Course Information
About this course
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This is an awareness level course is delivered by Cranfield University on behalf of the Defence College for Military Capability Integration. During the course, you will attend two visits to key sites covering:
- chemical
- biological
- radiological
- nuclear
and will take part in two laboratory practical sessions.
What you will learn
You will learn about:
- chemical agents
- biological agents
- radiological hazards
- nuclear hazards
- physical protection (individual and collective)
- detection
- decontamination
- demilitarisation
- international and national controls of chemicals, biological, radiological and nuclear
- chemical hardening
- current science and future developments
- practitioners and their roles
- security briefing
- historical weapons and atmospheric dispersion
How this course will help your career
This course will enhance your knowledge and understanding therefore enabling you to maximise your potential.
Entry requirements
Who can attend this course
- Military
- MOD civil servants
- Partners across government (PAG)
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) staff can also attend this course.
The course content is classed official-sensitive, with two sessions classed secret - "five eyes". Therefore, you are required to have a minimum of Security Check (SC) level to attend the course. Students who are citizens of countries other than the UK, USA, Canada, New Zealand and Australia will not be able to attend any that are classed to secret - "five eyes" level.
Before you attend
You will be required to read pre-course material. Details of which will be given with joining instructions.
Additional information
How the course will be taught
- Face-to-face