Army Vocational/Technical (AVOTEC) Soldier Program
Certification and Licensure for Soldiers
Congress has selected the Army to participate in an education pilot program designed to provide expanded educational opportunities for Soldiers, officers and Wounded Warriors serving on active duty—to include National Guard and Reserve Soldiers on extended active duty.
This new AVOTEC pilot program targets Soldiers seeking occupational training that provides a capstone test and/or certification. Effective 1 March, Soldiers can use the AVOTEC Program to pay for Certification/Licensure. Programs should lead toward licensure or certification at state or national level. A nurse’s aid program that will train someone to sit for a state or national certification would qualify. Industry recognized certifications are also acceptable such as Cisco, CompTIA or Citrix to name a few.
For more detailed information visit the Army Continuing Education System Homepage
Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes, Soldiers must have an active account in GoArmyEd to enroll in AVOTEC. If a Soldier does not have an account in GoArmyEd he/she must visit the local education center.
Always choose US pricing for exams, even if you are stationed overseas. All Pearson VUE vouchers can be accepted at any US military installation worldwide or test centers located in the United States.
The US Army qualifies for CompTIA membership pricing under the AVOTEC Program. Always choose CompTIA exam price listed under Member column.
A voucher number is a payment code used for exam fees in the registration process.
Once your TAR form is approved and received by Pearson VUE a voucher number will be created and sent to your email address listed on the TAR Form. The TAR Form populates your email address from GoArmyEd. To ensure proper delivery of voucher number, verify your current email address in the GoArmyEd portal.
The exam title will be completed in the “Course Title” box.
The testing agency will be completed under the Registrar Contact Information in the Name box:
Name: Complete the name of certifying Agency and POC – Pearson VUE, Sue Jackson.
- Soldier must have an active account in GoArmyEd to enroll in AVOTEC.
- If no GoArmyEd account, Soldier must go to the Army Education Center for assistance in acquiring an account and access to the GoArmyEd Portal.
- Once enrolled in the GoArmyEd Portal:
- If Soldier has previously used the TA Reimbursement form, Soldier will log in and do the following:
- Click My Virtual Education Center.
- Click Enroll or Drop a Course/Withdraw from a Course link.
- Click the Launch Reimbursement Request link.
- If Soldier has not used the TA Reimbursement form, Soldier will log in and do the following:
- Click My Virtual Education Center.
- Click Enroll or Drop/Withdraw from a Course.
- Click Request TA and Enroll in a Course.
- Review your account information. Click the Account Information Verified.
- Click OK.
- Select the term for your class start date.
- Click Class Search radio button.
- Click Search.
- Click the statement, Click here if you wish to take a class from a college not listed, on the Search Course Schedule screen.
- Soldier types SVP in the college field on the Add Request TA Reimbursement screen. (Subject code and catalog number will then auto populate.)
- Start date
Note: The Soldier will have a 60-day window to register for the exam.
- The Soldier completes the start date with the same day he/she is submitting the TAR form and clicks the Add button.
- Soldier continues completing the following information:
- Course title – place the Exam title
- End Date – Soldier completes the end date box with the date that is 60 days out from the start date. Example: start date 8/24/2009 and the end date would be 10/22/2009.
- Instruction Mode – use drop down arrow to select the instruction mode
- Soldier completes the Registrar Contact Information
- Soldier completes the Course cost:
- Place the exam cost in the “Additional TA eligible Fees” block. (No other blocks in the course cost area should be filled.)
- Soldier clicks Save to submit the form.
Last updated 2009-09-02
