Course Information
About this course
This course is aimed at you if your primary role is to conduct either 1st party audit (1PA) which follows the process of auditing against an organisation's Management of Training System (MTS) or 2nd party (external) audit (2PA) which audits against the DSAT Quality Standard (DSAT QS).
The course, delivered via facilitation, covers the key principles of training audit and governance, in addition to an introduction to each of the four elements of DSAT.
Please Note: All our courses will be open for application 6 months prior to the course start date and will appear in the 'Planed Dates' box when we are accepting applications. Once DCTS reaches application capacity for a singular course iteration, these course dates will be removed from the 'Planned Dates' box. In the table below you can see all course iterations for the full training year and when they will become open for application. For further information please refer to the DCTS DIN; 2025DIN07-019-Defence Centre for Training Support (DCTS) course information and instruction, which can be found on MODnet.
Applications for the course will be closed 6 weeks Prior to the start date.
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Course Number |
Course Dates |
Open for Application from |
|---|---|---|
|
TA 001 |
22 - 24 Apr 25 |
Dec 24 |
|
TA 002 |
06 - 08 May 25 |
Dec 25 |
|
TA 003 |
10 - 12 Jun 25 |
Jan 25 |
|
TA 004 |
01 - 03 Jul 25 |
Feb 25 |
|
TA 005 |
04 - 06 Aug 25 |
Mar 25 |
|
TA 006 |
15 - 17 Sep 25 |
Apr 25 |
|
TA 007 |
01 - 03 Oct 25 |
May 25 |
|
TA 008 |
21 - 23 Oct 25 |
May 25 |
|
TA 009 |
25 - 27 Nov 25 |
Jun 25 |
|
TA 010 |
20 - 22 Jan 26 |
Aug 25 |
|
TA 011 |
03 - 05 Mar 26 |
Oct 25 |
What you will learn
You will learn to:
- conduct or coordinate 1st party audit activities
- conduct or coordinate 2nd party audit activities
- report subsequent findings in an auditable way (1st party audit and 2nd party audit audit reports)
How this course will help your career
The course is widely required if you work in a defence auditing or assurance team.
Additionally, this course is recommended if you are a training manager or learning development officer.
Entry requirements
Who can attend this course
- Military
- MOD civil servants
- Partners across government (PAG)
- Industry
- Internationals
Restricted to personnel involved in training audit roles that require an understanding of DSAT.
DCTS Priority Matrix Applicants are to use the priority matrix below to identify where they best fall as a priority for the course. On receipt of application acknowledgement and student justification form from DCTS, all applicants are to list their priority number and return the student justification detailing why they fall within the below priority.
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No: |
Overview: |
Detail: |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Specific operational requirements |
Contained within student justification. Unit*/Line Manager agreement (Defence Trainer Manager, Training Officer, or OF3/C2). Evidence required: For example, assignment order/detachment notice and/or extract from TOR's. |
|
2 |
Unit Critical, no unit qualified individuals |
Contained within student justification. Unit*/Line Manager agreement (Defence Trainer Manager, Training Officer, or OF3/C2). Evidence required: Evidence of unit risk (training will be cancelled or reduced. Safety could be compromised). In addition, assignment order/detachment notice and/or extract from TOR's. |
|
3 |
Unit Urgent, reduced number of trained personnel |
Contained within student justification. Unit*/Line Manager agreement (Defence Trainer Manager, Training Officer, or OF3/C2). Evidence required: Evidence of unit risk (training will be cancelled or reduced. Safety could be compromised). In addition, assignment order/detachment notice and/or extract from TOR's. |
|
4 |
Current role requirement |
Contained within student justification. Line Manager agreement (Training Officer or OF3/C2). Evidence required: Assignment order and/or extract TOR's required and Navy Training Managers in phase 2 training. |
|
5 |
Professional, branch or trade requirement or promotion |
Contained within student justification. Line Manager agreement (OF3/C2). Evidence required: Identifying courses for future roles within your profession, branch or trade but not currently your primary role or promotion board requirement. |
|
6 |
Cover of short-term gap |
Contained within student justification. Line Manager agreement (OF3/C2). Evidence required: Not your primary role but fulfilling an additional requirement due to gapped post. |
|
7 |
Other reason |
Contained within student justification. Line Manager agreement (SNCO). Reason for application (Eg; professional development, interest, future planning). |
*Notes for Unit justification:
- OF3/C2 contact and detail outlining the situation with numbers of posts, filled/gapped and how many of the filled ones are not yet qualified.
- Extracts of Customer Executive Board (including working groups) records of decision.
- Extracts from the commander's risk assessment or self-assessment report, or other formal staff product which notes the risk (Risk Register, etc).
Before you attend
Prior to attending the course, candidates are required to be familiar with the following information which covers DSAT, 1 PA and 2 PA activities:
- changes to JSP822: 2015DIN07-179
- JSP 822: Governance and Management of Defence Individual Training, Education and Skills: Part 2, Guidance: Chapter 1 Element 4: Assurance
- Defence Connect DCTS Page – Contains useful DSAT resources
Additional information
How the course will be taught
- Face-to-face/Residential
- Online (Virtual)