor’s degree, a single-variable calculus course for science or engineering, and calculus-based probability course.
281 Systems Analysis Certificate: Distance learning graduate-level program designed to meet the needs of the Navy and Department of Defense (DoD), for nondegree technical education in systems analysis as a basis for aiding key decisions on force requirements, weapon systems, and other defense matters. Requirements for entry include a bachelor’s degree, GPA of 2.2 or better (GPA waiver may be granted), and calculus with C or better.
288 Cyber Warfare Certificate: Distance Learning program that addresses the network threat environment, network infrastructure, network design and security for both wired and wireless environments as well as all facets of computer network operations, depending on the choice of certificate electives. Requirements for entry include a BSEE/BSCE degree or degree in another area of science or engineering with specific knowledge at the undergraduate level in computer architecture, computer networking, low-level programming, Command/Company endorsement, and TS/SCI clearance.
292 Electronic Warfare Engineer Academic Certificate: Distance learning program that provides a solid engineering foundation which covers the fundamental concepts needed to understand how EW signals are affected by the environment and includes a survey of existing EW systems and analysis techniques. Requirements for entry include acceptance by the ECE Department. Entrance to the Electrical and Computer Engineering curriculum at the Naval Postgraduate School is through a three-part requirement consisting of a minimum grade point average at the undergraduate level, a sufficient mathematics background, and a sufficient background in technical undergraduate studies. Applicants with a B.S.E.E. degree usually will satisfy the last two requirements automatically. Command/Company endorsement is required.
293 Journeyman EW Engineer Academic Certificate: Distance learning program that provides students with an understanding of the microwave and optical aspects of sensor and electronic warfare systems and state-of-the-art material on their use in systems are discussed during the courses. Requirements for entry include acceptance by the ECE Department. Entrance to the Electrical and Computer Engineering curriculum at the Naval Postgraduate School is a three-part requirement consisting of a minimum grade point average at the undergraduate level, a sufficient mathematics background, and a sufficient background in technical undergraduate studies. Applicants with a B.S.E.E. degree usually will satisfy the last two requirements automatically. Command/Company endorsement is required.
294 Senior EW Engineer Academic Certificate: Distance learning program that provides students with an understanding of advanced topics commonly found in EW such as, signature control (stealth) and low probability of intercept techniques for radar and electronic warfare. Requirements for entry include acceptance by the ECE Department. Entrance to the Electrical and Computer Engineering curriculum at the Naval Postgraduate School is through a three-part requirement consisting of a minimum grade point average at the undergraduate level, a sufficient mathematics background, and a sufficient background in technical undergraduate studies. Applicants with a B.S.E.E. degree usually will satisfy the last two requirements automatically. Command/Company endorsement is required.
295 Network Engineering Certificate: Distance learning program that addresses the design, implementation, traffic, signaling and performance analysis of modern enterprise and telecommunications network infrastructures, integrating both wired and wireless media. Requirements for entry include a bachelor’s degree.
296 Cyber Systems Certificate: Distance learning program that is designed to provide students with a graduate level focus on cyber systems, system reverse engineering, and depending on elective choice, an ability to assess vulnerability and risk, architecture and engineering, or network traffic. Requirements for entry include a BSEE/BSCE degree or degree in another area of science or engineering with specific knowledge at the undergraduate level in computer architecture, computer networking, and low-level programming.
298 Space Nuclear Command, Control & Communications Certificate: Distance learning program that supports objectives corresponding to required space, ground, and classified elements of USAF Global Strike Command’s strategic nuclear education components. Requirements for entry include a bachelor’s degree with above-average grades, completion of college-level Algebra 2, college-level physics with a C or better average and secret security clearance.
299 Applied Trajectory Optimization Certificate: Distance learning program that provides students with a suite of practical mathematical tools for applying trajectory optimization techniques to solve various problems in engineering design and optimization. Requirements for entry include a bachelor’s degree and acceptance by the MAE Department.
3. Tuition:
NPS is mission-funded to provide tuition-free graduate education to full-time active-duty Navy and Marine Corps service members. Seats not filled by active-duty Navy and Marine Corps service members will be made available for open enrollment to other uniformed service members, Department of the Navy and other federal government civilians, and defense contractor civilians under tuition sponsorship by their organization or agency. For information regarding tuition, please contact the NPS Tuition office at tuition@nps.edu. NPS must have a support agreement (DON form 7600A or DD1144) in place with each government funding sponsor before accepting funding documents. All students are required to purchase their textbooks.
4. Application Process:
Service members interested in this certificate program may visit the NPS web pages for detailed eligibility and application process.
Program webpages:
https://online.nps.edu/w/121-refuel-logistics-certificate
https://online.nps.edu/w/128-artificial-intelligence-for-military-use-certificate
https://online.nps.edu/w/192-defense-management-foundations
https://online.nps.edu/w/196-dod-financial-management-certificate
https://online.nps.edu/w/208-leadership-for-public-administrators
https://online.nps.edu/w/225-certificate-in-applied-cyber-operations
https://online.nps.edu/w/231-implementing-technological-change-certificate
https://online.nps.edu/w/235-combat-systems-science-and-engineering-certificate
https://online.nps.edu/w/236-defense-energy-certificate
https://online.nps.edu/w/238-basic-contract-management-certificate
https://online.nps.edu/w/244-advanced-contract-management-certificate
https://online.nps.edu/w/256-cybersecurity-fundamentals-certificate
https://online.nps.edu/w/258-cybersecurity-defense-certificate
https://online.nps.edu/w/260-cybersecurity-adversarial-techniques-certificate
https://online.nps.edu/w/273-space-systems-fundamentals-certificate
https://online.nps.edu/w/274-anti-submarine-warfare-certificate
https://online.nps.edu/w/281-systems-analysis-certificate
https://online.nps.edu/w/288-cyber-warfare-certificate
https://online.nps.edu/w/292-electronic-warfare-engineer-academic-certificate
https://online.nps.edu/w/293-journeyman-ew-engineer-academic-certificate
https://online.nps.edu/w/294-senior-ew-engineer-academic-certificate-program
https://online.nps.edu/w/295-network-engineering-certificate
https://online.nps.edu/w/296-cyber-systems-certificate
https://online.nps.edu/w/298-space-nuclear-command-control-communications-certificate
https://online.nps.edu/w/299-applied-trajectory-optimization-certificate
5. Post Graduation:
Per OPNAVINST 1520.23C, Naval personnel participating in a program must agree to remain on active duty for one year following completion of this certificate program. This obligation is discharged concurrently with any other service obligation already incurred. This agreement does not obligate the Navy to retain the service member on active duty.
6. Point of Contact:
NPS Certificate program contact, via email at ONLINE(AT)NPS.EDU. Additional information on the Naval Postgraduate School’s online programs can be obtained via our website online.nps.edu.
7. This message will remain in effect until superseded or 1 April 2024, whichever occurs first.
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