A Vibrant, World-Leading Academy Developing the UK’s Culture and Language Capability Lt Col Craig Mullen MSc AGC (SPS) SO1 DRACL & Major Lee Baines AGC (ETS) SO2 DRACL BILC briefing – 23 May 16 Joint Force Development & Defence Academy UK Delegation Defence Requirements Authority for Culture and Languages (DRACL)

A Vibrant, World-Leading Academy Joint Force Development & Defence Academy SO1 Defence Requirements Authority for Culture and Language (DRACL)

A Vibrant, World-Leading Academy Joint Force Development & Defence Academy Aim DAOD in brief on the transition from DRACL to the Defence Requirements Authority for Culture & Languages (DRACL)

A Vibrant, World-Leading Academy Developing the UK’s Culture and Language Capability Lt Col Craig Mullen MSc AGC (SPS) SO1 DRACL & Major Lee Baines AGC (ETS) SO2 DRACL BILC briefing – 23 May 16 Joint Force Development & Defence Academy UK Delegation Defence Requirements Authority for Culture and Languages (DRACL)

A Vibrant, World-Leading Academy Joint Force Development & Defence Academy DRACL - Key Outputs Support Governance ExamsDSAT Language Awards Culture Foreign Language Training English Language Training

A Vibrant, World-Leading Academy Joint Force Development & Defence Academy DRACL 4* JFC 4* Army 4* Navy 4* RAF 4* MOD CS DE & S MOD (OPS DIR) JACIG 1* DSF SO1 DCSU DBS / NSV (CONDO) DE C4ISR BIGWORD 3* DJW / TRA Navy Pers IDT ED & CD IDT (ARTD) CPU ADOC 3* JFD & DefAc SO1 DCLC (DIP DA) NATO / NEP DEF S AWC IDT (22 Trg GP) Sec CON OPS 1* T&E 3* PJHQ Stakeholders 2* DefAc

A Vibrant, World-Leading Academy Joint Force Development & Defence Academy Lee Allen Capability Manager WO2 Paddy Bashford Administrator Alastair Scott SOTR Manager Fiona Crinks TNA Sophie Maddock EXVAL Judith Anderson Examinations Coordinator Lt Col Craig Mullen MSc SO1 DRACL Linda Mcleod Gov Pol Maj Lee Baines SO2 DRACL WO1 Shiner Wright RN Cap Gen DRACL Command Group

A Vibrant, World-Leading Academy Joint Force Development & Defence Academy Skeletal data concerning role added to SoTR Customer: all appropriate data for inclusion in SoTR Requirement prioritized for Role Analysis DRACL: Prioritization according to direction on languages and resources. DRACL: Application of SoTR Serial Number – SSN becomes fixed asset for any audit. Role Analysis conducted DRACL: Outputs (Scoping Exercise, Role PS, TraD and final report) issued to Customer and TDA. Confirmation/review of details in SoTR Customer/DRACL: all appropriate data for inclusion in SoTR Is Role Analysis required? No Yes New version of SoTR issued to all Stakeholders DRACL: Latest version of SoTR issued to all Customer Agents, TDA and Training Provider. A new (revised), bone fide, Defence requirement is put forward by (new) customer for inclusion in Statement of Trained Requirement, at any time. Flow-chart for Foreign-language SoTR DRACL: Provide draft version to Steering Group post annual Screening Meeting.

A Vibrant, World-Leading Academy Joint Force Development & Defence Academy FY 15/16 Language % tested by Service

A Vibrant, World-Leading Academy Joint Force Development & Defence Academy

A Vibrant, World-Leading Academy Joint Force Development & Defence Academy

A Vibrant, World-Leading Academy Joint Force Development & Defence Academy Capability map

A Vibrant, World-Leading Academy Joint Force Development & Defence Academy Joint Services Command and Staff College © Crown Copyright Pre-Sandhurst Military and English training 12-week British Military English Courses 4-week short courses at levels SLP2,3 and 4 12-week Preparation Course for Advanced Command & Staff Course 6-week Preparation Course for Royal College of Defence Studies In-country English training (Kuwait) 3-week English Teacher Refresher Courses 4-week intensive Cambridge CELTA Course English Language Wing Offers:

A Vibrant, World-Leading Academy Joint Force Development & Defence Academy English Language Training Students 2014 – – 336 (17% increase) Top three countries Czech – 53 Kuwait – 38 Ukraine/Oman – 11 4 Types of Course Command DE National programmes English trainer Bespoke

A Vibrant, World-Leading Academy Joint Force Development & Defence Academy Skeletal data concerning role added to SoTR Customer: all appropriate data for inclusion in SoTR Requirement prioritized for Role Analysis DRACL: Prioritization according to direction on languages and resources. DRACL: Application of SoTR Serial Number – SSN becomes fixed asset for any audit. Role Analysis conducted DRACL: Outputs (Scoping Exercise, TrAD, Cultural Questionnaire, Role PS and final report) issued to TNA Steering Group members as appropriate. Confirmation/review of details in SoTR Customer/DRACL: all appropriate data for inclusion in SoTR Is TNA required? No Yes New version of SoTR issued to all Stakeholders DRACL: Latest version of SoTR issued to all Customer Agents, TDA and Training Provider. A new/revised requirement is put forward by (new) customer for inclusion in SoTR at any time. DRACL refines this into a Statement of Requirement Flow-chart for Cultural Training SoTR DRACL: Send draft SoTR (yearly) to DC&L Steering Group post Screening Meeting. Details for revision Confirmed details

A Vibrant, World-Leading Academy Joint Force Development & Defence Academy Cultural Training  Culture Competency Framework Specialist Competent Awareness  CS2a Course – 80 personnel per annum  CPC (Cultural Practitioners Course)

A Vibrant, World-Leading Academy Joint Force Development & Defence Academy Language Award Schemes  Defence Operational Language Award Scheme (DOLAS)  Basic Language Award Scheme (BLAS)  FY 14/15 total spend £1,404,100  FY 15/16 spend to date £819,144  £360 (L2 French) to £11,700 (L4 Arabic)  Sole authority for payments  Maintenance of Language Award databases

A Vibrant, World-Leading Academy Joint Force Development & Defence Academy Lang Award Spend - FY 15/16 to date

A Vibrant, World-Leading Academy Joint Force Development & Defence Academy Governance Structure Flow Chart

A Vibrant, World-Leading Academy Governance Governance of Defence Culture and Language Capability  Joint Understand and Influence Board (JUIB) chaired by ACDS (Ops) and responsible for setting pan-Defence strategic direction for C&L capability  Defence C&L Steering Group (DC&L SG) – programme board  Defence C&L Working Group (DC&L WG) – development and delivery functions  Defence Requirements Authority for Culture and Language (DRACL) – capability generation and operation

A Vibrant, World-Leading Academy DSAT Assurance through External Validation (ExVal) It is the responsibility of the TRA (DRACL) to conduct ExVal to determine:  Impact on performance following a training activity for Customers such Defence Engagement, Defence Attachés and the Intelligence Community.  Validity of the training in preparing individuals for their role as culture specialists and linguists.

A Vibrant, World-Leading Academy Joint Force Development & Defence Academy DRACL DSAT Foreign Language Training (FLT) English Language Training (ELT) Culture Training Authorisation Document (TrAD) Statement of Trained Reqt External Validation Training Needs Analysis

A Vibrant, World-Leading Academy Internal Validation (InVal) External Validation (ExVal) Trained Output Requirement Review Training Gap Analysis (TGA) Role Analysis (RA) which then creates the Role Performance Statement (RPS ) Defence Systems Approach to Training (DSAT) Scoping Exercise Task Analysis Competence Analysis. Training Needs Report (TNR) Risk/Assumption Management Pipeline Management. Service Command responsibility to ensure correct numbers and types of personnel 2. Design The Design stage follows the Analysis stage and is itself split into 2 different stages, taken from the Role PS. Training Objectives (TOs) Enabling Objectives (EO) & Key Learning Points (KLPs) 3. Delivery The key output of the delivery stage is manpower trained to the required standard, specified as TOs in the FTS. This is achieved through the delivery and evaluation of the trg by various personnel within the organisation. Piloting Defence Trainer Capability (DTC) Training Preparation Lesson Planning Programming Resourcing Training Needs Evaluation (TNE) 4. Evaluation OR 1. Analysis Analysis is the first part of the DSAT process and is usually trigger by an evidence-based Statement of Requirement (SOR), reflecting the need for a new or revised analysis of the requirements of a job. Training Design Review Return Of Investment (ROI) Statement of Trained Requirement (SOTR) Statement of Training Task (SOTT) Training Quality Manual (QM) Analysis Design Delivery Evaluation STAGE 2 Assessment Strategy (AStrat) Assessment Specification (Aspec Knowledge, Skills and Attitude (KSA) Learning Scalar Methods & Media Analysis A. Training Needs Analysis Steering Gp (TNASG) TrAD Raised Formal Training Statement (FTS) Consists of: Training Performance Statement (TPS) Workplace Training Statement (WTS) Residual Training Gap Statement (RTGS) STAGE 1 STAGE 2 STAGE 1 Trainee and Trainer Management Management of Training Deficiency Commander’s Risk Assessment (CRA) 1st Party Audit (1PA ) Continuous Improvement (CI) Defence Culture & Language (DC&L) Governance Structure 2nd Party Audit (2PA ) 3rd Party Audit (3PA) External

A Vibrant, World-Leading Academy Joint Force Development & Defence Academy ExVal Strategy External Evaluation (ExVal) is a significant activity in support of the DSAT model  DRACL’s ExVal strategy will be developed in accordance with priorities determined by the Joint Understand and Influence Board (JUIB)  It will address approximately 70 courses which must have ExVal conducted every three years  Quantitative and qualitative data is obtained and analysed  Describes how results of analysis will be reported and how recommendations will be fed back into the Role Performance Statement (RPS).

A Vibrant, World-Leading Academy Joint Force Development & Defence Academy The Future - DRACL DRACL 11 Staff Force Generate Military Linguists Foreign Language Training Statement of Trained Requirement Exams Awards JPA DRACL 10 Staff Training Reqt Authority Agent C&L Capability Custodian DSAT Compliance Culture, Foreign & English Language Training: Training Needs Analysis Training Needs Report Role Performance Statement Training Authority Document Statement of Trained Requirement Formal Training Statement External Validation Governance & Policy Exams Awards JPA

A Vibrant, World-Leading Academy Joint Force Development & Defence Academy Key Points - Takeaways  Culture and Language (C&L) now a core competence for UK. Greater scrutiny from 4 star down.  DRACL is custodian of C&L Capability for UK Defence and acts as TRAs agent.  Bringing DSAT Compliance to C&L  Supporting sS in C&L Capability development  Manage circa £2M Lang Exam contract  Manage Language Awards spend circa £1.5M

A Vibrant, World-Leading Academy Joint Force Development & Defence Academy SO1 Defence Requirements Authority for Culture and Language (DRACL) Questions?