Navy Credentialing Opportunities On Line - Navy COOL

The Navy Credentialing Opportunities On Line (Navy COOL) website defines civilian credentials that best map to a sailor's rating and training, and outlines the paths to achieve them.

Navy COOL provides "how to" instructions for pursuing these credentials, links to credentialing organizations, and cross-references to programs that may help sailors pay credentialing fees, such as Tuition Assistance, Montgomery GI Bill, and Defense Activity For Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES). The site also hosts links to the United Services Military Apprenticeship Program (USMAP) and college programs for sailors.

The program offers information for every Sailor to assist in furthering their career goals through pursuit of occupational credentials and in-depth comparisons of Navy Job Skills with thousands of available occupational credentials to provide sailors with more detailed information on which credentials most closely align to their Navy rating, job or occupation. It is from this analysis that Learning Centers will choose the credentials that will be displayed on the 5 Vector Model (5VM) and identify which ones the Navy will pay for.

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For more information about transitioning, visit the Military.com Transition Center.

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A portable copy of Navy COOL -  "COOL to Go"  -  is available for individuals with limited Internet access, such as those stationed on ships or at remote locations. COOL to Go is downloadable to a hard drive, CD or thumbdrive. It offers the same information as Navy COOL, minus connectivity to external sites if used offline. With an Internet connection, COOL to GO is identical to Navy COOL. COOL to Go can be downloaded from the Navy COOL Web site, and COOL to Go mini-CDs soon will be produced for distribution to Navy commands.

As the primary source of career information for Sailors, Navy Career Counselors will be looked upon for expert analysis and guidance on Navy COOL and credentialing. Please visit Navy COOL and encourage others to take full advantage of this top-notch tool to help them enhance their professional development.

In addition, the U.S. Army has its own Army COOL credentialing program.