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THE DEFENCE OPERATIONAL LANGUAGES SUPPORT UNIT IMPLEMENTATION TEAM

THE DEFENCE OPERATIONAL LANGUAGES SUPPORT UNIT IMPLEMENTATION TEAM. LT COL A J PARROTT RLC SO1 DOLSU IT. PRESENTATION AIM To inform you of the work being carried forward by the DOLSU Implementation Team in order to create a fully operational DOLSU by Summer 2009. THE DOLSU MISSION

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THE DEFENCE OPERATIONAL LANGUAGES SUPPORT UNIT IMPLEMENTATION TEAM

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  1. THE DEFENCE OPERATIONAL LANGUAGES SUPPORT UNIT IMPLEMENTATION TEAM LT COL A J PARROTT RLC SO1 DOLSU IT

  2. PRESENTATION AIM To inform you of the work being carried forward by the DOLSU Implementation Team in order to create a fully operational DOLSU by Summer 2009

  3. THE DOLSU MISSION The DOLSU will seek to facilitate the generation in a timely way of language capability to support joint operations when required and will manage operational language capability when deployed.

  4. WHY THE DOLSU ? Lessons identified on OPERATION TELIC House of Commons Defence Committee Report Directorate of Operational Capability – Appraisal of Defence Language Capability PROJECT GALLIARD – Review of the Operational Language Capability Requirement It provides a focussed team at the Defence Level in contrast to disconnected staff efforts at the FLC level

  5. LANGUAGE CAPABILITY IS (NOT QUITE) “THE FORGOTTEN FORCE MULTIPLIER”

  6. THE DOLSU TASKS DEFENCE LANGUAGE POLICY LANGUAGE CAPABILITY GENERATION LANGUAGE CAPABILITY MANAGEMENT INTELLIGENT CUSTOMER CELL

  7. DEFENCE LANGUAGE POLICY (DLP) Management Structure DLCMB, DLTCEB, DLCWG, UKIDSCOL Policy Statements Language Component of Joint Doctrine Linkage with Cultural Awareness

  8. LANGUAGE CAPABILITY GENERATION (LCG) Build Language Skills Database Maintain Language Skills Database Co-ordinate Requalification Language Skills Financial Incentives Scheme

  9. LANGUAGE CAPABILITY GENERATION (LCG) High Level Language Skills Generation Low Level Language Skills Generation Reserve Forces Language Skills Generation Wider Language Capability Generation Management of Deployed Linguists

  10. LANGUAGE CAPABILITY MANAGEMENT (LCM) Support to PJHQ Deployment of LCM teams to support operations Home based support to LCM teams Prepare Basic Level Lang + CA Packages Training Packages for LCM Personnel Training Packages for Interpreters / Translators Advise to formations in the Op Prep cycle

  11. INTELLIGENT CUSTOMER CELL (ICC) Statements of Training Requirement MoD Language Examination Board / Westminster University Contract – Other Initiatives Training Needs Analysis Training Evaluation

  12. DOLSU TIMELINES Sep 07 - Initial Operating Capability reached Apr 08 - Full Operating Capability authorised? Apr 09 - Full Operating Capability in place? Aug 09 - Full Operating Capability reached? Apr 10 – Move in to long term future location?

  13. THE DEFENCE OPERATIONAL LANGUAGES SUPPORT UNIT (DOLSU) THE FUTURE PERFECT STRUCTURE DOLSU MANAGEMENT TEAM DEFENCE LANGUAGE POLICY SO1 ARMY DOLSU IT DOLSU FOC CIV C2 WO2 SP ARMY TRG POSTS CIV E LANGUAGE CAPABILITY MANAGEMENT SECTION LANGUAGE CAPABILITY GENERATION SECTION LANGUAGE INTELLIGENT CUSTOMER CELL SO2 RN SO2 ARMY SO2 ARMY MSF C2 SO2 ARMY CIV D SO3 ARMY WO RN HIO 1 C2 CIV D SO3 RAF SO2 RAF HIO 2 C2 CIV E

  14. THE DEFENCE OPERATIONAL LANGUAGES SUPPORT UNIT (DOLSU) THE PRESENT IMPERFECT STRUCTURE DOLSU MANAGEMENT TEAM DEFENCE LANGUAGE POLICY DOLSU IT MIL SO1 ARMY DOLSU IT CIV CIV C2 WO2 SP ARMY LONDON DOLSU FOC CIV E LANGUAGE CAPABILITY MANAGEMENT SECTION LANGUAGE CAPABILITY GENERATION SECTION LANGUAGE INTELLIGENT CUSTOMER CELL IRAQ SO2 RN SO2 ARMY WO2 SP ARMY SO2 FTRS SO2 ARMY MSF C2 SO2 ARMY OMAN CIV D SO3 ARMY WO RN HIO 1 C2 CIV D SO3 RAF SO2 RAF SO3 RAF HIO 2 C2 CIV E

  15. THE DEFENCE OPERATIONAL LANGUAGES SUPPORT UNIT IMPLEMENTATION TEAM ANY QUESTIONS ?

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