Summary of Role:

The Training Design Lead is responsible to the Enabling Manager (Training Design) for leading a Training Design Team to produce DSAT compliant documentation for multiple MOD sites within a standardised design process.  

Main Duties:

To Lead a team whose responsibilities are the analysis, design, maintenance, review and production of DSAT Documentation & processes for multiple MOD sites and organisations.  Main duties include leading a team to:

• Conduct Training Design Reviews of all training courses at least every three (3) years and the maintenance and update of the design of training courses to ensure that such training courses are up-to-date and that they satisfy relevant operational / workplace performance requirements.
• Upkeep, update and revalidation of course syllabi and standards, trainer competence, qualification and experience requirements.
• Upkeep, update and revalidation of course information, including but not limited to, course size limits, health and safety, relevant rules and regulations, course length and required support and resources.
• Conduct and maintenance of Training Design in response to new training requirements, including those arising from New Capabilities, to ensure that training satisfies operational / workplace performance requirements, provides the design output requirements required by the Authority and is kept up-to-date.
• Update of Training Design to incorporate relevant recommendations and feedback from internal and external assurance, to ensure that training remains up-to-date and satisfies operational / workplace performance requirements.
• Identify opportunities to provide accreditation for new and/or amended training as designed, and/or any amendments or implications for existing accreditations following Training Design changes. 
• Produce, maintain and/or update DSAT Training Design documentation including:
  • Formal Training Statement (FTS) (including the Training Performance Statement (TPS), Training Objectives (TOs), Workplace Training Statement (WTS) and Residual Training Gap Statement (RTGS)
  • Assessment Strategy (AStrat) and Assessment Specification (ASpec)
  • Learning Scalar and Learning Specification (LSpec)
  • Training Authorisation Document (TrAD)
  • TMIS (TAFMIS or replacement) course templates.
• Lead contributions to the development of overall instructional strategy and also be able to analyse and implement changes to training programmes, identifying effective and ineffective instructional design training methodologies to include but not limited to:
  • Familiarity with traditional and modern training methods
  • mentoring, coaching, on-job or in-classroom training
  • e-learning, simulations, workshops etc.
• The Implementation of Quality Assurance Procedures.  
• Ensure that any changes derived from internal and external validation are incorporated into all training design activity to ensure that training remains up-to-date and satisfies operational / workplace performance requirements.
• The mentoring and developing of Training Designers.
• Act as a technical lead for the Enabling Service Managers to ensure that processes follow latest direction and guidance in accordance with defence policy.
• Interviewing subject matter experts to collate required data.
• Participate in internal workshops to discuss and agree findings from analysis.
• Any other duties required to complete the Training Design.