DANTES Information Bulletin (01) Jan 2021

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2020

A Year in Review In this issue: 2020 Year in Review 2 Webinars Throughout the Year

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In Case You Missed It, Check out 2020 DIBs

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MilEd Benefits App For VolEd Counselors

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Contact Information

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DANTES Sponsored Programs: A Year in Review Jeff Allen, Director, DANTES

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he year 2020 brought unprecedented challenges to our nation, families, and the DoD Voluntary Education (VolEd) workforce. Although challenging, we managed to have a successful year supporting the VolEd enterprise and helping service members reach their education and career goals.

In this issue, we will highlight some of our collective 2020 accomplishments. These shared

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accomplishments were made possible by the dedication, innovation, and efforts of voluntary education personnel, Defense education institutional partners, national testing agencies, and postsecondary organizations that are all part of the VolEd community.

Thank you for your care for service members and for your dedication and diligence to continue our important mission.

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Year In Review

Here is how DANTES, in concert with strategic partners, helped accomplish the VolEd mission in 2020: • Supported deployed warfighters and enhanced readiness by providing education programs in contingency areas in the Middle East, Southwest Asia and Africa. Deployed service members enrolled in 6,270 college courses and received over 60,432 hours of education support services sharpening skills and enhancing lethality of the force.

• Collaborated with higher education associations, defense education partners and continued to renew fiveyear DoD Partnership Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreements with over 2,900 academic institutions to provide off-duty educational opportunities and post-secondary education access for service members.

• Completed Military Training Evaluation Program reviews by the American Council on Education, where 346 military courses and occupations were reviewed for college credit equivalency, generating 2,794 college credit recommendations, documented on the Joint Services Transcript (JST).

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• Enabled more than 30,000 service members to complete over 37,000 exams based on prior learning experience, reducing degree completion time and avoiding over $21M in DoD tuition assistance costs by awarding college credits for testing.

• Partnered with 31 states implementing Troops to Teachers grants to enable the delivery of teacher credentialing and job placement services to service members and veterans, resulting in 397 first year, full-time K-12 teachers placed in public schools and over 1,450 employed as full-time teachers substitute teachers, teacher assistants, para-professionals, or administrators for K-12 classrooms.

• Supported the voluntary education enterprise by providing outreach resources, developing the VolEd workforce, and supporting the enterprise’s data management. Adjusting to the 2020 virtual environment, DANTES provided 13 webinars and 5 virtual education discussions via Facebook Live. As a result, the Department was able to increase service member awareness of education programs and benefits, increase counselor proficiency to deliver education support services, and manage data for operations and compliance.

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The Year Ahead 2021 Deliverables/Goals During FY21, DANTES will continue to support the Services’ needs and requirements to improve the educational levels of the force through a shared service delivery model reducing the cost and the administrative and regulatory burden on the Services. The focus this year includes: • Stabilizing and modernizing the DoD Voluntary Education System (DoDVES), a DANTESsponsored defense business system supporting various voluntary education program management functions.

• Optimizing the Prior Learning Assessment credit award process to ensure that the Department continues to have a means to evaluate, document, and translate the human capital capabilities that service members gain from military experiences into college credit recommendations.

• Refining DANTES-sponsored education programs and services through continuous process improvement.

• Executing a comprehensive outreach, engagement and communication plan to increase the awareness and usage of DANTES-sponsored voluntary education programs.

Thank you for all of the great work in 2020 and looking forward to all that we will accomplish together in 2021!

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Webinars from 2020 In case you missed it, we offered webinars as part of DANTES’ commitment to the Voluntary Education (VolEd) community, Military Services, and service members. Providing quality customer service and keeping you informed is an important part of our mission. Program webinars are offered monthly and cover a variety of education topics. See future events at https://www.dantes.doded.mil/Webinars/

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Click on the pictures below to see what was offered or go to our youtube site to see more videos at https://www.youtube.com/c/DoDDANTES/videos

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In Cased You Missed The DIB The DIB is designed to keep VolEd professionals up-to-date on DANTES sponsored education programs. In case you missed an issue in 2020, here is a snap-shot of our monthly DIB newsletters. Subscribe to the DIB for monthly updates at http://www.dantes.doded.mil/dib.html

Academic Skills February 2020

Transition Options May 2020

Reimbursement Process August 2020 DANTES Information Bulletin

Kuder Journey March 2020

MilEd Benefits App June 2020

Down-Range Support September 2020

College/Career Readiness April 2020

Mil Training Eval Program July 2020

College Credit November 2020 http://www.dantes.doded.mil

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MilEd Benefits App for VolEd Counselors MilEd Benefits App Section for VolEd Professionals

Go to: www.myvoled.com/app to link to Apple iOS and Android download sites.

Once the app is downloaded, VolEd Counselors will be able to enter an access code for viewing additional content under settings at the bottom of the app’s dropdown menu.

The access code for the VolEd Education Professional Section is: M-UPCVTF. Once entered, Counselors can view: Professional Development Training Calendars, VolEd Staff Surveys, News & Announcements, PDI, and Education Training Videos.

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There is now a Professional Development Tool on the MilEd Benefits App, available just for the VolEd Professional Community. The VolEd Professional Development section is under a hidden access code.

DANTES VolEd Professional Development Section for Education Counselors can be found within the MilEd Benefits Mobile App in 4 easy steps!

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POC: Ms. Emily Bachman - DANTES_Outreach@navy.mil - www.myvoled.com/app DANTES Information Bulletin

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DANTES Exams Reimbursement – College and Career Readiness Programs

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ue to required system maintenance, DANTES is temporarily unable to issue Exam Reimbursement payments at this time. Service members are encouraged to continue submitting reimbursement requests, and DANTES will continue to assist applicants with submissions, approve requests, and respond to customer inquiries. Service members are advised to expect delays beyond 6 weeks for the deposit of Electronic Funds Transfers (EFT), or the issuance of a U.S. Department of Treasury Check. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and are working to resolve the delays as quickly as possible.

Note: All program personnel are teleworking due to the national health crisis. Emails are checked remotely and responded to in the order in which they are received.

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he MilEd Benefits App now includes a Professional Development Tool just for the VolEd Professional Community. The new section includes: Professional Development Training Calendars, VolEd Staff Surveys, News & Announcements, PDI, and Education Training Videos.

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For access or other questions, please contact Ms. Emily Bachman, DANTES Outreach Coordinator, DANTES_outreach@navy.mil

Kuder Journey Webinar

Date: Feb. 3, 2021 Time: 1100 EST / 1000 CST / 0900 MT / 0800 PT

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uder Journey can help create an education and career path focused on your goals. Check out the upcoming webinar: Create Acct/Holland Theory presented by Mareba Mack and Joe Pittman (Kuder Journey) via Microsoft Teams Register: https://www.dantes.doded.mil/Webinars/index.html.

OASC-Adaptive Technology Webinar

Date: Feb. 11, 2021 Time: 1130 ET/ 1030 CT/ 0930 MT/ 0830 PT

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he course now starts with a diagnostic test which provides prescriptive lessons based on strengths and weaknesses, providing an individualized experience for every participant.

In this webinar you’ll learn how the adaptive technology works and why it will benefit service members studying to increase their AFCT scores.

Register: https://www.dantes.doded.mil/Webinars/index.html. http://www.dantes.doded.mil

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