Identifying Future Training Technology Opportunities Using Career Field Models and Simulations

Abstract

The military continues to face substantial reductions in training and operational resources. Of particular concern are reductions in the budget for in-residence initial skills and follow-on training courses. Although advanced training technologies offer opportunities for reducing the time required for a given course while maintaining levels of proficiency, technology is not a solution in and of itself. This report presents results from a recent application of a career field education and training planning simulation capability to identify cost-effective opportunities for the introduction of advanced training technology to reduce time-to-train and overall training costs. The report also discusses the importance of life-cycle modeling of entire career fields and important cost and utility factors for deriving total training costs and relative return-on-investment timelines. Implications for large-scale implementation of advanced training technology for restructuring future training are highlighted and discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA472517

Entities

People

  • Brice Stone
  • Hendrick W. Ruck
  • Kathryn Turner
  • Winston Bennett Jr.

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Applied Psychology
  • Business Administration
  • Computer Simulations
  • Cycles
  • Education
  • Governments
  • Human Resources
  • Job Training
  • Life Cycles
  • Military Research
  • Physiology
  • Psychology
  • Simulations
  • Students
  • Training

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.