Defence Centre of Training Support
Encyclopedia
The Defence Centre of Training Support (DCTS) is a United Kingdom
MOD
unit headquartered at Kermode Hall at RAF Halton
near Aylesbury
in Buckinghamshire
, England.
that had previously been the RAF's Training and Development Support Unit.
support services to the MOD, computer-based training production and video
production.
contain the Specialist Training and Consultancy Group, Technology Based Training Group and the Instructional Training Group (ITG). ITG also have a supporting element at HMS Nelson
in Portsmouth
, England. DCTS is part of the MoD's Directorate General Training and Education.
in its entirety, and is managed within LT. R&D provides consultancy and training in eLearning in addition to research projects into how developing technologies can be applied to military training. DMG used to create video and media for both promotional and instructional purposes.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
MOD
Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
The Ministry of Defence is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces....
unit headquartered at Kermode Hall at RAF Halton
RAF Halton
RAF Halton is one of the largest Royal Air Force stations in the United Kingdom, located near the village of Halton near Wendover, Buckinghamshire.HRH The Duchess of Cornwall is the Honorary Air Commodore of RAF Halton.-History:...
near Aylesbury
Aylesbury
Aylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire in South East England. However the town also falls into a geographical region known as the South Midlands an area that ecompasses the north of the South East, and the southern extremities of the East Midlands...
in Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
, England.
History
The DCTS was established on 1 October 2003 and it absorbed the Royal Navy's School of Education and Training, the Army School of Training Support and those elements of RAF HaltonRAF Halton
RAF Halton is one of the largest Royal Air Force stations in the United Kingdom, located near the village of Halton near Wendover, Buckinghamshire.HRH The Duchess of Cornwall is the Honorary Air Commodore of RAF Halton.-History:...
that had previously been the RAF's Training and Development Support Unit.
Function
The DCTS is responsible for training military instructors and training managers, e-learningE-learning
E-learning comprises all forms of electronically supported learning and teaching. The information and communication systems, whether networked learning or not, serve as specific media to implement the learning process...
support services to the MOD, computer-based training production and video
Video
Video is the technology of electronically capturing, recording, processing, storing, transmitting, and reconstructing a sequence of still images representing scenes in motion.- History :...
production.
Structure
The Defence Centre of Training Support's headquarters at RAF HaltonRAF Halton
RAF Halton is one of the largest Royal Air Force stations in the United Kingdom, located near the village of Halton near Wendover, Buckinghamshire.HRH The Duchess of Cornwall is the Honorary Air Commodore of RAF Halton.-History:...
contain the Specialist Training and Consultancy Group, Technology Based Training Group and the Instructional Training Group (ITG). ITG also have a supporting element at HMS Nelson
HMNB Portsmouth
Her Majesty's Naval Base Portsmouth is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the British Royal Navy...
in Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Portsmouth is the second largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is notable for being the United Kingdom's only island city; it is located mainly on Portsea Island...
, England. DCTS is part of the MoD's Directorate General Training and Education.
Specialist Training and Consultancy Group (ST&CG)
ST&CG (also referred to as STG) has two main roles; training consultancy and specialist training delivery. The group offers a variety of courses to support those involved in specialist training roles within Defence.Instructional Training Group (ITG)
ITG runs courses with the aim of training instructors in the military.Learning Technologies Group (LT)
LT is a group of several departments with expertise in the use of technology within military training. It is the home of the Defence Learning Portal (DLP), Research and Development (R&D) but no longer Digital Media Group (DMG). The DLP is a repository for military eLearning for the MODMinistry of Defence (United Kingdom)
The Ministry of Defence is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces....
in its entirety, and is managed within LT. R&D provides consultancy and training in eLearning in addition to research projects into how developing technologies can be applied to military training. DMG used to create video and media for both promotional and instructional purposes.