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Study Group 6 - ‘Narrowing the Gap Between Training Limitations and Training Needs’

Study Group 6 - ‘Narrowing the Gap Between Training Limitations and Training Needs’. • Discuss potential disconnect between operational requirements and training content and instructional strategies • To provide: - Guidelines and Solutions

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Study Group 6 - ‘Narrowing the Gap Between Training Limitations and Training Needs’

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  1. Study Group 6 - ‘Narrowing the Gap Between Training Limitations and Training Needs’ • Discuss potential disconnect between operational requirements and training content and instructional strategies • To provide: - Guidelines and Solutions - Harmonise training needs with operational requirements

  2. Method • Defined our parameters and defined ‘operational requirements’ • Brainstorm on identifying major issues • Group Work Analysis – 3 sub groups • Potential Solutions Discussion

  3. Defining – Operational Requirement • English for Interoperability • English for Critical Mission (functional skills) • Operational Target area languages

  4. English for Interoperability • Collaboration with SMEs • To confirm accuracy/appropriateness of technical materials • Modularisation of language trg into other training • Improve understanding between trainer and customers by visits to training sites

  5. Critical Mission Functional English • Improve Collaboration • Prevent re-inventing wheel = virtual course catalogue and corpus of functional vocab, virtual forum and lessons learned • With Other Govt Depts • With customer throughout process to ensure buy in and access to materials •Teacher Expertise - regular military awareness trg • Close link with pre-deployment trg

  6. Target Area Languages for Operations • 1. Strategic – Long Term Planning & Capability • Sell language acquisition as combat multiplier to CofC • Consider language acquisition as an essential military professional attribute • Identify the right personnel and the right time (Higher level) • apply MLAT to personnel and assign each to a language family (based on strat reqt and MLAT result) • Provide a foundational knowledge in target language • Inventory of ‘partially capable’ pers can be built upon based on op requirement • Maintain foundational ability via I Pod, DL, other means

  7. Target Area Languages of Ops • 2. Tactical – Short Notice Specific Ops • Don’t blindly accept ‘language requirement’ at face value • Get info on op requirement regarding specific duties, tasks, duties • Collaborate with customers to define actual language requirement and skills • Inform customer of expected outputs • Get feedback following operation to refine/validate

  8. Any Questions? Quality (Good) Time (Quick) Cost: (Cheap) You can have 2 sides of the triangle, never3!

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