C² Technologies, Inc. OPM TMA Services

Training/Learning Solution

	USCG—Maritime Law Enforcement Boarding Officer Training View Demo >>	Project Summary: The Coast Guard Boarding Officer Training is a fully interactive training environment that reduces the time it takes to certify selected reservist boarding officers and is a source of review and refresher training. Training subjects cover many areas, including Coast Guard authority and jurisdiction (afloat and ashore), as well as drug and alien migration interdiction. C² provided a rapid development approach to converting 69 hours of instructor-led portions of the curriculum to W/CBT. The resulting courseware met all requirements of the USCG’s e-Learning Standard Operating Procedures and Standards and Styles Guide; met all technical standards for delivery via USCG Standard Workstation; and was SCORM-conformant and Section 508-compliant.

	NRC—Information Security Awareness Training View Demo >>	Project Summary: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) had a need to develop Information Security Awareness Training for all employees on how to identify and safeguard classified information properly. The C² Team conducted a training needs assessment in collaboration with NRC subject matter experts (SMEs); developed standardized templates and navigation for SCORM 1.2 conformance, developed Section 508-compliant and -noncompliant versions; and developed Level 1 web-based training with knowledge checks. This courseware is hosted on GeoLearning LMS.

	CPMS—Constitution Matters Training View Demo >>	Project Summary: C² designed and developed a standalone replacement course emphasizing the importance of the U.S. Constitution to both DoD civilian and military Federal employees. This course replaced an existing course, offering a fresh approach and addressing new content areas. The final course, which is Section 508-compliant and offered in both high-bandwidth and low-bandwidth options, was delivered via the Internet (hosted on the CPMS server) and CD-ROM.

	USAID—Foreign Assistance Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Training View Demo >>	Project Summary: C² developed this SCORM-conformant, Section 508-compliant course for USAID to help managers be effective and informed consumers of the processes and deliverables of contractors and grantees. To maximize interactivity and enhance skill and knowledge development, the C² Team used instructional strategies such as tutorial instructional layouts, pop-up windows, examples, links to external references, animations, overviews, and summaries. In addition, practice exercises and knowledge checks were used as formative evaluation tools; each was sequenced and purposed to ensure mastery of knowledge which was then tested via assessment of a case study or by requiring decision-making based on documentation or other evidence.

	NARA—New Employee Orientation Training View Demo >>	Project Summary: In alignment with the Federal Government’s e-Government and e-learn initiatives—which encourage agencies to seek new ways to deliver training so that it is timely, cost-effective, and available to every employee—NARA asked C2 to convert 10 hours of ILT to a SCORM 2004-conformant WBT, and to do so on a tight budget and timeline. C2 worked collaboratively with geographically dispersed stakeholders and SMEs to develop the interactive Level 2 training within budget and on time.

	CDC—New Employee Orientation Training View Demo >>	Project Summary: Coming soon.

	HRSA—Unified Health Communication Training View Demo >>	Project Summary: The purpose of this project was to raise awareness, provide technical assistance, and disseminate appropriate health literacy information by the development of a web-based, interactive Health Literacy training program for HRSA healthcare providers and their staff. C² designed, developed, evaluated, and distributed a comprehensive and interactive Multimedia Health Literacy Training Program (web-based and DVD) for HRSA grantees. C² followed HRSA Web Development Standards for developing this Section 508-compliant and SCORM 1.2-conformant training.

	FDIC—Virtual Bank View Demo >>	Project Summary: C2 developed the Virtual Bank application for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in order to train FDIC employees to complete examinations of financial institutions in the context of a highly interactive gaming environment. In this application, users navigate a hypothetical bank and engage its personnel to collect data, with the objective of evaluating the data to reach valid conclusions regarding its status.

	FEMA—Collaborative Emergency Response Training Exercises View Demo >>	Project Summary: FEMA Collaborative Training is an interactive environment that teaches learners to work with multiple colleagues to coordinate an emergency response to an incident. This nonlinear approach simulates real-world choices that challenge learners to develop their collaborative skills in the coordination of emergency services.

	Army NCO—Collaborative Training Exercises View Demo >>	Project Summary: C2 used the C2Collaborate tool to develop the Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) 3D Collaborative Exercise. In this exercise, NCOs participate in an interactive, collaborative practical exercise involving a mission on terrain association, employing weapons, and setting up perimeter defense. This nonlinear approach simulates real-world choices that challenge learners to develop their collaborative skills in real, in-the-field situations.

	Army—Human Relations Readiness Training View Demo >>	Project Summary: The C2 Team-developed Human Relations Readiness Training (HRRT) course creates an interactive, gaming-like environment that provides unit readiness training for the human relations challenges that soldiers face, including drug and alcohol abuse, sexual harassment, and suicide prevention. Solders are able to choose the most ethical path from multiple realistic scenarios.

	Navy—Chemical–Biological–Radiological Training View Demo >>	Project Summary: C2’s Navy Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Casualty course is a pioneering effort in the development of interactive computer-based training (CBT), allowing U.S. Navy medical personnel to practice evaluating symptoms and diagnosing conditions associated with chemical, radiological, and biological agent exposure. Through in-depth scenarios, this course prepares those who are tasked with treating chemically, radiologically, and biologically induced maladies in the field.

	NARA—Records Management Webinar Series View Demo >>	Project Summary: The C2 Team-developed Human Relations Readiness Training (HRRT) course creates an interactive, gaming-like environment that provides unit readiness training for the human relations challenges that soldiers face, including drug and alcohol abuse, sexual harassment, and suicide prevention. Solders are able to choose the most ethical path from multiple realistic scenarios.

	FEMA and NEMA—State Director Training Course View Demo >>	Project Summary: C2’s Navy Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Casualty course is a pioneering effort in the development of interactive computer-based training (CBT), allowing U.S. Navy medical personnel to practice evaluating symptoms and diagnosing conditions associated with chemical, radiological, and biological agent exposure. Through in-depth scenarios, this course prepares those who are tasked with treating chemically, radiologically, and biologically induced maladies in the field.
	EPA—Video Services View Demo >>	Project Summary: The C2 Team-developed Human Relations Readiness Training (HRRT) course creates an interactive, gaming-like environment that provides unit readiness training for the human relations challenges that soldiers face, including drug and alcohol abuse, sexual harassment, and suicide prevention. Solders are able to choose the most ethical path from multiple realistic scenarios.


	DSLDP—Senior Leader Development Training	Project Summary: In 2008, the DoD established the Defense Senior Leader Development Program (DSLDP) as the premier DoD-wide program for developing senior civilian leaders with the full range of capabilities needed to lead people and programs and achieve results across the national security environment. The C2 Team has assisted the Joint Leader Development Division in the formulation of the DSLDP curriculum, which entails a minimum of four to six Defense Senior Leadership seminars over the course of each two-year program, each seminar different in content and focus. In each seminar, DSLDP participants will be provided with a systematic, coordinated approach to professional development, including: attendance at senior-level professional military education (i.e., war college), individual development, and a Defense-focused curriculum offered through a series of specially designed executive development seminars.

	USAF—Executive Business Courses	Project Summary: The purpose of Executive Business Course (EBC) is to provide USAF senior leaders the skills critical for success in the Washington Area of Responsibility (AOR). Course participants (a maximum of 35) are at the executive level—i.e., USAF general officers, Senior Executive Service members, colonels, GS-15/PB3, and CMSgts inbound to strategic positions in the Pentagon. The C2 Team designed and developed a learning program that provides the senior leader participants a better understanding of “business” skills in the context of current USAF issues and the Washington AOR perspective, discusses current Air Force issues, and expands the network of Air Force leaders.

	FEMA—Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Higher Education View Demo >>	Project Summary: C2 developed an all-hazards exercise-based training course that highlights the importance of comprehensive planning and important relationships that need to be established during a response to an emergency incident involving institutions of higher education. This course provided comprehensive multi-hazard emergency planning methodologies to colleges, universities, and institutions of higher learning, to include sample tabletop exercises to assist with incident response and management; provided learners with a better understanding of the Incident Command System, the multi-agency coordination system, the public information system, communications, and resource management; included realistic exercises to provide a learning environment that explored and refined incident response and management for general response personnel from institutions of high learning; and provided a platform for attendees to return to their respective institutions and refine and validate existing plans and response mechanisms.

	NSPS—Pay for Performance Training	Project Summary: The C2 Team developed and delivered NSPS class sessions for all affected employees of Navy’s NAVAIR and NAVFAC divisions. Courses were instructor-led and covered such topics as Writing NSPS Job Objectives; Self-Assessments, Pay Pools and You; and SMART Objectives Refresher/Coaching sessions. All materials were developed, printed, and shipped by C2 to arrive for each class session.

	DOE—Performance Management Training	Project Summary: DOE was testing a pay banding system in which within-band pay progression is based on performance; training was needed to provide supervisors and managers the tools to accomplish these tasks, to provide employees with an understanding of the concept of pay for performance, and to help them adapt to the change to a pay-for-performance system. C2 revised the training materials to include DOE-specific examples, guidelines, policies, and requirements, and then delivered a series of training sessions to 2000 Federal workers in the NNSA division to educate and promote the change of performance culture—from task-based to results-based.

	FDIC—Introduction to Examinations School Blended Learning Solution View Demo WBT>>	Project Summary: C² developed an innovative, blended training solution for the new bank examiners’ first course. We converted existing classroom training and paper-based pre-course work to an effective combination of self-paced WBT and classroom training with realistic scenarios. The solution reduced the combined pre-training and on-site training from 200 hours to 100 hours. This resulted in a significant return on investment, while maintaining the effectiveness and completeness of the training. C² developed the courseware in compliance with Section 508 and the HTTP AICC Communication Protocol Standards.

	FEMA—eGrants System Blended Learning Solution View Demo >> View Demo Podcast>>	Project Summary: C² developed a series of training and materials directed at three audiences: State level, local level, and FEMA internal. The course featured scenario-based instruction that uses interactive Captivate ShowMe and TryMe sequences. The course is Section 508-compliant and SCORM-conformant; was delivered in multiple formats (WBT, instructor-led, podcast); and included other support materials, such as brochures and reference binders, reference CDs, web portal development.

	Army—Virtual Mobile Training Team (VMTT) Blended Training Solution View Demo >>	Project Summary: C² designed, developed, and delivered a blend of standalone (asynchronous) and synchronous training for front-line Army personnel at Camp Victory, Iraq and other locations worldwide. Synchronous remote environment linked to the instructor at a distance for virtual demonstrations, virtual practical exercises, quizzes/knowledge checks, pre- and post-course assessments, and virtual performance-based evaluations Trained online instructors and mentors Online real-time and on-demand mentoring by geographically dispersed instructors and mentors from various military bases

	USAF Air University—ACSC’s Online Master’s Degree Program View Demo >>	Project Summary: C² is tasked by the U.S. Air Force to provide on-site support for the Air University’s Online Master’s Degree Program. C² is providing the: Academic and administrative support for online delivery of the program Recruitment, retention, and training of online instructor cadre Design of online courses, training of online instructors for online delivery, and delivery of multiple Master’s degree courses using Blackboard Instructional development and assessment strategies include videos, self-assessments, threaded discussions, scenarios, quizzes, pre- and post-course assessment, knowledge checks, and online discussions. The sessions are archived for “just-in-time acess”

	CDC—Occupational Competency Needs Assessment and Agency-Wide Training Needs Assessment	Project Summary: C², in collaboration with the CDC University SMEs and stakeholders, conducted an analysis of the competency gaps for three selected occupational series at the CDC, an analysis of competency gaps and a training needs assessment for the CDC responder workforce, and an Agency-wide training needs assessment for the entire CDC workforce. This project resulted in the development of a new methodology to identify and prioritize training needs across CDC and the application of this methodology to identify current training needs within the CDC workforce. It also resulted in revised competency models for four occupational series, the assessment of competency gaps and identification of highest-priority training needs within each occupational series, and the development of a matrix illustrating available training and learning interventions.

	USAF—Bioenvironmental Engineer Readiness Skills Verification Training (RSV) Tool View Demo WBT>>	Project Summary: C² is using the systematic ISD process to determine, design, and implement comprehensive, multimedia-based RSV tools for training Bioenvironmental Engineering personnel with a structured venue periodically to verify the perishable skills and knowledge necessary to perform duties that are not continuously verified through normal operations. This tool provides a 3D gaming environment that tests the skills of Bioenvironmental personnel. The course verifies key wartime knowledge-level STS items through realistic scenarios with multiple interaction types.

	CDC—Program Evaluation	Project Summary: The purpose of this project was to develop an overarching evaluation framework for CDC Corporate University, the National Laboratory Training Network, the CDC Continuing Education program, and the programmatic activities associated with the Strategic Workforce Development Division. C² worked collaboratively with CDC staff to gather information about each program area, identify and solidify evaluation dimensions for each area, design and develop relevant measurements, and provide an overall presentation of the evaluation framework for CDC stakeholders. C² designed and developed measures to assess the key evaluation questions and dimensions for each program area.

	NASA—PART Evaluation and Accountability Course	Project Summary: C² developed a two-day, interactive, instructor-led course to examine performance measurement in the context of Government-mandated programs for measuring results (Program Assessment Rating Tool—PART). This course also communicates to participants the strategic direction of the NASA Office of Education in the area of program measurement and evaluation.

	TTB—Knowledge Management Portal	Project Summary: C² worked directly with the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau’s (TTB’s) knowledge management staff, providing guidance in gathering, shaping, providing context, and delivering knowledge and information in the development of a knowledge management portal for the Bureau and for the constituency it serves. The TTB Internet site traffic logs over the first year following the site redesign showed a 100% increase in use, a very significant indicator that the site was being used heavily and meeting the various users’ needs. The site continues to experience an increase of around 30% in traffic annually. The Bureau has also received significant positive input from industry members. In addition, Bureau requests for additional content and new sections have steadily increased, indicating the internal success of the site.

	CPMS—Branding and Print Products	Project Summary: C² revised a wide variety of communications tools to develop marketing materials essential to supporting the critical-mission accomplishment of marketing the DCPDS Self-Service HR application to DoD employees. The marketing materials development included development of logos and taglines, PowerPoint presentations, and online and offline toolkits. This marketing effort created awareness, internal acceptance, and adoption of self-service and promoted the benefits of a self-service system through the development of a suite of tools to be deployed at the CPMS and component levels.

	FDIC—PLA Marketing Outreach and Communications	Project Summary: C² assisted FDIC’s Corporate University in marketing its Pilot Professional Learning Account (PLA) Program. The goal of this project was to bring awareness of the new program to all FDIC employees, and to provide direction and instruction on how employees could initiate their participation in it through a new digitized process. As a part of this project, C2 created and used a Strategic and Tactical Outreach and Communication Plan as a roadmap for its marketing effort. Marketing materials created included campaign themes, logos, branding, promotion via broadcast e-mail, web page/masthead design, online advertisements, and PLA Microsite Templates.

	ICE—Forced Child Labor Marketing Materials	Project Summary: C² revised and updated the English version of marketing and branding products for ICE on the issue of Forced Child Labor. These products included pamphlets, brochures and booklets. C2 also translated and laid out the pamphlet and booklet in six other languages (French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Portuguese, and Russian), and reproduced copies for ICE distribution.

	FLETC—Student Support Services	Project Summary: C² Technologies, Inc. provided multiple support services to FLETC, Artesia, NM and its more than 70 participating agencies and bureaus, 750 students, and 350 permanent staff. C² was responsible for all management, contract administration, and reporting, and for supervision of employees who performed Transportation, Vehicle Operations, Driver and Firearms Range Support, Equipment Issue, Training Support/Audiovisual, Education Aide, and Role-Player and Post Office services.

	DSSA—On-Site Training Services	Project Summary: C² provides on-site consulting and professional support services to DSSA for ongoing training transformation, courseware design, and blended learning solutions. Services provided include: Instructional System Design of Courseware Training Needs Analysis Programs of Instruction Lesson Plans Course Design Plans Course Outlines Courseware Storyboards Instructor Guides Course Reference Materials Competency Development Collaboration with DSSA Content Managers Assistance in Implementing the Strategic Transformation Roadmap and Business Case Template Design Metric Design and Collection Action Plans

	FMCSA—On-Site Support Services View Demo >>	Project Summary: C² provides ongoing document production support to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Our services include template design, desktop publishing, editing, document translation, Section 508 compliance, and design of brochures, posters, and other printed materials. Since July 2007 we have produced 13 full-length technical reports and submitted nine more for review. We have also produced updated versions of three Tech Briefs and submitted three more for review. These are public documents, posted on the FMCSA website. Therefore, in addition to quality formatting and compliance with organizational guidelines, they must also comply with the accessibility requirements of Section 508.
	EPA Air Pollution Training Institute (APTI)—PMO Support Services View Demo >>	Project Summary: C² is tasked with designing, developing, and delivering training courses for the EPA’s Air Pollution Training Institute (APTI), which primarily provides technical air pollution training to State, Tribal, and Local air pollution professionals. The curriculum is developed and delivered in classroom, virtual classes, webinars, webcasts, video, tele-course, self-instruction, and web-based formats.
	USPTO—On-Site Support Services	Project Summary: The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Enterprise Training Division has tasked C2 to provide strategic consulting, PMO support, communications, and outreach services. C2 staff is performing the following services: Supporting e-learning and LMS implementation services Developing standard operating procedures to support the implementation of e-learning architectures Providing administrative and logistics support to the training academy Developing communications and outreach strategies for implementing e-learning

	Podcasts: FEMA and FDIC—Podcast Samples View Demo >>	Project Summary: Podcasts, which include digital audio or video files, allow for anytime, anywhere delivery of training to learners. They can be used for providing snippets of information to learners on the go.

	Second Life: USAF—Virtual Learning Community in Second Life View Demo >>	Project Summary: C² is developing Huffman Prairie, a virtual learning community for the USAF in Second Life. Huffman Prairie will include a simulation and gaming region for education, resource and public-prototyping, and testing operation regions.

	Facebook: C2—Facebook Page Sample View Demo >>	Project Summary: Facebook allows communities of users to come together and collaboratively create an environment that suits their needs. Fans of your page can be updated when events occur; they can engage in dialog on your page and provide feedback. Facebook also allows the development of custom applications and widgets that enable developers to push content to users.

	Twitter: C2—Twitter Page Sample View Demo >>	Project Summary: Twitter allows its users to create a channel for broadcasting 140-character snippets of information to users who have subscribed to the channel.

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