Foreign Language Training

Practitioner
Levels 1 to 3 language acquisition courses across 40 different languages in order to meet Defence training requirements.
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Course Information

Level: Practitioner
Location: Shrivenham
School/Centre: Defence Centre for Languages and Culture
Course Code: FLT
Duration: Depending on the language - between 9 weeks and 19 months.
When: 22 April 2025

About this course

Language acquisition courses at SLP1, 2, or 3 to meet Defence requirements.

Course duration varies depending upon the complexity of the language being taught.

Courses are provided for SoTR'd students; further details are outlined in the Defence Language Training DIN. Spare capacity is offered to other applicants.

Cultural awareness will be acquired through delivery of the language syllabus

Future course dates are annotated on the Defence FLT DIN but are also listed below.

Deadline for military applications is twelve weeks prior to the course start date. Applications can be accepted after this date but accommodation cannot be guaranteed.

Language

Start Date

End Date

Albanian SLP1

05/01/2026

05/06/2026

Amharic SLP 1

10/11/2025

06/03/2026

Arabic MSA SLP 1

22/04/2025

19/09/2025

Arabic MSA SLP 1

14/07/2025

12/12/2025

Arabic MSA SLP 1

13/10/2025

13/03/2026

Arabic MSA SLP 1-2

05/01/2026

05/06/2026

Arabic MSA SLP 1-3

13/10/2025

19/03/2027

Arabic Refresher SLP 3

23/06/2025

25/07/2025

Arabic Refresher SLP 3

17/11/2025

19/12/2025

Bosnian SLP1- 2

29/09/2025

06/03/2026

Croatian SLP 1

22/04/2025

19/09/2025

Czech SLP 1

16/06/2025

14/11/2025

Czech SLP 1

01/09/2025

30/01/2026

Dutch SLP 1

01/04/2025

25/07/2025

Dutch SLP 1-3

21/07/2025

24/07/2026

Estonian SLP 1

16/06/2025

12/12/2025

French SLP 1-3

22/04/2025

19/12/2025

French SLP 1-3

03/11/2025

24/07/2026

French SLP 1-3

03/11/2025

24/07/2026

French SLP 1-3

05/01/2026

13/03/2026

German SLP 1-3

22/04/2025

24/07/2026

German SLP 1-3

13/10/2025

19/03/2027

German SLP3

06/10/2025

19/12/2025

Hebrew SLP 1

03/11/2025

02/04/2026

Hindi SLP 1

22/04/2025

19/09/2025

Italian SLP 1- 3

03/11/2025

24/07/2026

Korean SLP 1

02/02/2026

11/09/2026

Mandarin SLP 1-3

15/09/2025

23/07/2027

Montenegrin SLP1- 2

19/05/2025

27/03/2026

Norwegian SLP 1-3

13/10/2025

09/10/2026

Polish SLP 1

19/05/2025

16/10/2026

Polish SLP 1

19/05/2025

17/10/2025

Polish SLP 1

05/01/2026

05/06/2026

Portuguese (Brazilian) SLP1- 3

30/06/2025

26/06/2026

Portuguese (Metro) SLP 1

02/02/2026

29/05/2026

Romanian SLP 1

13/10/2025

06/02/2026

Romanian SLP 1

05/01/2026

01/05/2026

Russian Refresher SLP 3

23/06/2025

25/07/2025

Russian Refresher SLP 3

17/11/2025

19/12/2025

Russian SLP 1-2

26/05/2025

03/04/2026

Russian SLP 1-3

13/10/2025

19/03/2027

Russian SLP 1-3

23/03/2026

08/10/2027

Russian SLP3

17/02/2025

22/08/2025

Swedish SLP 1

10/11/2025

06/03/2026

Thai SLP 1

06/10/2025

02/04/2026

Turkish SLP 1

05/01/2026

03/07/2026

Turkish SLP1- 2

06/10/2025

23/10/2026

Ukrainian SLP1- 3

16/02/2026

23/07/2027

Urdu SLP 1

05/01/2026

05/06/2026

Vietnamese SLP 1

09/06/2025

16/01/2026

What you will learn

You will acquire language skills up to the SLP level required by Defence. All FLT courses are underpinned by the NATO STANAG. Further information about International Defence language training can be found on the Bureau for International Language Co-ordination (BILC) website.

Entry requirements

Who can attend this course

  • Military
  • MOD civil servants
  • Partners across government (PAG)
  • Industry
  • Internationals

English speaking British nationals only.

Before you attend

You must complete the MLAT, grammar revision and study skills awareness prior to arrival on course.

Additional information

How the course will be taught

  • Face-to-face/Residential

How you will be assessed

Students only requiring training to L1 will sit the L1 exam. All other students will sit the Defence MODLEB Language exam.

Planned dates