THE DEFENCE OPERATIONAL LANGUAGES SUPPORT UNIT PROJECT TEAM

1. THE DEFENCE OPERATIONAL LANGUAGES SUPPORT UNIT PROJECT TEAM LT COL A J PARROTT RLC SO1 DOLSU PT

2. PRESENTATION AIM To inform you of the work being carried forward by the DOLSU Project Team in order to create a fully operational DOLSU by Spring 2009

3. THE DOLSU MISSION The DOLSU will generate in a timely way, sustain and manage operational language capability in order to support joint operations.

4. WHY THE DOLSU ? Lessons identified on OPERATION TELIC House of Commons Defence Committee Report Directorate of Operational Capability – Appraisal of Defence Language Capability PROJECT GALLIARD – Review of the Operational Language Capability Requirement

5. LANGUAGE CAPABILITY IS “THE FORGOTTEN FORCE MULTIPLIER”

6. THE DOLSU TASKS LANGUAGE CAPABILITY GENERATION LANGUAGE CAPABILITY MANAGEMENT LANGUAGE INTELLIGENT CUSTOMER

7. LANGUAGE CAPABILITY GENERATION (LCG) Maintain Language Skills Database Co-ordinate Maintenance / Refresher Training Language Skills Financial Incentives Scheme High Level Language Skills Generation Survival Level Language Skills Generation Reserve Forces Language Skills Generation Wider Language Capability Generation Management of Deployed Reserve Linguists

8. LANGUAGE CAPABILITY MANAGEMENT (LCM) Language Estimates and Reconnaissance Deployment of LCM teams to support operations Home based support to LCM teams Prepare Basic Level Language Skills Packages Prepare Basic Level Cultural Awareness Packages Training Packages for LCM Personnel Training Packages for Interpreters / Translators

9. LANGUAGE INTELLIGENT CUSTOMER (LIC) Advice to Formations and Units Statements of Training Requirement MoD Language Examination Board / Westminster University Contract Training Needs Analysis Training Evaluation

10. DOLSU TIMELINES Sep 06 - Set Up Team complete Mar 07 - Move to Permanent Location Apr 07 - Initial Operating Capability Team complete Sep 07 - Initial Operating Capability established Apr 08 - Full Operating Capability authorised Sep 08 - Full Operating Capability Team complete Apr 09 - Full Operating Capability established

11. THE DEFENCE OPERATIONAL LANGUAGES SUPPORT UNIT (DOLSU) A PROPOSED STRUCTURE DOLSU PT DOLSU MANAGEMENT TEAM SO1 ARMY DOLSU IT SO2 RAF WO2 SP ARMY DLCC FULL OPERATING CAPABILITY CIV E DOLSU LANGUAGE CAPABILITY MANAGEMENT SECTION LANGUAGE CAPABILITY GENERATION SECTION LANGUAGE INTELLIGENT CUSTOMER CELL SO2 RN SO2 ARMY SO2 ARMY MSF C2 SO2 ARMY CIV D SO3 ARMY WO RN HIO 1 C2 CIV D SO3 RAF CIV C2 HIO 2 C2 CIV E

12. THE DEFENCE OPERATIONAL LANGUAGES SUPPORT UNIT (DOLSU) KEY RESPONSIBILITIES OF POSTS DOLSU MANAGEMENT TEAM PERSONNEL SUMMARY DOLSU Ex DLCC RN 2 POSTS ARMY 5 POSTS 1 POST RAF 2 POSTS CIV 2 POSTS 6 POSTS SO1 ARMY, CO DOLSU *SO2 RAF, 2IC DOLSU & 5th LCM SECT MEMBER WO2 ARMY, CHIEF CLERK *CIV CLK ‘E’, CLERICAL SP LANGUAGE CAPABILITY MANAGEMENT SECTION LANGUAGE CAPABILITY GENERATION SECTION LANGUAGE INTELLIGENT CUSTOMER CELL *SO2 RN, OC SECT & LANG TEAM LEADER +SO2 ARMY, SOTR, MAINT, FIN, DATABASE SO2 ARMY, TEAM LEADER & MODLEB *MSF ‘C2’, RESERVES & OUTSOURCING SO2 ARMY, CA TEAM LEADER CIV ‘D’, HIGH LEVEL EXAMS *SO3 ARMY, LANG TEAM MEMBER WO RN, CURRENT OPS CIV ‘D’, LOW LEVEL EXAMS HIO 1 ‘C2’, TNA CIV ‘C2’, CONTINGENT OPS SO3 RAF, CA TEAM MEMBER CIV ‘E’, EXAM ADMIN HIO 2 ‘C2’, TRG EVAL

13. THE DOLSU SOME OTHER CONSIDERATIONS Command Location Attitudes

14. Command MoD – Directorate of Joint Capability Control of Scarce Resources at the Highest Level

15. Location Choice constrained by available space Political constraints Working Relationships with MoD, PJHQ, DSL, FLEET, LAND and STRIKE. RAF NORTHOLT?

16. Attitudes The DOLSU is the structural component of addressing the Operational Language Capability issue Considerable attitudinal shift is also required in many personnel at all ranks

17. THE DEFENCE OPERATIONAL LANGUAGES SUPPORT UNIT PROJECT TEAM ANY QUESTIONS ?