jko-catalog-sep-2012

* Indicates new courses added to the JKO LCMS after July 2011. The “*” is not a part of the actual course number.
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JKO Course Descriptions
Corps officers and enlisted personnel, and approximately 110 civil service employees. About 1,500 people belong to additional
support units located in Hawaii and throughout the Command's Area of Responsibility (AOR). These units include the Asia-
Pacific Center for Security Studies, the Information Systems Support Activity, Pacific Automated Server Site Japan, Cruise Missile
Support Activity, Special Intelligence Communications, Joint Intelligence Center Pacific, Joint Intelligence Training Activity
Pacific, Joint Interagency Task Force West, and Joint Task Force Full-Accounting. 1 hour(s)
USSOCOM Records Management Course SOCOM-US663 N,S
The purpose of this course is to provide to meet the DoD annual requirement for records management training. 0.5 hour(s)
Uzbek Headstart 2 Modules 00-10 - Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC) USA-UZHS-00-10*
N,S
Uzbek Headstart2 consists of two units. Unit One (Sound and Script is course 00) teaches the basics of the target language in
twenty interactive tasks. Unit Two (Military are courses 01-10) consists of a total of fifty mission-specific tasks. These tasks are
designed according to military training and include scenarios covering public safety, medical situations, basic command, cordon
and search, and even gathering intelligence. In order to complete a language requirement, users must complete all eleven
courses (modules 00-10) in a target language; therefore, the Headstart2 courses have been organized into curriculums to ensure
all lessons are complete. A user will only be able to obtain a completion certificate once the entire curriculum is complete.
80 hour(s)
VCAT Afghanistan J3OP-US852 N,S
The purpose of this course is to provide cultural awareness and language training using gaming technologies along with other
innovative methods. VCAT Afghanistan focuses on the countries, regions, and languages that comprise the three regions of
Afghanistan (Kandahar, Jalalabad, Kabul) where US forces typically operate. It is a web-based course on JKO that delivers one
customized course of instruction which is based on the specific area of deployment and the specific area of interest selected
by the learner. Learners are tested on their level of knowledge and must pass with a score of 100% in order to graduate and
receive their certificate of completion. 4 hour(s)
VCAT Horn of Africa AFR-J3OP-US850 N
The purpose of this course is to provide cultural awareness training that focuses on the development of mission-relevant intercultural
competence for personnel deploying to the Horn of Africa (HOA). VCAT is designed to teach useful cultural information
about the countries in the Horn of Africa and demonstrate how to use this information when interacting with people in those
countries. The missions covered in the VCAT HOA course are Civil Affairs, Security Cooperation, and Humanitarian Relief.
VCAT HOA uses advanced learning techniques including game-based learning, storytelling, intelligent tutoring, and remediation
to help learners quickly and efficiently develop operational cultural knowledge, and acquire required cultural skills. 10 hour(s)
VCAT Northern Africa AFR-J3OP-US851 N
The purpose of this course is to provide cultural awareness and language training using gaming technologies along with other
innovative methods. VCAT Northern Africa focuses on the countries, regions, and languages that comprise the area known as
Northern Africa. It is a web-based course on JKO that delivers sixteen customized courses of instruction, each based on the
specific area of deployment and the specific area of interest selected by the learner. Learners are tested on their level of
knowledge and must pass with a score of 80% or better in order to graduate and receive their certificate of completion.
10 hour(s)
VCAT South America – Phase 1 J3OP-US853* N,S
The purpose of this course is to provide cultural awareness and language training using gaming technologies along with other
innovative methods. VCAT South America focuses on the countries and languages within the Andean Ridge and Southern
Cone regions. It is a web-based course on JKO that delivers one customized course of instruction which is based on the specific
area of deployment and the specific area of interest selected by the user. Users are tested on their level of knowledge and
must pass with a score of 80% in order to graduate and receive their certificate of completion. 36 hour(s)
Village Stability Operations (VSO) / Afghan Local Police (ALP) Course J3OP-US1125* S
On Tuesday, 29 Nov 11, the Joint Warfighter Professional Development Seminar (JWPDS) program will present a JCOA briefing
resulting from a suggested study by Combined Forces Special Operations Component Command Afghanistan - "Village Stability
Operations (VSO)/ Afghan Local Police (ALP) (2011)." The VSO/ALP enables rural Afghans to stand up for themselves, augments
Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) operations while capacity is built, and shapes conditions for development and
governance in important areas of Afghanistan. This study discusses the initiative and highlights a number of the unique as-