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Update from LandWarNet e-University for the Signal Regiment
By LandWarNet staff
Introduction
Soldier and Civilian readiness
needs necessitate the availability of
training on-demand. Distributed
Learning leverages technologies
into training to achieve the following
benefits to meet those demands:
����� Improved readiness
����� Continuous training
throughout the Soldier or
Civilians career
����� Closing the gap between
training and operating
environments
����� Facilitating more responsive
development and distribution
of critical training
����� Reducing Soldiers’ time
away from unit/home
����� Leveraging training
efficiencies through multimedia
and immersive training
products
����� Avoiding significant
training cost
����� Standardizing Reserve
Component and Active
Component training
����� Placing publications and
reference materials in digital
form for quick use
����� Easy access to online
professional education
opportunities
����� Quicker and wider dissemination
of updated
training materials
����� More realistic simulations
The Signal Center’s Lifelong
Learning Center is converging the
many facets of dL via products,
resources, and services available
through the LandWarNet eU and
LandWarNet eU Signal web portals.
The dL available via the web portals
leverages Army and Signal specific
training materials to benefit and
11th Signal Brigade’s Unit University website.
address the training needs of the
entire Signal Regiment. Additionally,
the training products offered
are designed to make the job of unit
training representatives less labor
intensive by providing access to a
“Unit University “ program and
wide-variety of personal computerbased
equipment simulators.
LWNeU Unit Universities offer
customized training for units’
specific training requirements
One of the main functions of
LandWarNet e-University is to work
directly with unit training staffs to
identify training requirements and
deliver training resources for
mission, pre-deployment, equipment,
and sustainment support.
Whether it’s Signal military occupational
specialty-specific training,
common user Signal and Information
Technology training, or Battle
Command training – LandWarNet e-
U has a wealth of training resources
available and stored in one convenient
area.
Examples of included training
in our unit universities are the JNN
Electronic Quick Reference Guide; SKL
(Simple Key Loader) Web-based
training; Phoenix (AN/TSC-156A)
simulation; and links to Command
Posts of the Future, Army Battle
Command Systems and Force XXI
Battle Command, Brigade and Below
Blue Force Tracking training.
We are also actively supporting
Army Directors of Information
Management and their staffs by
providing a platform where each
DOIM can access a variety of
training resources to support their
missions. Current DOIM training
examples include: Cisco Certified
Network Associate training, Voice
over Internet Protocol training, and
links to Spectrum Management,
Power Steering, and Lean Six Sigma
training.
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