Army launches single system for developing training materials

The Army says its new platform replaces two separate development tools and launched with approximately 225,000 migrated learning products.

The Army said November 12 that its enterprise software office launched the Army Training Development Capability on October 6, bringing the creation, review, approval and sharing of training and education products into one system.

The service said the platform replaces the Training Development Capability and the Army Training Management System Development Tool. It described the new system as a common place for developers to build and manage training products.

The Army said approximately 225,000 learning products had been migrated before launch, including 103,000 approved products ready for immediate use. Supported products include lesson plans, courses, programs of instruction, training support packages and combined arms training strategies.

The platform includes an assistant called AskTDC, automated quality checks, document uploads, collaboration tools and version controls, according to the Army. The announcement presents these features as ways to reduce manual work and support oversight; it does not report measured time savings.

The Army said approved products developed in the system are shared with other Army systems, including the Central Army Registry and ATIS Train. It described a lifecycle that runs from development and review through approval, publication and periodic updates.

That shared workflow could make it easier for training organizations to work from aligned materials, but the announcement does not establish how widely the system is being used or whether it has improved training outcomes. It also leaves open how particular formations and installations are transitioning from the earlier tools.

Source: Army Launches New Capability to Modernize Training Development.

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