They would have to find a budget for it.
There’s also things like university accommodation they could consider.
One problem we have (and this applies to cadet activity too) is we try to do everything at minimal cost. Sometimes cheap is too cheap. Spending a bit more delivers a more effective outcome.
My understanding is it was required for any access to internal OFFICIAL marked info, I.e. getting a Bader login?
I do think it could be streamlined though, like why on earth does it need a paper handwritten form with references wet signatures? I’m sure there’s a slicker way it could be done
That and so much info is repeated. It’s the biggest thing that slows down applicants. For many of them, it’s a genuine battle finding people to sign everything off physically.
Even the same form but digital would save loads of time.
Sorry, by 'needed’, I meant actually needed, rather that what was simply required by someones say so.
I’m really struggling to imagine what great interest the SVR or GRU might have in BADER, especially when the RAF puts the names of its fast jet pilots in the sides of its aircraft, and I’d bet serious money that the person within RAF/MOD who decreed that you needed a BPSS to be in the same room as an open BADER account has a LinkedIn page that specifies their current role and DV status…
Even if that is the case do they NEED a Bader log in initially? All they actually need to get set up on Learn and VP is the email address.
If they do need it (and it’s an if) limit SharePoint and SMS. I know plenty of CFAV who never use SMS anyway, and have never been set up with access!
That would certainly be my preference! I know when I first got a VP login the suite of permissions initially given to a CI didn’t even include access to cadet profiles
Presumably the system could even block the award of certain accesses until courses are complete?
It shouldn’t be too hard to tie something logged on VP/SMS/Learn to accesS to some areas or systems.
We already do it by giving Cadets limited access to SharePoint. Or by restricting some functions to SAAI holders.
Arguably there are some areas on SP that should only be accessed by those with clearances, not just BPSS and RFI.
Indeed, there’s the odd doc I’m surprised I have access to
It’s certainly not need to know
It’s explicitly forbidden to mention that on LinkedIn or online versions of CVs.
I would like a recognised camping leader course. Like the scouts or guides do.
Maybe with bolt ons.
Which is a weekend or 2. Or just shorter than 6-8 months!
For very experienced staff that cant do Lel or Bel for medical reasons. IE maybe cant stay out overnight in the winter (which is discrimating.) As staff have to do.
But if someone can’t stay out overnight with the cadets, it’d be location dependent as to of they can be nearby to supervise.
Plus if a staff member isn’t sleeping in the same/similar conditions, how do you know when the weather conditions are too egregious for the cadets to camp in?
Plus there is the Mountain Training Camping Leader qualification which is a single weekend and then is widely recognised, rather than an internal qual like the scouts ‘nights away permit’ scheme (which also takes more than a weekend.?
This is now standalone too, right? Unlike the previous one which was only available as a bolt on to a walking qualification?
Yep, Mountain Training Camping Leader is a standalone qual now.
It’s not even a weekend. It’s a single day assessment; I delivered one only last weekend.