Army VOTEC Program Brief

The U.S. Army Education Division implemented a new short-term, pilot program to target non-credit, vocational training for soldiers on active duty, National Guard, and Army Reserve on extended Active duty.

AVOTEC enrollment began February 1st, 2009 in various colleges nationwide. The last day to invoice for any classes which a soldier has enrolled is September 30th, 2009. Payment for this training is submitted to colleges in the form of Government Tuition Assistance Reimbursement (TAR), which is processed by Jackie Thoms in Finance.

Each soldier is provided up to $4500 for training, which can not be used after the September 30th, 2009. Soldiers can use these funds for other programs, so the $4500 is not dedicated to AVOTEC training. The Army tracks the money being used by the soldier, and provides the remaining funds available on an enrollment form provided to Registration.

Eligible training must be non-credit and lead to a state, national, or industry certification or licensure. Classes that are vocational, but can be used for dual credit, also qualify for AVOTEC funding. Training can be no longer than 18 months maximum in class length. The start date of training is not specified, as long as the training can be invoiced by September 30th, 2009.

Our program will be visible primarily to the local Army education office in Fort Lewis. Our contact at Fort Lewis has information about VOTEC eligible BCC classes for interested soldiers. BCC eligible classes are also visible on a secure Army Education Division website. To view this link, you may have to select ‘yes’ to a Security Certificate warning to proceed: https://www.hrc.army.mil/site/education/VOTEC_Program.html.

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The eligible AVOTEC-funded classes at BCC Continuing Education are listed below:

Computer Programs Classes – *** Forward to Continuing Education Customer Service (x2263) for registration, or Annie DeLeon (x4005) for program questions.***

Software Testing & Quality Assurance Certificate Program
Web Development Certificate Program
Web Design Certificate Program
A+ Certification
Network+ Certification
Security+ Certification
Cisco Level 1-4
Cisco Network Security I and II
Microsoft Office Word 2003 and 2007 Level 1-3
Microsoft Office Excel 2003 and 2007 Level 1-3
Microsoft Office Access 2003 and 2007 Level 1-3
Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 and 2007 Level 1-3
Labview
SQL Server 2005: Implementation and Maintenance
Optimizing and Maintaining DB Admin Solutions with SQL 2005
Adobe Illustrator CS3 and CS4
Adobe InDesign CS3 Level 1-2 and CS4 Level 1
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Level 1-2 and CS4 Level 1-2
Adobe Flash CS3 Level 1-3 and CS4 Level 1-3

Business & Professional Programs – ***Forward soldier to Kristen McConaha (x3172) or Jorja Gunderson (x2549) for registration***

Introduction to Project Management
Project Planning & Scheduling
Managing the Project Team
PMP Exam Preparation
Project 2007 for Project Managers
Medical Coding – CPT Services and Procedures
Medical Coding – ICD-9-CM Diagnosis
Medical Coding – A Self-Paced Online Program
PayTrain Fundamentals
PayTrain Mastery
Project Management Certificate Program
Human Resources Management Certificate Program

World Languages Programs – ***Forward soldier to Jamie Lucero (x3177) or Rene Siegenthaler (x3171) for registration***

INTRP 101: Introduction to Translation & Interpretation
INTRP 102: Fundamentals of Interpreting
INTRP 104: Technology for Translators & Interpreters
INTRP 105: Vocabulary Acquisition & Terminology Research
INTRP 106: Ethics & Business Practice of Translation and Interpretation