Commandant
2100 Second Street, S.W.
United States Coast Guard
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Staff Symbol: CG-132
Phone: (202) 267-2505
Fax: (202) 267-4493
COMDTINST 1554.2
9 MAR 2006
COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION 1554.2
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UNIT LEARNING CENTERS
1. PURPOSE. This Instruction provides guidelines for the establishment and operation of Learning
Centers (LCs).
2. ACTION. Area and District commanders, commanders of maintenance and logistics commands,
commanding officers of headquarters units, assistant commandants for directorates, Judge Advocate
General, and special staff offices at Headquarters shall ensure compliance with the provisions of this
Instruction. Internet release is authorized.
3. DIRECTIVES AFFECTED. None.
4. DISCUSSION.
a. The Coast Guard recognizes the increasing value of the knowledge worker in the 21st Century,
the rapid pace of change and the essential need to support life-long learning. In recent years, the
funding devoted to Tuition Assistance has increased ten-fold and the participation rate has
increased just as dramatically. Coast Guard culture needs to adjust to these changes as does our
ability to support alternative education and training programs. Unit Learning Centers are a
foundational piece to supporting these changes.
b. E-Learning is a rapidly expanding, flexible and innovative means for the Coast Guard to
accomplish the dynamic training and performance support required by our workforce. E-
Learning is aligned with the Coast Guard's Strategic Plan, the DHS Human Capital Officer's
strategic emphasis on distance learning, and the President's Management Agenda for e-Training.
As one of the e-Coast Guard initiatives, e-Learning programs have already proved to be part of
an effective supplement to the Coast Guard's more traditional methods for training its people. E-
Learning in the Coast Guard currently takes on many forms that include: Online courses, self-
help courseware, the Unit Leadership Development Program, General Mandated Training, web-
based End Of Course Testing, and Electronic Performance Support Systems.
c. There are three basic elements to an e-learning system: course delivery systems, a tracking tool
and access devices.
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