Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to help ensure that the training of Armed Forces personnel keeps pace with technological development in systems.

Defence Training and Education policy, set out in JSP 822, embeds Training, Education and Learning (TEL) and digital capability as core enablers of modern training. This is currently under review and an updated version is expected to be published in the autumn of 2026.

Through the Defence Learning Management Capability (DLMC) programme, the Department is delivering a more coherent and integrated digital learning ecosystem. This programme is progressing the consolidation of legacy training systems into a more unified set of approved TEL capabilities, improving interoperability, scalability, and the pace at which training can adapt to new technologies, including AI where the Department has also introduced formal policy direction on the use of Artificial Intelligence in Defence training.