AFIT's Software Professional Development Program
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- Program Overview / Mission
- List of Courses / Program Structure
- Certificates Offered
- Who Is Eligible?
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- Frequently Asked Questions
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Program Overview
The Air Force Institute of Technology's Software Professional Development Program (SPDP) is a distance learning, professional continuing education (PCE) program designed to benefit DoD organizations and individuals with varying levels of experience and responsibility.
SPDP courses are funded by AFIT, which means DoD organizations do not pay for tuition, registration fees, or materials. If you are in the US military or are a DoD civilian, this educational opportunity is available to you for free.
Our Mission
To provide both a comprehensive and topical software engineering education to software practitioners, project managers, acquisition officers, and other professionals assigned to DoD agencies. We accomplish this mission via a series of distance-learning short courses with live instruction.
Our courses are flexible and easily accessible. With the exception of one capstone course (CSE 496), SPDP classes are offered via distance learning. We leverage the very latest in distance technologies, such as streaming lectures, live webcasts, and teleconferencing, to bring a quality educational experience to you. Our courses are just 3 to 4 weeks long, and all you need to participate is a telephone and internet-capable computer. There are minimal prerequisites, meaning you can obtain the education you need, where you are, when you need it.
SPDP is a registered educational provider for IEEE's Certified Software Development Professionals. Share a copy of the SPDP Fact Sheet with your colleagues, supervisor, division chief, or unit training monitor!
