{{mi| {{COI|date=April 2018}} {{more citations |date=November 2024 }} {{Use British English|date=November 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}} {{Infobox military unit }} The Defence Centre of Training Support (DCTS) is a training centre of the United Kingdom MOD, located at the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom in Shrivenham, Oxfordshire, UK. DCTS forms part of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom. Its mission is to prepare and develop personnel employed to analyze, deliver, design, manage and assure defence training. To assure Defence Trainer Capability development, the DCTS provides administration for national examinations and acts as an approved Awarding Centre for national vocational awards in education, training and coaching. It also provides specialist training and consultancy on the Defence Systems Approach to Training (DSAT).

History

DCTS was established on 1 October 2003. It absorbed the Royal Navy School of Education and Training Technology, the Army School of Training Support and those elements of RAF Halton that had previously been the RAF's Training and Development Support Unit. On 2 April 2012, the orginsation was transferred to Joint Forces Command along side other operations.

Structure

DCTS has three main departments: