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Can We Help You?
Royal Engineers
Continuous Personal
Development Team
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re you
missing out on gaining qualifications that could
enhance your military career and stand you in good stead in
civilian life?
Are you keen to develop your existing skills and build
on them, whilst proving your abilities by gaining an award
from our Senior Awards Scheme?
The Royal Engineers Continuous Personal Development
(RE CPD) Team may be able to help you. With offices in
Brompton Barracks, Chatham and Gibraltar Barracks,
Camberley and a satellite office in The Princess Royal
Barracks, Deepcut, the team supports the provision of
qualifications and training in many of the skills areas
associated with military engineering, including con-
struction, engineering and telecommunications.
The RE CPD Team is also responsible for administer-
ing award and bursary schemes for certain groups of Royal
Engineers personnel.
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If you are a Sergeant or above, then you could be eligi-
ble to apply for a bursary via the RE CPD Team. The aim
of the bursary scheme is to assist you to improve your civilian education, your quali-
as always it is probably the parents and fications and your future employability. Successful applicants can receive up to £600
family who were most impressed by their per year towards the cost of their learning programme, for up to three years. Priority
sons’ achievements. What is in no doubt is given to applicants who are not qualified above Level 3 (that is, who don’t have
is that the Foundation Degree, as well as A Levels or an NVQ level 3 or above) and who are not members of a professional
being an excellent tool for delivery of body other than the Institution of Royal Engineers. These applicants generally
geographic training, is a very considerable receive the highest rates of financial support; other categories are recognised, but
aid in the recruiting and retention usually attract lower rates.
processes. It is hoped that Hermitage will Usual requirements for being awarded a bursary include:
continue to stage a graduation ceremony
at two year intervals, particularly as the • You have at least two years to serve
next two years is likely to see a bumper • The intended learning programme relates to your personal development plan and
crop of graduates. will lead to a higher qualification or professional status.
Clearly the foundation degree is • You contribute 20% of the cost to your learning programme
proving very popular with the graduates • You make maximum use of any entitlement to Standard and Enhanced Learning
and a number are registering with the Credits (SLC & ELC) before applying for a bursary
Open University to continue their stud- • Most of the learning will take place in your own time
ies. More formal progression to a full • You register for the programme, pay the fees up front, apply for the bursary, and
degree, through courses at Sheffield then claim the bursary once you can prove that you have completed the whole pro-
Hallam University, is coming to maturity gramme or a recognisable stage of it – you do not have to pass the course, but you
as is also the use of specialised courses must prove that you made all reasonable efforts to do so
run at the School to gain extra credits.
And finally I would like to offer my con- Applications are vetted and the amount offered to you will depend on a number of fac-
gratulations to the graduating party and tors. It is important to note that funding cannot be guaranteed and it is not an entitlement.
wish them every success in their future Don’t miss out on this fantastic scheme! It is a great offer and could help you to build a
academic studies and military careers. brighter future. Further information can be found on our website www.re-cpd.org.uk
For an informal discussion about the bursary scheme, as well as information
By: Maj A Keeley
about how the RE CPD Team may be able to help you achieve awards such as the
City & Guilds Licentiateship Award (LCGI), via the RE CPD Senior Award Scheme,
please contact the RE CPD Enquiries Line for an informal discussion, on 01634
822959, 94661 2959, or send an e-mail to enquiries@re-cpd.org.uk
A member of our team will be happy to assist you.
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