TIMS Student Registrar Implementation
This MARADMIN announces the implementation of the TIMS (TECOM Integrated Management System) Student Registrar module, which will replace the By Name Assignment (BNA) system and Training Requirements and Resource Management System (TRRMS) on 13 June 2005. All formal schools must achieve 100% BNA validation for FY 2004 and FY 2005 courses by 13 May 2005, and training sessions will be conducted at MCB Quantico in May and June 2005.
Issued: April 12, 2005
1. PURPOSE. TO INFORM TRAINING REPS, OCCFLD SPONSORS AND QUOTA MANAGERS OF FORMAL SCHOOLS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STUDENT REGISTRAR MODULE OF THE TECOM INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (TIMS). 2. BACKGROUND. REF A MANDATES THAT THE BY NAME ASSIGNMENT (BNA) SYSTEM BE USED TO ENROLL STUDENTS IN FORMAL SCHOOLS WITH QUOTAS LISTED IN THE TRAINING QUOTA MEMORANDUM (TQM). IT ALSO REQUIRES THAT ALL STUDENTS BE VERIFIED AT THE END OF THE COURSE WITH APPROPRIATE COMPLETION CODES REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY COMPLETED THE COURSE. THE BNA SYSTEM AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (TRRMS) WILL BE REPLACED BY THE TECOM INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (TIMS) STUDENT REGISTRAR. REF B STATED AN IMPLEMENTATION DATE OF 21 NOV 2004. DUE TO COMPETING PRIORITIES WITHIN TECOM, THE MIGRATION DATE HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR 13 JUNE 2005. THIS DATE SUPERCEDES ALL PREVIOUS CORRESPONDENCE. THE CURRENT BNA AND TRRMS SYSTEMS WILL BE SHUTDOWN ON 03 JUNE 2005 FOR THE DATA TO BE IMPORTED INTO TIMS. DATES FOR UPCOMING TRAINING SESSIONS AT SCHOOL HOUSES WILL BE DISSEMINATED VIA BNA MAILBOX, AND THE FOLLOWING LINKS: (TIMS.TECOM.USMC.MIL/PLS/PUBLIC/TRRMS.MAIN.HTML) (WWW.TECOM.USMC.MIL/G6/TIMS_STATUS/STUDENTREGISTRATIONINFO.PHP). ADDITIONALLY 2 HOUR TRAINING SESSIONS ON THE STUDENT REGISTRAR SYSTEM WILL BE CONDUCTED AT MCB QUANTICO, VA ON 23-24 MAY AND 1-2 JUNE AT 0900 OR 1300. SEND RSVP REQUESTS FOR ONE 2 HOUR TRAINING SESSION TO BETHARDAD@TECOM.USMC.MIL; A CONFIMATION MESSAGE WILL BE RETURNED. 3. ACTION. 3A. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH TRANSITION TO THE STUDENT REGISTRAR, FSTB REQUIRES ALL SCHOOLS TO HAVE 100% BNA VALIDATION FOR ALL FY 2004 AND FY 2005 COURSES NLT 13 MAY 2005. A VALIDATION PERCENTAGE LIST AND A LIST OF DELINQUENT SCHOOLS WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE CG TECOM AND SCHOOL HOUSES AFTER THIS DATE. 3B.REQUEST ALL CLASSES GRADUATING AFTER 13 MAY 2005 BE VALIDATED WITHIN SEVEN CALENDAR DAYS AFTER THE GRADUATION DATE UTILIZING THE STUDENT REGISTRAR.