In addition to the civilian qualifications provided for various Royal Engineers career development programmes and for trainers and managers - the RE CPD Team also offers the opportunity for senior ranks to gain the following City & Guilds Senior Awards absolutely free through the REVETT- funded Royal Engineers Senior Awards Scheme (RESAS):
City and Guilds Licentiateship Award (LCGI)
Lieutenant or above, Sgt or above.
Applicant must:
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City and Guilds Graduateship Award (GCGI)
Captain or above with 2 years in rank, SSgt or above with 2 years in rank.
Applicant must:
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City and Guilds Membership Award (MCGI)
Major or above with 2 years in rank, WO1 or above with 2 years in rank,
LE Officer with 2 years as WO1.
Applicant must:
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Since the introduction of the RE Senior Award Scheme (RESAS) in January 2005:
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Sergeants and ranks above have been awarded Licentiateships |
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176 |
Staff Sergeants and ranks above have been awarded Graduateships |
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60 |
WO1s and ranks above have been awarded Memberships |
Click here to go to the documents and forms page where you can download an application form.
Click here for the RESAS Handbook.
Bursary Scheme
If you are serving as an officer, warrant office or a senior non-commissioned officer in the Royal Engineers or a Queens Gurkha Engineer and have at least two years of Army service remaining you’ve passed the first criterion and may be eligible to apply for up to £600 from our bursary scheme!
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second criterion is that your proposed course of study leads to a qualification above a Level 3 in the National Qualifications Framework or a Level 6 in the Scottish Credit Qualifications Framework and it exceeds all of your existing levels of qualifications.
If you want to know more about this scheme please read the handbook. To apply just fill in the application form (which can be found in the handbook) and send it into the Brompton Barracks address.
Eng Tech
Good news! All Royal Engineers from Lance Corporal rank upwards can now apply for Engineering Technician Status through the Institution of Royal Engineers and the RE CPD Team. Applicants have to members of the Institution (forms are downloadable on the Institution's website - http://www.instre.org/pages/about-us/membership.php ) and need to fill out a form to apply for Technician Status to gain the post nominal letters 'EngTech'. To be successful the applicant must have completed their Class 1 at ME Cbt and Artisan, have successfully completed their JCC and have recommendation for promotion from their OC. On top of this they will have to prove commitment towards actively seeking progression with their personal development. The handbook containing the application form can be located here and in the Documents and Forms page. The RE CPD Team are receiving applications now and will pay the £15 required for the initial registration for EngTech status so what are you waiting for?
25/04/08
ILM Qualification
This suite of qualifications has been designed in a unit-based format to satisfy customer preferences and in readiness for the developing UK and European credit frameworks. The content is specified in units, each of which has a title, a level, an ILM notional credit rating and a series of learning outcomes and associated assessment criteria.
The ILM Level 2 Award in Team Leading – Completion of the Unit PNCO Cadre; aims to give practising or potential team and cell leaders the foundation for their formal development in this role. The qualification does this by developing basic team leading skills and assisting participants in gaining the basic knowledge required at this level. The assessment criteria has changed from the previous qualification as there is now a requirement to complete a Reflective Review with the reminder of the students portfolio consisting of the Assessment sheets covering; Motivate the Team to Work, Command a Team, Orders, Command a Fire Team, Write Effectively plus a copy of the students Course Report.
The ILM Level 2 Certificate in Team Leading – Completion of the JCC Course; aims to give practising or potential team leaders the foundation for their formal development in this role. The qualification does this by developing a wide range of team leading skills and assisting participants in gaining the comprehensive knowledge required by a team leader. This qualification builds on the ILM Level 2 Award in Team Leading and broadens the skills and knowledge in a flexible and practical way. Candidates are not required to undertake the Award as a pre-requisite and may join Certificate programmes directly. The assessment requirements remain as the previous qualification.
The Units required to complete the Award & Certificate are shown below. These requirements are covered in the JNCO Cadre & JCC as long as the relevant course follows the EinC’s guidelines for the course content.
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One mandatory unit with a credit value of 1. |
Three mandatory units with a combine credit value of 4. Selected optional units with a minimum total credit value of 9. |
If you require any further information, please contact John Coulson at our Minley Office.
25/04/08
PTLLS
P reparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector is a course designed for people who would like or require an introduction to teaching in the lifelong learning sector. It is an introductory award which will give a threshold status to teach in lifelong learning including work based learning and colleges. The CPD Team will be offering the Certificate, which is a progression from this, in the near future.
The course comprises one day a week training over seven weeks with additional work on assignments being done in the candiates own time. LearnInvicta will be running this course for us at the RSME in Chatham. Any interested parties should contact the CPD Team.
5/09/07
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