NCO trainer core competencies
Following the establishment of the Defence Centre
for Training Support (DCTS), instructor training has been revised
and all instructors must attend the Defence Instructional Techniques
(DIT) Course prior to posting to a training unit. To meet the
required Training performance Statement, DIT students are assessed
on the following competencies:
The qualities and competencies of trainers was
also a topic of discussion at the recent Individual Training Best
Practice Seminar held on 14 October 2004. Both the seminar audience
and the manning agencies agreed that instructors should:
— Possess good leadership skills
— Have excellent personal qualities
and be a good role models
At the seminar it was suggested that all command
and leadership courses (and perhaps relevant specialist courses)
for NCOs and junior officers should comment on an individual's
suitability to be an instructor. The outcome of the seminar is
currently being taken forward as the competency framework for
instructors is being developed at DCTS.
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