Course Information
Level: Foundation
Location: Multiple locations
School/Centre: Defence College for Military Capability Integration
Course Code: DSC
Duration: 2 days
About this course
The Defence Spokesperson Course (DSC) will introduce you to the media environment, the rules governing contact with the media, key defence communications objectives, as well as providing practical interview skills via practice video and audio interviews with professional journalists.
What you will learn
You will learn best practice and techniques regarding how to deal with the media during an interview.
How this course will help your career
The course will prepare you for media facing roles, especially for high profile positions such as a defence attaché, flag/general/air officer and other high profile/public facing positions.
Entry requirements
Who can attend this course
- Industry
- Internationals
- Military
- MOD civil servants
- Partners across government (PAG)
Additional information
How the course will be taught
- Face-to-face
Planned dates
- 21 April 2026
- 15 June 2026 (HMS Collingwood, Portsmouth)
- 4 August 2026
- 6 October 2026
- 9 November 2026 (HMS Collingwood, Portsmouth)
- 12 January 2027
- 15 February 2027 (HMS Collingwood, Portsmouth)