U.S. Department of the Army, Installation Management Command Europe (IMCOM-Europe), G1 Army Continuing Education System (ACES)
IMCOM-Europe integrates and delivers base support services to enable readiness and empower a world-class military community across European garrisons. The Army Continuing Education System (ACES) office directly supports total force readiness and life-long learning by delivering comprehensive educational counseling, testing, tuition/credentialing assistance, and academic instruction to Soldiers, adult Family members, and DoD Civilians.
“They [LinkVisum] were absolutely the most helpful staff that I have encountered! Makes everything speedy and efficient! Very knowledgeable about every aspect!”
CPAR comment (Assessing Official: Labinot Shabani, 409th CSB)
OBJECTIVE
The objective of the contract was to provide non-personal education support services necessary to execute the ACES mission of promoting lifelong learning opportunities across OCONUS Army locations. The client needed a contractor to deliver comprehensive support—including educational counseling, testing administration, academic instruction, and learning facility operations for Army Soldiers, dependents, DA civilians, and community members. Specific goals included supporting academic and career guidance, assisting with military school applications, administering secure testing, and preparing Soldiers for career advancement and skill qualifications.
Provided Enterprise Educational, Credentialing, and Career Transition Counseling Support
Administered and Safeguarded High-Security Army Personnel and Civilian Testing
Delivered Academic Instruction and GT Score Enhancement via BSEP and FAST Programs
LINKVISUM'S SOLUTIONS
LinkVisum provided multi-use facility coordinators, test examiners, education counselors, and instructors across military installations in Europe. Our counseling staff delivered education, credentialing assistance, training, career development, and transition counseling, utilizing tools like ArmyIgnitED to update records, submit usage reports, conduct briefings, and assist Soldiers with military school programs such as Green to Gold and the Health Professions Scholarship Program. Test Examiners administered, ordered, inventoried, and maintained positive control of secure controlled items including Army Personnel Tests (DLPT, AFCT, TABE) and civilian exams (DANTES, SAT, ACT). Additionally, LinkVisum Instructors taught Basic Skills Education Program (BSEP) and Functional Academic Skills Training (FAST) courses using Government-approved curricula (including Peterson’s Online Academic Skills Course (OASC) and College Placement Skills Training (CPST)) to provide basic instruction in arithmetic reasoning, word knowledge, and paragraph comprehension aimed at increasing General Technical (GT) scores.
OUTCOME
LinkVisum successfully supported the ACES mission by providing quality educational and self-development services to active-duty personnel and their dependents across Germany, Italy, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
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Delivered comprehensive counseling that enabled Soldiers to complete requirements for military schools, transition goals, and credentialing programs using ArmyIgnitED.
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Maintained strict regulatory compliance and positive control in inventorying, observing, and administering confidential military and civilian examination packets.
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Deployed face-to-face and online instruction using Peterson's OASC and CPST platforms to improve foundational skills in math and English.
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Prepared Soldiers for GED exams, service schools, and General Technical (GT) score increases on the AFCT to enhance Army career progression and force readiness.
ADDITIONAL PROJECT DETAILS
LinkVisum provided complete operational support for IMCOM-Europe ACES across Sembach, Germany, and garrison sites in Germany, Italy, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Functional areas covered include multi-use learning facility coordination, education record maintenance, educational briefing execution, and mandatory transition advising. Testing support encompassed APTs (Defense Language Proficiency Test, Armed Forces Classification Test, Tests of Adult Basic Education) and civilian college/standardized testing (DANTES, SAT, ACT). Instructional services covered BSEP/FAST basic skills remediation, language special emphasis preparation, and student enrollment tracking.