The Army’s Directorate of Training (DTrg(A) manages and maintains an on-going cycle of analysing the ‘operational requirement’ of the British Army and reviewing the validity of current training against this requirement. Part of the process involves the production/update of training documentation in line with the Defence Systems Approach to Training (DSAT) to ensure the right training is developed and delivered for Regular and Reserve troops.
A top level review of training for Army officers had identified the requirement for a revision of training in line with current doctrine and in light of the requirement to deliver generic training, not the operation focus of training during military operations in Afghanistan.
Edif ERA was contracted by DTrg(A) to review and update existing training documentation for Army officers in Career Stage 1 to ensure training was aligned to Contingency Operations and the future Army 2020 concept. A set of 6 individual training groups were specified, each receiving an updated Job Specification (Job Spec), Job Scalar (Job Scalar), Operational Performance Statement (OPS), Formal Training Statement (FTS), Assessment Strategy (AStrat) and Assessment Specification (ASpec):
Regular officers’ generic training:Regular Junior Officer on 1st AppointmentRegular Captain on 1st AppointmentRegular Captain on Subsequent AppointmentReserve officers’ generic training:Reserve Junior Officer on 1st AppointmentReserve Captain on 1st AppointmentReserve Captain on Subsequent AppointmentOur Consultants:Worked with Army SMEs, led workshops and briefed Military Judgement Panels (MJPs) to accurately capture and achieve endorsement of the operational requirementMapped the initial Phase 1 training for officers against equivalent training for soldiers, ensuring training is aligned and articulated correctly in supporting documentationDesigned a new structure of duties and tasks for Army officers in Career Stage 1; enabling the subsequent development of duties and tasks for Career Stage 2Conducted Job Analysis for each training group and reviewed extant training against current doctrineAssembled a Reserve Expert Panel and held workshops to review policy for the employment of Army Reserve officersBecame the go-to experts for Army officer training whilst embedded in the Army HeadquartersMapped Army Reserve Training against a set of policy assumptions endorsed by DTrg(A), recommending solutions for training Army Reserve CaptainsCaptured an academic stream within the operational training requirement, articulating educational content in line with the Army’s Higher Education Policy (HEP) and enabling the accreditation of trainingReviewed and updated training documentation for the prestigious Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS) Commissioning Course (Regular and Reserve officers)Reviewed and updated training documentation for the Junior Officers’ Tactical Awareness Course (JOTAC) and Captains’ Warfare Course (CWC) delivered by the Land Warfare School.
Six sets of endorsed DSAT documentation, enabling the subsequent re-design and delivery of training for Army Regular and Reserve officers in Career Stage 1 aligned to the current operational requirement.