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Educational and Training Services Branch

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Country
  
Great Britain

Branch
  
British Army

Founded
  
1846 as the Corps of Army Schoolmasters

HQ
  
Directorate ETS (Army), Army HQ, Andover , Hampshire

Motto(s)
  
'Amino Et Fide' Courage and Faith

March
  
Gaudeamus Igitur ("Let us rejoice")

The Educational and Training Services form part of the Adjutant General's Corps and have done since 1992 when this Corps of the British Army was formed. Their remit is to continue the general education of soldiers and officers alike, as well as the actual military training of the soldiers of the Army.

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History

In 1992 the Royal Army Educational Corps was disbanded and its Officers transferred into the newly formed Educational and Training Services Branch of the Adjutant General's Corps.

Organisation

ETS is an all officer, all graduate, branch. It provides education to Regular and Reserve Army personnel, helping them to meet the challenges of the 21st century by training for certainty and educating for uncertainty. Officers are primarily employed as follows:

  • Training and Development advisors (TDAs) who specialise in the creation, design, implementation and assurance of Army wide training and educational courses.
  • Learning Development Officers (LDOs) in Army Education Centres (AECs) developing soldiers command, leadership and management skills in order to prepare them for promotion.
  • On operations as Learning Development Officers.
  • Supporting Short Term Training Teams abroad as the Education and Training Specialist.
  • Training development posts in the Directorate Training (Army) Capability Directorates, Army Recruiting and Training Division (ARTD) or in Defence Training Establishments.
  • Headquarters, Operational and Training appointments

    • Affiliation

    The Educational and Training Services Branch is a member of the International Association for Military Pedagogy (IAMP).

    Affiliated Corps

  •  Australia - Royal Australian Army Educational Corps
  •  New Zealand - Royal New Zealand Educational Corps

    • References

    Educational and Training Services Branch Wikipedia
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