KM Training and Professional Development Portal
The Pathway to a KM Specialist
A KM Specialist provides leadership in the use of traditional and digital learning approaches to develop and implement innovative, creative, and effective strategies to capture, interpret, and share technical knowledge. They play a very important role in your organization. After completing the 3-week Army KM Qualification Course* where they learn how KM helps facilitate shared understanding to improve organizational effectiveness, KM Specialists can apply these skills and knowledge across their organization. As a KM Specialist, you will participate and lead the following:
- Plan and Organize a KM Working Group
- Assess the Common Operational Picture
- Refine Common Operational Picture
- Perform Specialty Roles in Continuous Process Improvement, Content Management, Metrics Design, Data Architecture, and Knowledge Visualization
- Execute KM policies and plans as directed by the KMO/CKO and Commander
- Facilitate and participates in the KMWG
- Develop the organization’s KM training program
- Map the organization’s KM network
- Develop, organizes, and supervises content management efforts
- Identify trends, observations, insights, and lessons
***Must complete the Army 3-week KM Qualification Course
Course Pathway:
- KM Overview (Self-paced, 2 hrs)
- Army KM Basics Course (Self-paced, 3-5 days)
- KM Electives (Online, self-paced; varies)