 The International Defense Acquisition Resource Management (IDARM) program at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, offers a wide range of defense acquisition resource management courses to our worldwide customers under the Expanded-IMET program.
The majority of IDARM courses are delivered via Mobile Education Teams (METs) with two or more faculty members, depending on the subject matter to be covered and length of the course. The courses combine both classroom lectures and group exercises supplemented by case studies designed to highlight specific learning objectives involving defense acquisition management decision-making. Some courses cover a combination of interrelated subjects in a seminar format, with the goal of offering defense leaders the opportunity to explore strategic issues which must be addressed in order to improve their nation’s defense acquisition processes and the business practices in use in each acquisition program. Our education programs are developed by Naval Postgraduate School faculty, and are tailored to the specific government organizational structures, national acquisition statutes and regulations, and defense acquisition objectives in place in each country we visit.
Twice yearly, we offer a two week resident course, Principles of Defense Acquisition Management (MASL P159200). The target audience is international military officers and civilian officials working in any of the professional fields supporting defense acquisition programs. The next course offerings are
scheduled for: 20-31 October,
2008 and 2-13 March,
2009.
We also offer Principles of Defense Procurement and Contracting (MASL P159202). It will immediately follow the Principles of Defense Acquisition Management course. The target audience is international military officers and civilian officials working in the policy or operational aspects of tendering and contracting. This course examines tendering and contracting from an international perspective and examines different models, including the United States, EU and NATO. The next course offerings are
scheduled for: 3-14 November,
2008 and 16-27
March, 2009.
Our third resident course is International Defense Acquisition Negotiations (MASL P179069). This course is designed for US and international military officers and civilian equivalents who directly or indirectly contribute to development of negotiation positions, conduct analysis of information, or participate in negotiations. The course focuses on planning and preparing for negotiations with a special emphasis on negotiation of complex issues in a multi-cultural environment. The next
course offerings are
scheduled for: 17-28 November, 2008
and 16-27
November, 2009.
The “back to back” scheduling of these resident courses affords attendees the option of attending either or all courses. Course outlines are included in this catalog. The resident courses can also be offered in-country.
We encourage early reservation of quotas since course attendance is limited to 20 participants. Both resident courses are taught in English and require an ESL score of 80; waiver requests will be considered on a case by case basis. Both courses are approved for E-IMET funding for civilian students. The Naval Education and Training Security Assistance Field Activity (NETSAFA) exercises overall quota control for these resident courses.
This guide also includes general course descriptions for many of the on-site MET courses IDARM offers. MASL numbers have not been requested for these courses since most are specifically tailored to an individual country’s requirements. We hope that these descriptions will be of value by assisting defense leaders and country team members to identify the areas of instruction which can be offered to their military and civilian acquisition officials.
We look forward to the opportunity to present an IDARM course in your country in the near future…and to welcoming your students to our resident course at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California!
Dr. Elisabeth Wright, CPCM
IDARM Program Manager |
