Try everything free for 7 days. Go pro when you're ready.
Every new account gets 7 days of full access to all 14 modules automatically. No credit card, no plan to remember to cancel. After that, Module 1 plus one free preview lesson in every other module stay free for good.
🎓Earn over 44 CLPs across all 14 modules,
self-reportable in CAPPMIS, eDACM & FAITAS.
Every completed module includes a Certificate of Completion.
Free
$0 / forever
What you keep after your 7-day trial ends, whether you upgrade or not.
10 seats of Annual Pro for your PM team. One invoice, not ten.
✓10 Annual Pro seats
✓All 14 modules, 125 lessons, per seat
✓Lesson Book PDFs for every seat
✓Acqlerate Coach for every seat
✓"The Debrief": audio lessons for every module (stream anytime)
✓Certificates of Completion for CLP self-reporting
✓One invoice instead of 10 separate purchases
✓$99.90 a seat per year vs. $1,500+ a seat for classroom training
Why it matters
Most defense professionals learn acquisition the hard way. You don't have to.
A new PM who doesn't understand contract types, color of money, or how the COR relationship works will make expensive mistakes. Slowly. On the job. At the program's expense. Nobody puts that part in the job posting. Acqlerate closes that gap before it costs you.
For program managers
Understand the system, not just the rulebook
Contract types, funding constraints, oversight relationships, risk management. This is the context that turns someone who just updates a spreadsheet into someone the team actually listens to.
For new hires
Go from confused to contributing in weeks, not a year
A structured 30 day path through the DoD acquisition landscape. So new hires stop asking the same question in three different meetings and start actually adding value.
For capture & BD
Write to what the government actually scores, not just what you know
Understanding source selection, Section M, and contract vehicles from the buyer's side is what separates the proposal that wins from the one that just looks nice in a binder.
For the whole team
One platform. Every role. No scheduling.
Learning built around each role, with the Acqlerate Coach checking that it actually stuck. People learn between meetings, on a flight, whenever works, and they actually finish it this time.
FAQ
Common questions
Still not sure? Here are the ones we hear most.
No. Module 1 starts from zero. It explains the DoD acquisition system, who the key players are, and how programs get funded and executed. If you're brand new, start there. The skill level system means you move at your own pace, and the AI assistant can explain any concept in plain language whenever you get stuck.
Absolutely. The onboarding flow has a dedicated contractor track that surfaces the most relevant modules first: Capture & BD, Contracting Fundamentals, and Finance. Understanding how the government side works is the biggest competitive advantage a contractor PM or BD professional can have.
No, and we're not trying to be. WarU (formerly DAU) certification courses are mandatory for the DoD workforce and focused on compliance. Acqlerate is focused on practical knowledge you can apply on the job: understanding concepts deeply, not just checking certification boxes. Many users do both. WarU gets you certified. Acqlerate helps you actually understand what you learned.
It's how you find out whether a lesson actually stuck, before your boss finds out for you. After each quiz, Teach It Back has you finish a quick explanation for a new hire, then spot the two things a new hire got wrong. It's free on every plan. Miss a quiz question and Explain My Mistake shows why that answer was so tempting and how to spot the trap next time. How Do I Apply This? shows where the lesson turns up on the job. The Coach works from Acqlerate's own lessons, not a general chatbot, and it comes with Annual Pro. Every plan also gets AI buttons that re-explain a lesson in simpler words: 5 a day on Free, 30 on Monthly, unlimited with the Coach.
In most cases, yes. Training from outside providers can count toward continuous learning, and your supervisor decides the credit. Every finished module comes with a certificate showing the course, completion date, hours and DAWIA functional areas, plus an ID anyone can verify online. Log it where your component tracks continuous learning, such as CAPPMIS, eDACM or FAITAS. All 14 modules add up to more than 44 CLPs, over half of the 80 you need every two years. See CLPs by module →
Yes, anytime. When you cancel, your access remains active through the end of the billing period. After that you drop to the free tier, which includes Module 1 permanently. Your progress and quiz scores are saved. You pick up right where you left off if you resubscribe.
Yes. The current fourteen modules cover the acquisition system end to end, from foundations through sustainment, plus tracks for small business, startups entering defense, and service members transitioning in. We keep building: new lessons and deeper levels on existing ones. Pro members get every new lesson and module at no extra cost.
UNHINGED SECTION
The FAQ legal never reviewed.
Nobody asked. We answered anyway.
Unconfirmed. But we have personally seen stranger things survive a government audit.
We do not. Though we respect the creativity of the offer.
Not yet. Give it time.
Depends who wrote the statement of work, and whether the hot dog gets its own contract line item.
It can explain a CDRL in plain English. It cannot sit through a three-hour meeting and pretend to be listening. You are safe.
Depends whether the pin is severable. Yes, that is a real word in contracting. No, we are not sorry.
It is a habit, not a cult. Cults do not hand out certificates with an ID anyone can verify online.
Sadly, no. That one is between you and your conscience.
Timely invoices. Next question.
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The acquisition professionals who get ahead are the ones who take the time to understand the system. Start with Module 1. It's free, and nobody will schedule a meeting about it.