Army Credentialing Assistance
Army Credentialing Assistance helps Army Soldiers with full tuition and exam-cost coverage for IT, cybersecurity and project management certifications. Gain skills and credentials that equip you for success both during and after your military service — in our award-winning, nationally recognized certification classes.
More than just a certification
Career advancement
Civilian credentialing can contribute to military career development, and may be accepted for self-development requirements and in performance evaluations.
Smoother transitions
When you return to civilian employment, credentials translate your military training and experience into something employers easily recognize — helping you get hired, get a better job, or be promoted sooner.
Army IgnitED
Helps Soldiers find certifications and licenses related to their jobs and can fund credential exams and maintenance fees.
Up to $2,000 per fiscal year
Army Credentialing Assistance is capped at $2,000 per Soldier per fiscal year ($1,000 for specific aviation credentials). CA can pay for courses, exams, books and materials, some fees, and recertifications that lead to industry-recognized civilian credentials.
Eligible Soldiers include Regular Army, Active Guard/Reserve (AGR) under Title 10 and Title 32, U.S. Army Reserve (USAR), and Army National Guard (ARNG) in an active drilling status with a satisfactory designation.
From ArmyIgnitED to certified
The Army Credentialing Assistance (CA) program pays for courses and exams that lead to industry-recognized civilian credentials in an occupational area of your choice — whether to enhance skills in your current MOS or prepare for an occupation you'll pursue after service. You can request CA funding for any credential listed on Army COOL and ArmyIgnitED. Here is how the official four-step process works with ATA as your training vendor:
Find & select your credential
Match your MOS and experience to a civilian credential on Army COOL, then pick from ATA's IT, cybersecurity and project-management certifications.
Complete a CA request in ArmyIgnitED
Request funding up to your $2,000 fiscal-year limit ($1,000 for certain aviation credentials). Contact ATA for a quote to submit with your request.
Complete training or the exam with ATA
Once the CA Central Billing Office (CBO) approves your request, ATA delivers your approved course or exam and any required materials.
Report your results
ATA uploads your certificate of completion to ArmyIgnitED within 30 days. If an exam result isn't received, you upload it to your CA request.
Process per the official Army COOL Credentialing Assistance guidance.
Popular Army CA certifications
Tell us about your training goals
Complete the form and a training advisor will follow up — or call 800.674.3550.
Ready to use your Army CA benefit?
Request a quote to submit in Army IgnitED — we'll help you pick the right credential.