Staff Development Programme (SDP)

The Staff Development Programme (an accredited ILM Centre) offers unrivalled levels of personal and professional development – developing your future.

FDTS have a whole range of in-house staff development workshops running throughout the year available to DSAE and RAF Cosford Parented and Lodger personnel – for free.

Below are descriptions of the courses we offer:

1. ILM 5 Coaching and Mentoring 4-day course – 26 CPD hours.

All attendees on this SDP course have the opportunity to work towards an ILM Level 5 Certificate in Coaching and Mentoring.

2. ILM 7 Executive and Senior Coaching & Mentoring 4-day course – 26 CPD hours. The course is designed for experienced coaches and mentors from across DSAE and the RAF Cosford site. All attendees on this SDP course have the opportunity to work towards an ILM Level 7 Certificate in Executive and Senior Coaching and Mentoring.

3. ILM 4 Leadership and Management 2-day course – 13 CPD hours. This course is designed to enhance your self-awareness and leadership style through theory and practical lessons. Following completion of the workshop, students can complete post course work to gain an ILM Level 4 Award in Leadership and Management.

4. Effective Communication 4-day course – 26 CPD hours. This course comprises of two main communication topics:

Change Management and Applied Innovation, all attendees will have the opportunity to work towards an ILM 5 Certificate in Leadership and Management.

5. Emotional Intelligence 2-day course – 13 CPD hours. Through the internationally recognised Thomas International TEIQue assessment this will provide you with the necessary awareness to better understand yourself and your interaction with others. This has been approved and endorsed by the British Psychological Society.

6. Human Performance 5-day –32.5 CPD hours.

The course focuses on creating a ‘mindset’ that will enable you to achieve more, solve problems with minimal fuss and communicate more effectively. Studying this course will increase knowledge, whilst improving caring attributes crucial to an ASTRA representative.

7. Mindfulness 1-day course –6.5 CPD hours.

An introduction into Mindfulness and Meditation. Mindfulness and Meditation is proven to help reduce stress and provides an opportunity to refocus and reset yourself.

8. Mental Health First Aid 2-day course 13 CPD hours. This is the official Mental Health England First Aid Course (MHFA) giving instruction on how to administer initial MHFA, how to recognise the signs and symptoms of Mental Health and comprehensive instruction of the many different Mental Health conditions and disorders. All attendees who complete the course will gain a MHFA Certificate endorsed by MHFA England.

9. Thrive at Work Mandatory 3-hour course.

The aim is to train personnel in mental health awareness, wellbeing and stress management under the banner of Thriving at Work. To enable them to deliver the Thriving at Work package at Unit level. The course covers the key principles of wellbeing and mental health awareness including wellbeing and mental health policy, the definition of wellbeing and MOD wellbeing initiatives, the nature of stress and potential consequences, the meaning of mental health, stigma and mental health in the workplace, listening skills, the importance of leadership in the context of individual wellbeing and signposting.

ILM Accreditation

After completion of the courses detailed below, students can choose to complete an additional portfolio to gain an accredited ILM qualification, recognised in civilian industry.

* ILM Level 5 Certificate in Coaching and Mentoring

* ILM Level 7 Certificate in Executive and Senior Coaching and Mentoring

* ILM Level 4 Award in Leadership and Management

* ILM 5 Certificate in Leadership and Management.

Book onto a course via the SDP SharePoint page

For further information regarding course bookings please use the COS-BSW FDTS SDP Group (MULTIUSER) COSBSWFDTSSDPGroup@mod. gov.uk email or contact the EDFlt Admin Kerry Bannister, kerrybannister40@gmail.com

List of Instructors

Sqn Ldr Trev Down

Flt Lt Laura (Tash) Minnikin

FS Steve Hern

FS Stephen Whitear

Cpl Stuart (Smudge) Smith

Sgt Daniel Wallace

Staff Development Programme

Developing Your Future

Offers you unrivalled levels of personal and professinal development

The School of Physical Training participated in 2022’s year Movember Charity event.

Movember involves growing moustaches during the month of November to raise awareness of men’s health issues, such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and men’s suicide. With physical training Instructors primary role being both the physical and mental resilience development of personnel across the RAF it seemed an obvious choice to support. Whilst some team members were obviously more successful than others, the event was good fun and well supported, with the School raising just over £2000 for the charity. Cpl Daryl Coldicutt the lead for the School’s effort said: “Everyone has worked really hard and we have had good support from the whole of the station. Sgt Jackson was voted most stylish tash with Cpl Cook scooping up the Evening shadow award for poorest tash, although there was tough competition to claim this award”