1. Career Development Training Course
Educational Opportunities
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2. Educational Opportunities
Enabling Objectives
Upon successful completion of this topic,
the trainee will be able to:
 DEFINE the function and contents of
NAVEDTRA 10500, Catalog of Navy
Training Courses (CANTRAC).
 IDENTIFY the components of the Course
Identification Number (CIN).
 IDENTIFY the eligibility requirements for
Navy service schools.
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3. Educational Opportunities
Enabling Objectives (cont.)
 IDENTIFY the types of under-instruction
quotas and the rotational credit earned
with these quotas.
 IDENTIFY service school disenrollment
procedures.
 IDENTIFY the procedure to request “A”
School.
 IDENTIFY Armed Services Vocational
Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) components.
 LIST the Navy College Programs.
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4. Educational Opportunities
Enabling Objectives (cont.)
 IDENTIFY High School Completion
Program requirements and funding
procedures.
 IDENTIFY academic skill classes and
modes of delivery.
 LIST the Tuition Assistance (TA)
eligibility requirements.
 IDENTIFY the Navy College Program for
Afloat College Education (NCPACE)
program eligibility requirements and
modes of delivery.
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5. Educational Opportunities
Enabling Objectives (cont.)
 IDENTIFY the goal of the Navy College
Program Distance Learning Partnership
(NCPDLP).
 IDENTIFY the purpose of the Navy
Servicemembers Opportunity College
(SOCNAV) network.
 IDENTIFY the purposes of the United
Services Military Apprenticeship
Program (USMAP).
 LIST the services provided by the Navy
College Office.
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6. Educational Opportunities
Enabling Objectives (cont.)
 DEFINE the function and contents of the
Catalog of Non-Resident Training
Courses (NRTC).
 LIST the Navy E-Learning resources.
 IDENTIFY the purposes of Navy E-
Learning.
 IDENTIFY the components of the
Federally Legislated Educational Benefit
Program.
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7. Educational Opportunities
Reference Publications
 NAVEDTRA 10500, Catalog Of Navy
Training Courses (CANTRAC)
 NAVEDTRA 12061, Catalog Of
Nonresident Training Courses
 NAVPERS 15560(series), Naval
Military Personnel Manual
(MILPERSMAN)
 Navy College website: https://
www.navycollege.navy.mil
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8. Educational Opportunities
Reference Publications (cont.)
 OPNAVINST 1560.10(series) ,
Administration of the United
Services Military Apprenticeship
Program
 BUPERSINST 1780.1(series),
Federally Legislated Educational
Benefit Programs
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9. Educational Opportunities
Catalog of Navy Training Courses
(CANTRAC)
 Function:
 Provides a consolidated, centrally
produced and computerized catalog
that presents courses in standardized
form.
 Can be accessed online through NKO
web site.
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10. Educational Opportunities
CANTRAC Format
 CANTRAC VOLUME I:
 Introduction
 General information on training
facilities
 CANTRAC VOLUME II:
 DEERS access to login
 Course descriptions/prerequisites
 Convening schedules/locations
 Course revision frequency
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11. Educational Opportunities
Course Identification Number (CIN)
 Consists of 7 or 8 digits.
 Example: A-501-0011:
 A is the command identifier.
 501 is the DOD code skill.
 Skill code is 2 digits for officer and 3
digits for enlisted.
 0011 is the sequence number within
the skill code.
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12. Educational Opportunities
Service Schools Eligibility
Requirements
 Sailor must:
 Be physically qualified.
 Have no more than 1 NJP within 18
months preceding application.
 Have no court-martial convictions.
 If not rated, must have 12 months on
board to request, 18 months on
board to transfer.
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13. Educational Opportunities
Service Schools Eligibility
Requirements (cont.)
 Obligated Service (OBLISERV):
 Sailors must OBLISERV prior to
transfer.
 Exception is OBLISERV to Train (OTT)
option (most recent SRB NAVADMIN
message).
 AEF/ATF/NUC use MILPERSMAN
1160-040.
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14. Educational Opportunities
Service School Quotas
 TEMADDINS:
 Temporary Additional Duty Under
Instruction – quota > 20 weeks; Sailor
returns to command.
 TEMDUINS:
 Temporary Duty Under Instruction –
Quota > 20 weeks in connection with a
PCS move.
 DUINS:
 Duty Under Instruction – Quota > 20
weeks, considered a PCS move.
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15. Educational Opportunities
Rotation Credit
 TEMADDINS:
 Sailors return to their command and rotation
continues.
 TEMDUINS:
 Neutral duty
 DUINS:
 If reporting from shore duty, it is considered
a continuation of shore duty.
 If reporting from sea duty, it Is considered
neutral duty.
 If school is 18 months or longer, it is
considered shore duty.
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16. Educational Opportunities
Service School Disenrollment
 Payback will be in accordance
with the chart in MILPERSMAN
1160
 Payback - NF/ATF/AEF
MILPERSMAN 1160-040:
 Table
 Must OBLISERV prior to transfer
 Advanced Training/Accelerated
Advancement:
 1 year for each.
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17. Educational Opportunities
“A” School Requests
 Submit 1306/7 package including:
 Endorsements
 Screening requirements letters
 Security clearance application
 Other pertinent information
 Requires strong CO’s endorsement.
 Submit any waivers if applicable.
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18. Educational Opportunities
Navy College Programs
 High School Completion
 Academic Skills
 Tuition Assistance
 Navy College Program for Afloat College
Education (NCPACE)
 Navy College Program Distance Learning
Partnership (NCPDLP)
 Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges
Navy (SOCNAV)
 United Services Military Apprenticeship
Program (USMAP)
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19. Educational Opportunities
High School Completion
 Classes are:
 Held during off-duty time to meet
requirements for a high school
diploma or equivalent credential.
 Fully funded under the Tuition
Assistance Program.
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20. Educational Opportunities
Academic Skills
 Classes:
 Are designed to improve competency
in reading, English, and math.
 Offer two modes of delivery:
 Instructor-led, which is facilitated and
offered worldwide on demand.
 Self-paced, which is “taught” using
computerized courseware at 24 Navy
College Learning Centers.
 Supports “Perform To Serve.”
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21. Educational Opportunities
Tuition Assistance (TA) Eligibility
 Sailors must:
 Be on active duty for the entire length of the
course.
 Attend an institution accredited and recognized
by the Department of Education.
 Provide grades for TA funded courses.
 Reimburse “Ws” (voluntary withdrawal) and
grade of “F” (failure).
 Agree to remain on active duty for at least two
years upon completion of courses funded by TA
(officer only).
 Must be counseled by Navy College Office staff.
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22. Educational Opportunities
Navy College Program for Afloat College
Education (NCPACE)
 Provides shipboard personnel with
educational opportunities comparable to
those available ashore.
 Offers free tuition – Students only pay for
books and other instructional materials.
 Is offered on all US naval vessels and
deployable squadrons assigned to Type 2
and Type 4 UICs.
 Offers two modes of delivery:
 Instructor-led
 Distance learning
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23. Educational Opportunities
Navy College Program Distance Learning
Partnership (NCPDLP)
 Goal of NCPDLP:
 To make available rating relevant
educational opportunities worldwide to
Sailors through a variety of distance
learning instructional modes.
 NCPDLP Institutions are members
of Servicemembers Opportunity
Colleges Navy (SOCNAV).
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24. Educational Opportunities
Servicemembers Opportunity
Colleges Navy (SOCNAV)
 SOCNAV:
 Is a system of college curriculum
networks designed for Sailors and their
adult family members.
 Consists of groups of colleges that have
agreed to accept each other's courses in
a particular program of study.
 Allows students to move freely among
network colleges without being
reevaluated or worrying about whether
courses will transfer.
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25. Educational Opportunities
Servicemembers Opportunity
Colleges Navy (SOCNAV) (cont.)
 SOCNAV Levels:
 SOCNAV-2 is the Associate’s Degree
network program.
 SOCNAV-4 is the Bachelor's Degree
network program.
 SOCNAV Agreement issued after 6
semester hours of course work.
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26. Educational Opportunities
United Services Military
Apprenticeship Program (USMAP)
 USMAP:
 Is a system by which active duty service
members can earn certification for skills
learned through documented work
experience.
 Provides Department of Labor (DOL)-
registered apprenticeships to active duty
service members.
 Provides Sailors with the nationally
recognized "Certificate of Completion"
from the DOL upon program completion.
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27. Educational Opportunities
Navy College Services
 Educational Needs Assessment
 Navy Education Programs Counseling
 Academic Testing
 Briefings
 American Council on Education (ACE)
Evaluation
 Sailor/Marine American Council on
Education Registry Transcript (SMART)
 Sailor/Marine Online Academic Advisor
(SMOLAA)
 Navy College Learning Center
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28. Educational Opportunities
Navy College Center (NCC)
 NCC:
 Is located in Pensacola, Florida
 Is operational 7 days a week from 0600
- 2100 (CST)
 Contact Information:
 Phone: 1-877-253-7122
 DSN: 922-7122
 Website: https://
www.navycollege.navy.mil
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29. Educational Opportunities
NAVEDTRA 12061, Catalog of
Nonresident Training Courses (NRTC)
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 Front lists obsolete courses
 Part 1 - General ordering
instructions
 NRTCs listed alphabetically by title
 NRTC is course with answer sheet
 Certain NRTCs may be ordered in
electronic format (CD-ROM)
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30. Educational Opportunities
Navy E-Learning
 Combines the resources of:
 Sailor/Marine American Council on
Education Registry Transcript
 Navy Training Management and
Planning System (NTMPS)
 NTMPS Electronic Training Jacket
(ETJ)
 NETg
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31. Educational Opportunities
Navy E-Learning (cont.)
 Why Navy E-Learning?
 Is an online training experience.
 Offers self-paced courses.
 Is individualized for a Sailor’s needs.
 Is available anytime, anyplace
worldwide on NKO (providing Internet
access is available).
 Is designed to satisfy training,
education and professional
development requirements.
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32. Educational Opportunities
Navy E-Learning (cont.)
 What does Navy E-Learning have to
offer?
 4479 training courses
 Information technology programs
 Rate training
 Leadership, management, and
personal development programs
 GMT
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33. Educational Opportunities
BUPERSINST 1780.1, Federally
Legislated Educational Benefit
Programs
V E G IB VEA P M G IB N A VY
1 FEB 55 - 1 JA N 77 - 1 JU L 85 C O LLEG E FU N D
31 D EC 76 30 JU N 85 PR ESEN T 1 JA N 90
PR ESEN T
EA TP C O N V E R S IO N
1 D EC 80 - F R O M V E A P T O M G IB
30 SEP 82 9 O C T 96 - 8 O C T 97
C O N V E R S IO N
F R O M V E G IB T O M G IB
1 JA N 90
PR ESEN T
N e w M G IB ? ?
P o s s ib ly
J u ly 2 0 0 9
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34. Educational Opportunities
Vietnam ERA GI BILL
 Veterans’ Readjustment Benefits
Act of 1966:
 Applies to those who served from
31 JAN 55 - 31 DEC 76.
 Benefits terminate 10 years after
discharge date.
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35. Educational Opportunities
Veterans Educational Assistance
Program (VEAP)
 Post Vietnam Era Veteran’s
Educational Assistance Program
 Applies to those who served from
1 JAN 77 - 30 JUN 85
 Matched 2 for 1
 Provides $2,700 (servicemember) +
$5,400 = $8,100
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36. Educational Opportunities
Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB)
 Montgomery GI Bill Act of 1984:
 Effective 1 JUL 85.
 Sailor contributes $100.00 per month for the
first 12 months of active duty.
 Provides monthly Educational Assistance
Allowance for attending college. Current
rates can be found on the Department of
Veterans Affairs Website: http://
www.gibill.va.gov
 Benefits terminate 10 years after discharge
date.
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37. Educational Opportunities
Summary and Review
 What does TEMDUINS stand for?
 What are the TA eligibility
requirements?
 What is Navy E-Learning designed
to do?
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