SBIR-STTR Award

TiER1 Performance Solutions proposes to develop CATS (Competency-based Adaptive Training System), a system to address common warfighter training needs in the Air and Space Operations Center. A major goal of this effort is to prepare warfighters for mission readiness by integrating a Learning Management System (LMS), which delivers personalized content and learning events as needed and provides continuous evaluation of performance; a Learning Content Management System (LCMS), which maintains a catalog of learning and assessment opportunities; and a Competency Management System (CMS), which manages various domain-specific competency models and learner proficiency ratings. At the core of the CATS solution is a competency-based framework that is leveraged into learning objectives. These learning objectives are continuously evaluated while a learner is engaged in the system, enabling the dynamic creation and adaptation of learning paths to accelerate or remediate based on the trainee’s measured performance and proficiency goals. The design of CATS is a flexible system that incorporates the learner's previous experience, training, and proficiency in an organized way to efficiently prepare them for new career or mission goals.

Keywords:
Adaptive Learning, Performance Measurement, Competency-Based Training, Accelerated Learning, Learning Management System, Scorm, Hla, Dis

TiER1 Performance Solutions proposes to develop CATS (Competency-based Adaptive Training System)—a system to address common warfighter training needs in the Air and Space Operations Center. The goal of this effort is to prepare warfighters for mission readiness by integrating: a Learning Management System (LMS), which delivers personalized content and learning events as needed and provides continuous evaluation of performance; a Learning Content Management System (LCMS), which maintains a catalog of learning and assessment opportunities; and a Competency Management System (CMS), which manages domain-specific competency models and learner proficiencies. At the core of the CATS solution are: (1) a competency framework that defines the knowledge, skills, and abilities required by operational role; and (2) an evidence framework that incorporates personal performance data from online (SCORM) and instructor-led training events, live simulation (HLA/DIS), on-the-job experience, and manually reported ratings to derive the learner’s current competency proficiencies. Individual proficiency gaps are leveraged into learning objectives, which are continuously evaluated as performance data is collected, enabling the dynamic creation and adaptation of learning paths using all available development opportunities. CATS is a flexible system that incorporates the learner's previous experience, training, and proficiency to efficiently prepare them for new career or mission goals.

Keywords:
Adaptive learning, performance measurement, competency-based training, accelerated learning, learning management system, SCORM, HLA, DIS ---------- In todays Air Force, developing and maintaining the needed knowledge and skills across the workforce is a big undertaking. And operational training is often linear, not personalizeda "one size fits all" training approach. While there is a recognition that learners possess differing experiences and educational preparation, an effective system to enable and support individualized training has not been available. TiER1 Performance Solutions is developing CATS (Competency-based Adaptive Training System)a system to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of warfighter training.The goal of this effort is to demonstrate the CATS system in an operational environment in Air Combat Command such as the Air and Space Operations Center. CATS enables a data-driven learning lifecycle and integrates a Learning Management System (LMS), a Learning Content Management System (LCMS), and a Competency Management System (CMS). Together, this system delivers personalized content and learning events as needed; maintains a catalog of learning and assessment opportunities; provides continuous evaluation of performance; and manages domain-specific competency models and learner proficiencies. CATS is a flexible, data-driven system that incorporates the learner's previous experience, training, and proficiency to efficiently prepare them for new career or mission goals.