Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what qualifications are required for a general duty personnel to be selected for vaccinator training.

Prerequisite qualifications for general duty personnel to be selected for vaccinator training is a minimum of two A-levels.

Following selection candidates undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, complete the NHS online training package, which is the same course as the civilian volunteer workforce undertake, followed by a practical training day, prior to commencing vaccination tasks.