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Non-Operational Training

Corporate Leadership Initiatives

During 2004-05, work began on developing a whole-of-Defence Leadership Proficiency Framework. This framework is being developed as part of the Business Skilling Review, an initiative to increase Defence's business skilling at all levels. Although focused on Defence civilians at present, it is intended to align the Leadership Proficiency Framework with current ADF leadership development constructs.

Graduate Development Programs

The Graduate Development Program was enhanced with the introduction of the Chief Finance Officer Scholarship Scheme (targeted at accountancy students in their penultimate year of study). The scholarship program consists of three paid work placements within the Chief Finance Officer Group during university term and semester break, and financial assistance to help meet course costs. In 2004, scholarships were awarded to 13 students, who, upon successful completion of their studies, will join the business stream of the 2006 graduate program.

As indicated in the table below, the Defence graduate intake continues to target specific skill sets needed to build Defence capability.

Table 3.23 Graduate Intake Figures
Graduate Program 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05
Graduate Development Program
General Stream 45 50 48 37 53
People Stream - 8 8 3 5
Business Stream 5 10 8 10 10
Infrastructure Stream - 6 6 2 2
Information Stream (1) - - - 6 4
Defence Materiel Graduate Scheme 29 43 46 30 33
Defence Science and Technology Scheme (2) 10 51 36 - 27
Defence Signals Directorate Scheme 36 31 54 29 23
Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation Scheme (3) - - 36 21 14
Navy System Command Scheme (3) 5 6 8 5 6
Total 130 205 250 143 177

Notes

  1. The Information stream began in 2004.
  2. The Defence Science and Technology Organisation did not recruit to its graduate program in 2003-04.
  3. This is the first year that these Graduate Programs have been reported.

Vocational Education and Training

Vocational education and training provides Defence people with the skills and knowledge they need to undertake their jobs and pursue their careers. Defence has four Registered Training Organisations that operate within the National Training Framework: three specifically address the needs of the Navy, Army and Air Force; the other addresses the business skilling needs for the whole-of-Defence. Between them, they can issue 352 nationally recognised qualifications ranging from Certificate II to Advanced Diplomas from 23 national training packages, and a further 364 nationally recognised 'accredited course' qualifications. In 2004-05, new qualifications in the areas of security, injury prevention, weapons range management and Defence public affairs were made available to personnel.
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