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HM forces serviceperson (protective services) (level 2)

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Information about HM forces serviceperson (protective services) (level 2)

HM Forces first response ground troops, providing peacekeeping duties and support/assistance to the civilian community as required and directed by HM Government.

• Knowledge, skills and behaviours:
  View knowledge, skills and behaviours

  Knowledge

  • Understand marksmanship principles, ammunition types and storage requirements.
  • Weapon cleaning regimes in different environments.
  • Appropriate methods of Operations Preparation, including the NATO sequence of orders, and preparation for battle procedures.
  • The principles of Service Law and the Law of Armed Conflict.
  • Navigation and map reading, across all terrains in urban and rural environments, by day and night.
  • How to carry out treatment to casualty, elementary life support and casualty handling, including battlefield casualty evacuation (CASEVAC principles). Asset deployment affecting teams and the importance of clear communications.
  • The importance of maintaining physical and mental wellbeing, maintaining relevant levels of physical fitness, seeking advice on improvements to physical fitness and management with injuries.
  • Good practice in nutrition, health and hygiene.
  • Hazards, risks and control measures across a range of situations military and civilian.
  • Understand personal and specialist resource management, dress codes, maintain own equipment in line with regulations.
  • Asset deployment affecting teams and the importance of clear communications.
  • Understand the principles and practices of simple and complex drill movements for Parades and Special Events.
  • Environmental impact of military training and how to improve practices to benefit the environment.
  • How to use individual protective equipment in Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear environments.

  Skills

  • Take responsibility for effective performance within their role.
  • Carry out safe working practices using the individual personal weapon.
  • Operate safely and effectively in emergency situations.
  • Operate within hazardous environments using Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear individual protective equipment.
  • Apply First Aid to minor and major injuries.
  • Use fieldcraft techniques to camouflage and conceal self, equipment and location.
  • Use and maintain personal safety and specialist equipment.
  • Operate tactically in open country and wooded areas without being seen or heard.
  • Occupy tactical locations by constructing strongholds.
  • Conduct tactical patrols.
  • Indicate targets by judging distance and range cards.
  • Navigate using recognised methods, across varying terrains by day and night.
  • Conduct sentry duties within a tactical location.
  • Communicate effectively, through tactical hand signals.
  • Send and receive messages using in-service portable radios.
  • Drill movements; Dress for the event, perform foot and arms drill, show respect and courtesy to visitors.
  • Use physical resources as not to cause injury to self or others
  • Show how to prepare and maintain operational equipment and resources, ancillaries, ammunition and pyrotechnics.
  • Show understanding of Individual Weapons, purposes and characteristics.
  • Show how to operate weapons and remedy malfunctions.

  Behaviours

  • Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion, understanding other cultures, adopting a fair and ethical approach in the way you treat others.
  • Use appropriate behaviour with a range of people including colleagues, and managers. Recognise rank structure and act appropriately.
  • Adapt to a strong work ethic; reliable, punctual, diligent and flexible, in changing working environments and situations.
  • Account for actions, personal, professional equipment and understand impacts of poor accountability as well as its effects in the workplace.
  • Be motivated individually and as a team member, show you are adaptable in the role.
  • Adopt appropriate performance and initiative traits, as behaviour minimal standard.
• Apprenticeship category (sector): Protective services
• Qualification level: 2; Equal to GCSE
• Course duration: 12 months
• Maximum funding: £2,500 ; Maximum government funding for ; apprenticeship training and assessment costs.
• Job titles include:
  • Infantry soldier including the queens guards
  • Paratrooper
  • Royal air force regiment gunner
  • Royal armoured corps crew
  • Royal marines rifleman

View more information about HM forces serviceperson (protective services) (level 2) from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.