What is Self-Paced Training?For over thirty years Tecolote has developed ACEIT training materials in support of the cost estimating community. For the first time, Tecolote is making these comprehensive training materials available to allow you to learn how to use ACEIT at your own pace. Our Self-Paced training provides you with remote tutoring hours with an ACEIT Certified Instructor, instructional videos **, a hard copy of our ACEIT training manual and electronic training starting and results files.
Self-Paced Training Offerings
- ACEIT for Model Builders (with 4 hours remote tutoring)* – $2,000
An introductory course in ACEIT 8.1 or 8.2, designed for students that want to build cost
estimating models
- ACEIT for Advanced Model Builders (with 4 hours remote tutoring)* – $2,000
Learn advanced techniques to fully utilize the capabilities of ACE 8.1 or 8.2 and POST
- ACEIT for Reviewers (with 2 hours remote tutoring)* – $650
A refresher course for those with some prior ACEIT experience that focuses on
techniques for reviewing an existing ACE 8.0 model
- ACEIT for Schedulers: JACS (with 2 hours remote tutoring)* - $650
Learn to load cost into your schedule models using the MS Project add in JACS
to create a fully integrated cost schedule uncertainty analysis.
- Power Analytics for DoD Cost Analysts (Power Bi) (with 2 hours remote tutoring)* -$650
This course is designed for analysts that want to learn how to apply data science processes and principles within Power BI.
How Self-Paced Training Works:
Student Receives
- Hard copy of training manual
- Training electronic files: exercise starting and results files
Your session begins with
- One hour initial consultation with a certified instructor
Begin Learning
- Working with the book as your guide, review key concepts and work
software exercises
- View Instructional Videos **
Follow Up Learning
- Schedule remote sessions (minimum one hour) with your instructor to review
concepts and ask questions.
Additional Remote Tutoring Hours Cost:
| Commercial | Government |
4 Hours | $850 | $750 |
8 Hours | $1,700 | $1,500 |
16 Hours | $3,400 | $3,000 |
20 Hours | $4,250 | $3,750 |
Remote Tutoring Hours:
- One hour initial consultation with certified instructor
- 16 or less tutoring hours purchased must be used within 6 weeks
- 17 or more tutoring hours purchased must be used within 12 weeks
To discuss your Self-Paced training needs, contact the ACEIT Training Coordinator at
(805) 964-6963 or by e-mail.
* additional tutoring hours can be added per class; 4, 8, 16, or 20 additional hours
** instructional videos not available for all courses