LaSER Opportunities
Type |
Course |
Details |
Open to |
Aviation |
Gliding Scholarship (GS) |
A course consists of up to 40 launches in a Viking or 8 hours in a Vigilant to achieve GS wings. |
16+ cadets |
Aviation |
Flying Scholarship (FS) |
Scholarships are available from Royal Aero Club bursary, RAF Association, The Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators and The Air League. Courses vary from 12 hrs through to Private Pilots License. |
17+ cadets |
Vocational |
BTEC in Aviation Studies |
Equivalent to 2 GCSE’s A*-C |
16+ cadets |
Vocational |
BTEC First Diploma in Public Services |
Equivalent to 4 GCSE’s A*-C |
16+ cadets |
Vocational |
BTEC First Diploma in Music |
Equivalent to 4 GCSE’s A*-C |
16+ cadets |
Vocational |
Graduateship in Youth Management and Training |
City & Guilds |
Volunteers |
Vocational |
ILM Introductory Certificate in First Line Management |
Institute of Leadership and Management Award |
Volunteers |
Vocational |
First Aid Trainers Awards |
Edexcel NVQ Verification Award |
Volunteers |
Academic |
Heartstart Course |
St John’s Ambulance first aid course |
All enrolled first class cadets |
Academic |
Young Lifesavers Course |
St John’s Ambulance first aid course |
All enrolled first class cadets |
Academic |
First Aid at Work |
St John’s Ambulance first aid course |
16+ cadets & volunteers |
Academic |
Academic Instructors Courses in Principles of Flight , Navigation, Communications & Radar, Propulsion and Airframes |
Courses aim to ‘train the trainers’ to deliver the Air Cadet academic syllabus, held at RAF Cranwell and DCAE Cosford |
18+ cadets and volunteers |
Adventure Training |
Adventure Training Scheme Instructors Courses |
The aim of these courses are to train personnel to instruct/lead adventure training activities and to promote the safe enjoyment of the outdoors and provides progressive training and assessment in the technical, leadership and group management skills required by the appropriate National Governing Body (NGB). Courses available are: a. Hill Walking Skills, Mountain Leader Summer (MLS) Introductory, Training, Pre-Assessment and Assessment. b. Walking Group Leader (WGL) Assessment d. Kayak Foundation Skills, Canoe Foundation Skills and Kayak Intermediate Skills (BCU 1 - 3*), BCU Level 1 and 2 Coach (Kayak) Training. |
18+ cadets & volunteers |
Adventure Training |
Basic Expedition Leader Award (BELA) |
A nationally recognised qualification in expedition training and leadership. |
17+ cadets and |
Adventure Training |
Adventure Training Development Course |
National Air Cadet Adventure Training Centre in Llanbedr, North Wales |
18+ cadets and volunteers |
Adventure Training |
Parachuting |
Sky Dive Weston, RAF Weston-on-the-Green |
16+ cadets |
Adventure Training |
Off shore Sailing |
Sea Cadet owned sailing ship on the South Coast |
16+ cadets |
Adventure Training |
Hang Gliding / Paragliding |
Joint Services Hang Gliding and Paragliding Centre Crickhowell |
16+ cadets |
Adventure Training |
RAF Basic Winter Training |
Oberammergau Southern Germany |
16+ cadets |
Cultural development |
Summer and Easter camps |
RAF stations across the country |
All enrolled first class cadets |
Cultural development |
Overseas camps |
Gibraltar and Cyprus |
15+ leading cadets |
Cultural development |
International Air Cadet Exchange (IACE) |
(IACE) links air minded youth Organisations across the world on a 15-day exchange visits each July and August. |
17 – 21 year old cadets and commissioned staff |
Health & Safety |
Basic Adult Instructors Course (BASIC) |
Run at various locations across the Region, this course aims to give candidates and understanding of the legal obligations and procedures which relate to working with young people. |
17+ cadets & volunteers |
Health & Safety |
H& S Awareness Training and Risk Assessment Training |
Courses aimed to give an understanding of H&S combined with ‘how to do it’ local aspects and step by step process of assessing risks |
Volunteers |
Leadership |
Junior Leaders’ Course (of Leadership and Management) |
ILM Certificate in Team Leading |
16+ cadets |
Leadership |
Officers’ Senior Courses (OSC) |
RAF College Cranwell |
Volunteer commissioned staff |
Leadership |
Officers’ Initial Courses (OIC) |
RAF College Cranwell |
Volunteer commissioned staff |
Leadership |
Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Staff Initial Course (SSIC) |
RAF College Cranwell |
Volunteer non-commissioned staff |
Leadership |
Senior Non-Commissioned Staff Drill Instructors' Course (SSDIC) |
RAF College Cranwell |
Volunteer non-commissioned staff |
Sports |
Community Sports Leader Award |
RAF School of Physical Training DCAE Cosford |
16+ cadets and staff |
Sports |
Nordic Skiing |
Zwiesel Southern Germany |
16+ cadets plus 2 adults from Region |
Sports |
Sports coaches and officials |
Various locations across the Region |
16+ cadets and volunteers |
Shooting |
Coaching, weapons instruction and range management courses. |
Various Army training facilities across the Region |
18+ cadets & volunteers |
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award |
Bronze |
Undertake community service, learn a new skill, improve in a sport & complete an expedition. Available to all cadets, provided for at Squadron level. |
14+ cadets (and staff up to 25) |
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award |
Silver |
Undertake community service, learn a new skill, improve in a sport & complete an expedition. Available to all cadets, provided for at Squadron level. |
16+ cadets (and staff up to 25) |
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award |
Gold |
Undertake community service, learn a new skill, improve in a sport, complete an expedition and undertake a residential course away from home. Available to all cadets, provided for at Squadron level. |
16+ cadets (and staff up to 25) |
All of our vocational qualifications are supported by the Cadet Vocational Qualifications Office (CVQO)
