1. Defence Requirements Authority for Culture and Languages (DRACL)
UK Delegation
Defence Requirements Authority for Culture and Languages (DRACL)
Developing the UK’s Culture and Language Capability Lt Col Craig Mullen MSc AGC (SPS) SO1 DRACL & Major Lee Baines AGC (ETS) SO2 DRACL
Introduction – Lt Col Craig Mullen & Maj Lee Baines
Today we are going to talk about developing the UK’s C&L capability.
I lead the Defence Requirements authority for C&L with the acronym DRACL
SLIDE
BILC briefing – 23 May 16
Joint Force Development & Defence Academy
JFC IM GUIDING PRINCIPLES

2. SO1 Defence Requirements Authority for Culture and Language (DRACL)
therefore that makes me the SO1 DRACL or prince of darkness!
The UK has recently changed its approach to C&L – but more of that later. Historically the UK had a different view.
SO1 Defence Requirements Authority for Culture and Language (DRACL)

4. Defence Requirements Authority for Culture and Languages (DRACL)
UK Delegation
Defence Requirements Authority for Culture and Languages (DRACL)
Developing the UK’s Culture and Language Capability Lt Col Craig Mullen MSc AGC (SPS) SO1 DRACL & Major Lee Baines AGC (ETS) SO2 DRACL
The UK experience in IRAQ and Afghanistan has really brought home the value of foriegn language ability and cultural awareness.
At 4star level it has been decided that foreign language capability is to be seen as a core competence for British military personnel.
It is important to get 4star buy in so that there is appropraite authority to drive this concept forward throughout UK Defence.
BILC briefing – 23 May 16
Joint Force Development & Defence Academy
JFC IM GUIDING PRINCIPLES

5. Foreign Language Training English Language Training
DRACL - Key Outputs
Support Governance
Exams
DSAT
Language
Awards
Culture
Foreign Language Training
English Language Training
This is what we are going to cover today.
FLT, ELT and Cul are the three large capability areas we support.
Exams – MoDLEB – Setting/Admin/Timetables/Selection (Cre-Indep)/Moderation Language Data– Capture & Analysis Awards – Administer/Monitor/Analysis/Arbitrate
And we support the C&L governance structure
And we will leave time for questions.

6. 3*
PJHQ
Stakeholders
DRACL 4*
JFC
Army
Navy
RAF
MOD CS
DE & S
MOD
(OPS DIR)
JACIG 1*
DSF
SO1
DCSU
DBS / NSV
(CONDO) DE
C4ISR
BIGWORD 3*
DJW / TRA
Navy Pers
IDT
SO1
DCLC 1*
T&E 2*
DefAc
3* JFD &
DefAc
AWC
IDT (22 Trg GP)
Sec CON OPS
(DIP DA)
ED & CD
NATO / NEP
Our stakeholders are numerous and span Defence, OGD and civilian contractors.
It is important that we develop good working relations with each stakeholder, understand their individual requirements and tailor our support to them accordingly.
IDT (ARTD)
ADOC
CPU
DEF S

7. FY 15/16 Language % tested by Service
Shows the % of MoDLEBs sat by each Service for the current FY
Total of 377 individual MoDLEBS covering 30 different languages
Army – 277
RAF – 52
Naval Service - 48

8. Shows % comparison between SOTR Course Students & Independent candidates who sat the MoDLEB during FY 15/16 (includes predicted numbers for the Mar 16 MoDLEB)
108 Course (SOTR)
269 Independent

9. Headlines: Shows how many of each language was tested during FY 15/16
30 different languages tested French 31% of all languages tested - Yet not recognised as Operational Lang for financial awards.
Op languages (Arabic, Pashto, Dari, Farsi & Somali only account for 29% of total tested)
JFC IM GUIDING PRINCIPLES

10. Capability map

11. English Language Wing Offers:
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
Joint Services Command and Staff College
© Crown Copyright

12. English Language Training
Students
2014 – 241
2015 – 336 (17% increase)
Top three countries
Czech – 53
Kuwait – 38
Ukraine/Oman – 11
4 Types of Course
Command DE
National programmes
English trainer
Bespoke
Maj Baines to present:
Comment on the students numbers and countries dealt with
Command Course egs Pre-RMAS, Pre-ACSC, Pre RCDS
DE egs British Mil Engagement Teams, French NRE, Technical Lang Course
National Programmes eg Czech Short courses, In Kuwait Lang Trg
English Trainer egs TTT, CELTA (Cert in English Language Teaching)
Bespoke, ie miscellaneous on demand.

13. Cultural Training Culture Competency Framework
Specialist
Competent
Awareness
CS2a Course – 80 personnel per annum
CPC (Cultural Practitioners Course)
Maj Baines to present:
Culture Framework talked through.
Expert – CS2A course designed to train these personnel.
Competent – CPC course designed to train these personnel.
Awareness – All personnel should have this and trained through sS Phase 1 and Command courses.
Pass to Mr Wright

14. 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
Def Op Lang Award Scheme (Arabic, Pashto, Dari/Farsi & Somali) + 42 other languages of interest to Def
Basic Lang Award Scheme
To incentivise, encourage declaration of proficiency and maintenance of skill
Not paid to Native speakers or for Ed Quals – even Degree level
Languages are split into 3 categories based on difficulty to learn. Gp 1 Hardest – Middle Eastern and Far East Languages. Gp 3 Easiest - Western European and Scandinavian. Gp 2 Russian, Eastern European, Serb/Croat, Turkey Greek etc)
Initial Qualification Re-qualification (subject to criteria) Incremental Active Use Award (Deployed) Active Use Award (Non-Deployed)
Support of RFIs & PQs

15. Governance Structure Flow Chart
DRACL is the custodian of Culture and Language for DEFENCE.
ACDS OPS is the 2* Champion and SRO for Culture and Language capability
Steering Gp – chaired by the SRO and functions as C&L Programme Board, taking direction from JUIB
WG – chaired by JFC JW AH Jt User and is responsible for staffing Development and Delivery functions of C&L Capability programme.
DRACL supports the Governance Structure which is the Authority for Culture and Language capability

16. DRACL DSAT
Foreign Language Training (FLT) English Language Training (ELT) Culture
Training Authorisation Document
(TrAD)
Statement of Trained Reqt
External
Validation
Training Needs Analysis
Having completed my initial estimate it was clear that there was not sufficient DSAT rigour in the capability area of C&L.
In simple terms this is how DRACL is involved in the DSAT.
The Iceberg – How many courses x levels x ranks = ?? Lines on the SOTR
DSAT process
JFC IM GUIDING PRINCIPLES

17. Defence Systems Approach to Training (DSAT)
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.
2. Design
The Design stage follows the Analysis stage and is
itself split into 2 different stages, taken from the Role PS.
STAGE 1
Formal Training Statement (FTS)
Consists of:
A. Training Needs Analysis
Steering Gp (TNASG)
Training
Objectives (TOs)
Training
Performance
Statement (TPS)
Workplace
Statement (WTS)
Residual Training
Gap Statement
(RTGS)
STAGE 1
Scoping Exercise
Enabling Objectives (EO)
&
Key Learning Points (KLPs)
TrAD Raised
Analysis
Design
Delivery
Evaluation
STAGE 2
Assessment Strategy (AStrat)
Assessment Specification (Aspec
Knowledge, Skills and Attitude (KSA)
Learning Scalar
Methods & Media Analysis
Role Analysis (RA)
which then creates the
Role Performance Statement (RPS)
STAGE 2
DSAT
Task Analysis OR
Competence Analysis.
Training Design Review
Training Gap Analysis (TGA)
Trained Output
Requirement Review
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.
4. Evaluation
Training Needs Report (TNR)
Maj Baines to present:
Build up slide staring with the DSAT circle in the middle then followed by Analysis (Green), Design (Pink), Delivery (Orange) and Evaluation (Purple). All colour coding is direct from the amended JSP 822. Same as the following:
TRA Responsibility is Yellow
TDA Responsibility is Brown
Trg Provider Responsibility is Light Blue
External miscellaneous is Red (Not from JSP, this was Maj Baines’s choice).
The point of the slide is to impress the amount of stages in the DSAT process and the yellow areas that are the responsibility of the TRA (without the other areas that DRACL has).
Pass to Linda
Return Of Investment
(ROI)
Training Needs Evaluation (TNE)
Statement of Training Task (SOTT)
Statement of Trained Requirement
(SOTR)
Defence Culture & Language (DC&L)
Governance Structure
Internal Validation
(InVal)
Trainee and Trainer Management
Risk/Assumption Management
Defence Trainer Capability (DTC)
Continuous Improvement (CI)
External Validation
(ExVal)
Training Preparation
Lesson Planning
Programming
Resourcing
1st Party
Audit (1PA)
2nd Party
Audit (2PA)
3rd Party
Audit (3PA)
External
Training Quality Manual (QM)
Pipeline Management.
Service Command responsibility to ensure
correct numbers and types of personnel
Commander’s Risk Assessment (CRA)
Piloting
Management of Training Deficiency

18. The Future - DRACL DRACL 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
11 Staff
Force Generate Military Linguists
Foreign Language Training
Statement of Trained Requirement
Exams
Awards
JPA
FGen was the main role of DRACL until Oct 13
The ExVal role has only been started under DRACL from last year and hasn’t been properly worked up yet.
Gov & Pol is also an area that has been just started in DRACL, this is going through flux at the moment due to Governance changes.

19. 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
Exam Contract 2+1+1
Huge output across Defence
JPA Data for all SP
(C&L core competence across Def)
DSAT compliance (TNA, RPS, FTS etc)
87 courses for C&L generates > 2K data TrAD “Iceberg”
Including delivery of 450+ exams covering 40 + Langs

20. SO1 Defence Requirements Authority for Culture and Language (DRACL)
Questions?
therefore that makes me the SO1 DRACL or prince of darkness!
The UK has recently changed its approach to C&L – but more of that later. Historically the UK had a different view.
SO1 Defence Requirements Authority for Culture and Language (DRACL)