What we can offer you

Continuing Professional Development

Defence and Security2020/21

04 What we can offer you

05 What we can offer employers

06 Short courses Onetotendaycoursesfocussedonaspecifictopicarea:

07 Acquisition short courses

08 Counterterrorism short courses

09 Military Air Systems short courses

10 Military Land Systems short courses

11 Systems Analysis and Engineering short courses

12 Underpinning Disciplines short courses

14 Progression routes Many of our short courses are available to take for credit which you can accumulatetowardsapostgraduatequalification.

15 In-company and customised training Fororganisationsrequiringcoursedeliveryonsitewithcustomisedcontent.

17 Staff

18 Past attendees

19 Locations

WelcomeAtCranfieldDefenceandSecurity,wehaveanestablishedtrackrecordwithintheDefenceandSecuritysectorofdeliveringhighqualityprofessional courses and bespoke education and training to the UK Armed Forces and Government andtointernationalgovernments,defenceforces,agenciesandworldwideindustry.

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Career development Investing in your professional competencies is essential in developing the higher level skills needed to progressinyourcareerandalsotohelpyouimproveyourorganisation’scapability.Ourcoursesaretheidealsteptowardsseniortechnicalormanagementroles;givingyoutheexpertiseandconfidencetohaveamajorinfluenceonthesuccessofyourorganisation.

Increased organisational capability The defence and security courses allow you to cost effectively meet skill and knowledge shortages by creatingwelleducatedandmotivatedprofessionals.Coursesaredesignedtoaddresswiderpersonalskillsaswellasimprovingspecialistknowledge.

Military and industrial expertise Course content is developed by acknowledged experts who incorporate professional expertise with currentknowledgegainedthroughactiveparticipationindefenceandsecurityresearchandconsultancy.The courses are also developed in conjunction with guidance from Advisory Boards which consist of relevantexpertsfromthedefenceandsecuritysectorincludingUKMOD,theServicesandindustry.

Teaching staffOurstaffareacknowledgedexpertsintheirfieldswhoarecontinuouslyinvolvedinteachingthedefenceforces,governmentandwiderindustryincoursesuptomaster’slevelandinresearchandconsultancytomaintaintheircurrencyandrelevantexperience.

Professional accreditationOurcoursescancontributetoyourportfolioofevidenceforChartershipregistration.Manyofourcoursesareaccreditedbyvariousprofessionalbodies.

Flexible delivery and practical learning Wecandevelopbespokecoursestomeetspecificneedsanddeliverthematourlocationsoronacustomer’ssiteasappropriate.

Ourapproachistoprovidestudentswiththecorrectandappropriatecombinationofdeliverymeans.Thisincludes lectures and distance delivery in combination with practical exercises which reinforce and extend knowledgeandthewiderunderstanding.

Ourcoursesareflexiblydeliveredandbasedonacombinationofclassroom,lab,distancelearningandcoursework.

Networking opportunities OurcoursesincludeopportunitiesformeetingfellowstudentsfromUKandInternationalArmedForces,UKandInternationalGovernmentsandworldwideindustry.Youwillalsomeetvisitinglecturerswhoareexpertsacrosstherelevantsectors,providingnewinsightsandcurrentthinkingonbestpractices.

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What we can offer you

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Defence and security short courses CranfieldDefenceandSecuritycanofferyouauniquegatewayintodefenceeducation.Ourstaffandsecurefacilitiesareattheforefrontoftheirfields,offeringdiversecapabilitiesacrossdefenceandsecurity,leadershipandmanagement,engineeringandtechnology.

We have a wide range of short courses which allow you to advanceyourprofessionalandtechnicaldevelopment.

Tofindoutmoreaboutourshortcourses,pleasevisit:www.cranfield.ac.uk/defenceandsecuritycpd

CoursesCapability and Acquisition Programme - Module 1 (Capability)

Capability and Acquisition Programme - Module 2 (Acquisition)

Capability and Acquisition Programme - Module 3 (Programme and Project Elective)

Capability and Acquisition Programme - Module 4 (Requirements)

Capability and Acquisition Programme All Modules

Financial and Military Capability Management - Advanced

IntroductiontoDefenceandSecurity

Logistics Modelling

ProgrammeandProjectManagement:DefenceLeadership

ProjectOrientedEnvironmentalManagementSystemsPractitioner

StrategicManagementinDefence

StrategicTradeControlsandCompliance

Acquisition

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Military Air SystemsCounterterrorismCourses

Advanced Radar

AdvancedSensorDataProcessing

Aerial Warfare Engineering

Aeronautical Engineering - Fundamentals (OLAE)

AircraftSurvivability

Airworthiness of Military Aircraft

Fixed Wing Aeromechanics

Guided Weapons

Guided Weapons Control Theory

GWApplications:PropulsionandAerodynamics

GWStructures,AeroelasticityandPowerSupplies

GWWarheads,ExplosivesandMaterials

GW Applications - Control and Guidance

GW Propulsion and Aerodynamics Theory

MilitaryAircraftSystems

Military Avionics

Military Electronic Warfare

PropulsionSystems

Radar Electronic Warfare

Radar Principles

Rocket Motors and Propellants

Rotary Wing Aeromechanics

CoursesApplied Counterterrorism

Chemical,Biological,RadiologicalandNuclear(CBRN)Terrorism

Counterterrorism and Intelligence

Cyberterrorism

DiplomacyandConflictResolution

Protecting Critical Infrastructure

Risk,CrisisandResilience

Strategies,IdeologiesandTacticsofTerrorism

Terrorism and the Law

Terrorism Risk Management and Mitigation

Understanding Terrorism and Counterterrorism

PleaseNote:TerrorismRiskManagementandMitigationwilltakeplaceatCranfieldUniversityatShrivenham.AllotherCounterterrorismcourseswilltakeplaceonourCranfieldcampus.

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CoursesDecisionAnalysis

DiscreteandContinuousSimulation

ExperimentationAnalysisandTrialsforSimulation

FoundationsofModellingandSimulation

IntroductiontoDefenceSimulation

Introduction to Operational Research Techniques

Military Operational Analysis Appreciation

NetworkedandDistributedSimulation

NetworkedandDistributedSimulationExercise

Professional Wargaming Introduction

SimulationEmploymentTraining

SystemsThinkinginPractice

War Gaming and Combat Modelling

WeaponSystemsPerformanceAssessment

Systems Analysis and EngineeringMilitary Land Systems

CoursesFightingVehicleDesign

Gun Propellants

LightWeaponDesign

MilitaryVehicleDynamics

Military Vehicle Propulsion

MilitaryVehiclePropulsionandDynamics

Munitions and Target Response

OrdnanceDesign

Ordnance,MunitionsandExplosivesSafety(Intermediate)

Ordnance,MunitionsandExplosivesSafety(Awareness)

Pyrotechnics

ReliabilityandSystemsEffectiveness

UninhabitedMilitaryVehicleSystems

VehicleSystemsIntegration

WeaponSystemsTechnology

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CoursesBallisticandCruiseMissileTechnology:Introduction

Ballistics

CADandCFDforMilitaryAeronautics

Chemical,Biological,RadiologicalandNuclearDefenceScience

Commercial Explosives

Communication Principles

CommunicationSystems

Communications Electronic Warfare

Computer Graphics

CounterImprovisedExplosiveDevisedCapability

DefenceandSecurityMarketing

DefenceandSecurityOffset

DefenceElectro-OpticsandImagingSystems

DefenceSectorandOrganisationalBehaviour

DefenceStrategicSupportManagement(DSSM)

DeliverySystems

DesignforVulnerability

EffectiveSolutionsforIdentificationofExplosiveContamination

Electro-OpticsandInfraredSystemsPart1

Electro-OpticsandInfraredSystemsPart2

EnvironmentalAwarenessandComplianceinDefence

Explosives and the Environment

ExplosivesIIntroduction:Online

ExplosivesIIIntroduction:Online

ExplosivesIIIIntroduction:Online

FailureofStructuralMaterial

Finite Element Methods in Engineering

Fundamentals of Ballistics

InformationNetworks

IntelligentSystems

IntroductiontoDefenceandSecurity

Introduction to Explosives Engineering

Introduction to Human Factors

LeadershipStudies-ClassicalandModern

Legal,EthicalandPoliticalDefence&SecurityFrameworks

Manufacture and Materials Properties of Explosives

MilitaryLaserSafety

ModellingSimulationandControl

Negotiations

Pre-SessionalPostgraduateStudies

Psychology of Leadership

Royal Engineers Force Protection Engineering

SafetyAssuranceforEOE

SignalProcessing,StatisticsandAnalysis

StatisticalAnalysisandTrials

Survivability

SustainabilityinDefence

SustainableDevelopmentinDefenceAcquisition

Testing and Evaluation of Explosives

Trials Management

Military Electronic Warfare

Rocket Motors and Propellants

DiscreteandContinuousSimulation

Introduction to Operational Research Techniques

SimulationEmploymentTraining

SystemsThinkinginPractice

War Gaming and Combat Modelling

WeaponSystemsPerformanceAssessment

Contact usFindoutmoreaboutourdefenceandsecurityshortcourses:T:+44(0)1793785810E:courses.shrivenham@cranfield.ac.uk

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Underpinning Disciplines

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Postgraduate Certifi cate

Postgraduate Diploma

Master of Science

60 credits

Comprises a subset of the syllabus for the taught element of the associated

MSc/PgDipcourse.

TypicallythePgDiprepresents the taught

element of the associated MSc,althoughoccasionally

the curriculum requires a group project or integrated

assessment.

Typically requires an individual thesis project on topofthetaughtelements.

120 credits

200 credits

Many of the short courses in this brochure are modules from our popular MSc programmes, as such these modules can be taken for credit. Participants can accumulate credits towards a postgraduate qualification. Typically a one-week course is worth 10 credits.

InordertoreceiveCranfieldcredits,delegatesmustregisterasanassociatestudentandsuccessfullypasstheassessmentassociatedwiththecourse,thisisusuallyanassignmentorexamination.

Yourprogressionroutetoapostgraduatequalification(PgDip,PgCert,MSc,MDes)willdependonyourchosenpostgraduatecourseofstudy,studentswishingtotakethisroutewillneedtocheckwithuswhichshortcoursescanbeconsidered.Tofindoutmoreaboutourshortcourses,pleaseemail: courses.shrivenham@cranfield.ac.uk

Progression routes

How can you help your business and employees reach their full potential?

Haveyouconsideredin-companytraining,tailoredtoyourbusinessneeds?Ourinsightisrootedinourpowerfulindustrylinks,world-classresearchandwhatworksinpractice.Assuch,wecanmakearealdifferencetoyouandyourorganisation,whetheryouareamulti-nationalcompany,agrowingSMEorasmallstart-up.Benefitfromhavingtailormadecoursesspecifictoyourbusinessneeds,atatimeandplacethatsuitsyou.

Wecanprovidearangeofprogrammesfromhalf-dayworkshops,tointensiveweek-longtraining,informedbythelatestresearchanddeliveredbyleadingexpertsinthefield.

Talktousabouthowwecandevelopyourstaffandenhanceperformanceinyourorganisation.

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Academic staffOneofthestrengthsofCranfieldisthatwebringtogetheraworld-classgroupofexpertstosharetheirexperiences.

Ourstaffcomefromamixofacademic,militaryandindustrybackgrounds.Youwillbetaughtbyawiderangeofsubjectspecialists drawn from the University staff and supported by industry professionals,whobringtheirresearchandindustrialexpertisetoprovidestimulatingandinformedinputtoyourlearningexperience.

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• Airbus,• AmecFosterWheeler,• BAESystems,• Boeing,• Centrica,• DanishArmy,• EDFEnergy,• ESBInternational,• EthosEnergy,• Galileo,• GEPower,

• LockheedMartin,• MarshallAerospaceandDefenceGroup,• Mercedes-AMGPetronasFormulaOneTeam,• MBDA,• MinistryofDefence,• NESCOM,• NorwegianNavy,• PakistanNavyandAirForce,• Petrobras,• Raytheon.

Past attendees

Across our range of courses, we have welcomed many high-profile organisations. These include, but are not limited to:

At Cranfield our continuous professional development courses our held in various locations.

Cranfield University at Shrivenham CranfieldUniversityatShrivenhamislocatedattheDefenceAcademy,whichisasecureMinistryofDefence(MOD)site.ItissituatedinbeautifulcountrysidenearSwindon,withquickandconvenientlinkstoLondonandmajorUKairports.

Cranfield CampusLocatedjustoveranhourfromLondonintheEnglishcountryside,Cranfield’scampusenvironmentsupportsclose,workingrelationshipsbetweenourmultinationalpostgraduatestudentsandacademicandindustryexperts.

Cranfield Ordnance Test and Evaluation Centre (COTEC)COTECissituatedontheedgeofSalisburyPlaininWiltshire.DelegateswillhavetheopportunitytousethefacilitiesatCOTECtoundertakeexercises,evaluationsandindependentstestsatthissafeandexpertsitewhererelevanttotheprogrammetheyareundertaking.

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Pleasenote:Whereappropriatesomeofourcoursesmaybedeliveredonline.Pleaserefertothespecificcoursewebpagetoseethedeliverylocationandmethod.

ImportantinformationaboutsecurityclearanceforcoursesthatareheldinfullorpartatShrivenhamSomeCranfieldUniversitycoursesaredeliveredattheDefenceAcademyoftheUnitedKingdom,ShrivenhamwhichisaMinistryofDefence(MOD)site.AllapplicantstocoursesthatarewhollyorpartiallydeliveredatShrivenhammustcompletetheBPSS(HMGBaselinePersonnelSecurityStandardV4April2014)priortoregistrationonthecourseormustalreadyholdasecurityclearancetothislevelorhigher.ItwilltakeadditionaltimetoprocessyourBPSSclearanceapplicationandyouwillnotbeabletodothiscourseifyoufailtoobtainthis.Pleaserefertothecoursepageonthewebsiteforfulldetails.

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CranfieldUniversityatShrivenham Shrivenham,Swindon SN68LA

T:+44(0)1793785810 E:courses.shrivenham@cranfield.ac.uk

CranfieldUniversity Cranfield,Bedfordshire, MK43 0AL

T:+44(0)1234754189 E:shortcourse@cranfield.ac.uk

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