FISCAL YEAR 2021 LOGISTICS AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES:
UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 221601Z SEP 20 MID510001743569U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 262/20 MSGID/NAVADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/CNO/SEP// SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2021 LOGISTICS AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES// RMKS/1. This message announces the Navy's education opportunities through the Center of Excellence in Logistics and Technology (LOGTECH) Institute for Defense and Business, University of North Carolina (UNC) during fiscal year 2021 (FY21). LOGTECH enables and energizes participants to improve operations and accelerate adoption of future logistics capabilities throughout their organizations. Since 2001, LOGTECH has brought together key military officials from the Department of Defense (DoD), U.S. government executives, academic thought leaders, and senior private sector participants to explore crucial and timely issues in logistics, supporting technologies, and business practices. Partnering with the Kenan-Flagler Business School at UNC-Chapel Hill, LOGTECH offers two distinct education programs for military, DoD, and private sector personnel. a. LOGTECH Executive Course. This program is designed for military Flag Officers and Senior Executive Service members to focus on strategic and organizational considerations from the senior executive perspective. FY21 Executive Course schedule: Class # Start Graduate Quotas Application Deadline 2021-01 07 Dec 2020 11 Dec 2020 6 02 Nov 2020 2021-02 07 Jun 2021 11 Jun 2021 6 02 Apr 2021 b. LOGTECH Advanced Course. The LOGTECH Staff at UNC uses lectures and working groups to explore leading-edge logistics technologies to prepare DoD logisticians for the future. This program is designed for CWO-4 to CWO-5 and O-4 to O-6 military officers and E-9 enlisted personnel, as well as GS-13 to GS-15 civilians. FY21 LOGTECH Advanced Course schedule: Class# Start Graduate Quotas Application Deadline 2021-03 08 Nov 2020 13 Nov 2020 6 12 Oct 2020 2021-04 13 Dec 2020 18 Dec 2020 6 02 Nov 2020 2021-05 31 Jan 2021 05 Feb 2021 6 04 Dec 2020 2021-06 02 May 2021 07 May 2021 6 05 Mar 2021 c. LOGTECH is traditionally hosted in-residence at the Kenan-Flagler Business School at UNC-Chapel Hill. The ongoing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) mitigation may dictate hosting FY21 LOGTECH courses virtually. d. FY20 LOGTECH applicants who were unable to attend due to COVID-19 cancellations will receive priority consideration for FY21 LOGTECH courses and should re-apply for FY21 LOGTECH opportunities. e. To obtain LOGTECH Advanced or Executive Course quotas, contact the Navy LOGTECH course manager. All applicants must submit a standard Navy biography and signed Request, Authorization, and Certification of Trainings (SF-182). Advanced course applicants must also include a logistics problem statement for exploration during the course. Navy course managers will provide all interested applicants an SF-182 with instructions, and a sample problem statement. The Navys FY21 course managers are CDR Christopher Kading, OPNAV N413P at christopher.r.kading@navy.mil and Ms. Meghan Picha, OPNAV N413O at meghan.picha.ctr@navy.mil f. LOGTECH is a competitive program. Selections are based on the following criteria: candidate qualifications (specifically career field and paygrade qualifications), package completeness (biography, SF-182, and problem statement), and the quality of the problem statement. g. For additional course information, refer to the LOGTECH website at http://www.idb.org/programs/logistics-life-cycle/logtech-advanced-advanced- program-in-logistics-technology/. 2. Funding. Tuition, travel, lodging, and partial per diem are centrally funded in FY21. Commands are responsible for funding per diem on the days of travel only. 3. POC/CDR Christopher Kading/OPNAV N413P/CNO WASHINGTON DC/ TEL: 571-256-9592/EMAIL: christopher.r.kading@navy.mil// 4. Released by VADM R. L. Williamson, OPNAV N4.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//