Defence written question – answered at on 22 April 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many individuals gained GCSEs during their phase 1 initial training in each year since 2005.
holding answer
Phase 1 training is the broad militarisation training completed by all recruits on joining the armed forces. Training is generally short (10 weeks for the RN, 14 weeks for Army Standard Entry and nine weeks for the RAF) and the focus is on inculcating the essential military skills, so there is no time to complete a GCSE course.
The Army Foundation College (Harrogate) offers longer Phase 1 training courses of 23 and 49 weeks and the infantry and RAF regiment each undertake a combined Phase 1/2 training course (26 weeks and 24 weeks respectively). These courses include Intermediate level apprenticeships but not GCSEs, although individuals may elect to study for GCSEs and other academic qualifications in their own time.
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