Army ORTAs are required to complete at least eight (8) hours of dedicated T2 training each year. Directors for Army T2-designated laboratories and Army ORTAs must ensure Army scientists and engineers at the laboratory complete appropriate T2 training.
The following opportunities may be used to fulfill the ORTA training requirement. Opportunities with (*) are suggested to fulfill the scientist and engineer training requirement.
TechLink
Technology Transfer Innovator Training*
Topics covered in this training include (i) an introduction to technology transfer and intellectual property; (ii) protection of DoD intellectual property; (iii) identification of DoD innovations; (iv) primary tools for technology transfer; and (v) benefits of technology transfer.
Click here to access the training. It is also available at the following Total Employee Development website:
https://ted.army.mil/ted/TED_Main.cfm
Tech Transfer Foundations (formerly ORTA Foundations)
An eight-week online course designed to equip ORTAs and other Technology Transfer Professionals with the tools and knowledge to succeed, in support of the Technology Transfer DoD mission.
Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC)
FLC Learning Center (an account with your Government email address must be created prior to access): https://portal.federallabs.org/account/login.aspx?RedirectUrl=https://www.pathlms.com/auth/impexium/callback?slug=flc
Suggested Introductory Courses & Webinars*:
2020 U.S. Department of Defense Technology Transfer First Timers' Overview Session (40 Minutes) https://www.pathlms.com/flc/library/video_presentations/849
Introduction to CRADAs (15 Minutes)
https://www.pathlms.com/flc/courses/54625/scorm/11507
The CRADA Process (15 minutes)
https://www.pathlms.com/flc/courses/54979
Educational Partnership Agreements (60 Minutes)
https://www.pathlms.com/flc/library/video_presentations/729
Introduction to Intellectual Property (60 Minutes)
https://www.pathlms.com/flc/courses/48346
Introduction to Patents (40 Minutes)
https://www.pathlms.com/flc/courses/49248/scorm/10144
In-Depth/Advanced Courses & Webinars:
CRADA Workshop (4 Hours and 30 Minutes)
https://www.pathlms.com/flc/courses/48054/video_presentations/246791
Intermediate Patents (50 Minutes)
https://www.pathlms.com/flc/courses/49248/scorm/11635
Intellectual Property Workshop (5 Hours and 30 Minutes) https://www.pathlms.com/flc/courses/52601/sections/59739/video_presentations/256801
Defense Acquisition University (DAU)
Technology Transfer Course(s)*
CLE 069 Technology Transfer (3 CLPs; Online Training)
- This training course enables students to apply the principles of technology transfer to the technologies they are developing with the end goal of increasing the rate of technology transfer.
- https://www.dau.edu/courses/cle-069-1
Intellectual Property and Data Rights Courses*
ACQ 0710; Foundations of Data (4 CLPs; Online Training)
- This training course is the introductory course to the Intellectual Property and Data Rights series. As required per DODI 5010.44, each DoD program will have a robust IP strategy to identify and manage the full spectrum of IP and related matters from the inception of a program and updated throughout entire product life cycle. Foundations of Data provides a foundational understanding of data, technical data and computer software, and introduces an approach to developing an Intellectual Property Strategy.
- https://www.dau.edu/courses/acq-0710
ACQ 0720; Intellectual Property and Data Rights (2 CLPs; Online Training)
- This training course is the second course in the Intellectual Property and Data Rights series. As required per DODI 5010.44, each DoD program will have a robust Intellectual Property (IP) strategy to identify and manage the full spectrum of IP and related matters from the inception of a program and updated throughout entire product life cycle. The Intellectual Property and Data Rights course provides a foundational understanding of what is IP, the impact of IP on the DOD, and the unique licensing aspects the DOD may use for IP.
- https://www.dau.edu/courses/acq-0720
ACQ 0730; Create and/or Update an RFP (2 CLP; Online Training)
- This course introduces the Request for Proposal (“RFP”), a document used in negotiated acquisitions to communicate the Government’s requirements to prospective contractors and to solicit proposals. This course discusses key data acquisition sections of the RFP and the importance of communicating with industry regarding data and data rights, including using Industry Day.
- https://www.dau.edu/courses/acq-0730
CON 0180; Data Rights (1 CLP; Online Training)
- This training course will provide acquisition professionals with a basic understanding of IP Data Rights for technical data and computer software. Students will read documentation or view video training to help them understand the federal government's rights in these materials developed by contractor personnel in the performance of their contracted programs.
- https://www.dau.edu/courses/con-0180
Acquisition Life Cycle and IP Strategy: IP Acquisition, Licensing and Management
Though not directly related to Technology Transfer, the following course(s) relates to IP and the formulation of an IP strategy throughout the acquisition life cycle.
CLM 002; Intellectual Property Valuation (3 CLPs; Online Training)
- This training course addresses the basic concepts of IP valuation and provides the acquisition workforce with tools to address issues critical to successful acquisitions, including when IP valuations should occur during the Acquisition Life Cycle, how contractors place a value on their IP, and the importance of IP valuation and licensing rights in developing an IP strategy, in accordance with DODI 5010.44.
- https://www.dau.edu/courses/clm-002
UDEMY
Available at: https://armyciv.udemy.com/
(An account with your Government email address must be created prior to access.)
Intellectual Property: Inventors, Entrepreneurs, Creators (3 Hours and 30 Minutes)
This in-depth course will:
Patents & Trademarks: Learn the Patent and Trademark Process (2 Hours)
This two-part course will cover the following topics:
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
USPTO Learning and Resources
https://www.uspto.gov/learning-resources
USPTO IP eLearning Modules
https://www.uspto.gov/ip-policy/global-intellectual-property-academy/ip-elearning-modules
Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM)
AUTM Courses
https://autm.net/careers-and-courses
Other DoD-Specific Training Opportunities Offered Annually
DoD Technology Transfer and Transition Working Group (DoD T3WG) events