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Army Distance Learning Army e-Learning is the US Army's distance education program designed to provide online training across the whole range of individual and organizational requirements. Sort of upgraded correspondence courses for the modern age. The idea is for all Army organizations to use it, and the program is designed to help active-duty Army personnel complete college degrees or technical certifications.
The program is centrally funded so it doesn't cost the individual student anything, and basically uses computer and web-based software. All active duty soldiers, members of the National Guard or Reserves, Department of the Army civilian employees, and USMA and ROTC cadets are eligible.
As a participant, you have access to over 1,500 Information Technology, Business Skills and Interpersonal Skills courses from anywhere at any time (24/7). They use SkillSoft as a provider, an international producer and distributor of interactive server-based training solutions. There's an amazing variety of courses on offer, covering application development, system administration, office systems, business skills, interpersonal skills, environmental, safety and health topics, etc. The system also hosts the Rosetta Stone foreign language material. Have a look through the Army e-Learning Course Catalogue to see the courses available:
https://www.atrrs.army.mil/channels/eLearning/smartforce/sfCatalog.pdf
To use Army e-Learning all you have to do is get an Army Knowledge Online (AKO) account and complete your registration through ATRRS (you do NOT need an ATRRS Logonid/Account to register). To register for access, go to the AKO homepage at http://www.us.army.mil and follow the > My Education > Army e-Learning Portal Page > New User Link
It's definitely worth checking out the US Army Training and Doctrine Command DL Telegraph news page at http://www.tadlp.monroe.army.mil/ for more details, and some interesting videos about some courses.
(The US Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) operates 33 schools and centers at 16 Army installations. TRADOC schools conduct 1,714 courses (187 directly in support of mobilization) and 391 language courses. The 1,714 courses include 451,682 seats for 399,406 Soldiers; 29,238 other-service personnel; 6,723 international Soldiers; and 15,827 civilians)
State-of-the art Computer Based Training available for free to the Army Workforce: https://www.atrrs.army.mil/channels/eLearning/smartforce/
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