The Defence Academy of the United Kingdom provides higher education for personnel in the British Armed Forces, Civil Service, other government departments and service personnel from other nations.
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Structure
The Defence Academy has its headquarters at what used to be the Royal Military College of Science site at Shrivenham in southwestern Oxfordshire, though the present campus also extends into the neighbouring village of Watchfield; it delivers education and training there and in a number of other sites. Much of the training is postgraduate including Master of Science courses.
The Chief Executive and Commandant of the Defence Academy is Major General Peter Rowell, a senior British Army officer.
Units and locations
Training is delivered by:
Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS), Seaford House, Belgravia, London
Joint Services Command and Staff College (JSCSC),
Defence College for Military Capability Integration (DCMCI)
Armed Forces Chaplaincy Centre (AFCC), Shrivenham
Defence Centre of Training Support (DCTS), Shrivenham
Defence Leadership and Business (DLAB) Group
International Group, which comprises the Defence Centre for Languages & Culture (DCLC), the Defence Attaché and Loan Service Centre (DALSC) and the International Section, with the affiliated Building Integrity section
Centre of Air Safety Training (Military Aviation Authority) (CoAST)
Former locations
Welbeck Abbey, Nottinghamshire (until 2005)
Welbeck Defence Sixth Form College, Leicestershire (2005–2021)
Armed Forces Chaplaincy Centre (AFCC), Amport House, Amport, Hampshire (1957–2020)
Governance
Academic provision is delivered through partnering agreements with Cranfield University and King's College London.
Directors General:
2002–2005: Sir Roger Jackling
2005–2008: Lieutenant General Sir John Kiszely, late Scots Guards
2008–2011: Lieutenant General Andrew Graham, late Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
2011–2014: Peter Watkins
2014–2018: Vice Admiral Duncan Potts
2018–2021: Air Marshal Edward Stringer
2021–2024: Air Marshal Ian Gale
Chief Executives and Commandants:
2022–2024: Major General Andrew Roe
2024–present Major General Peter Rowell