University Officer Training Corps
(asked on 11th November 2025) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October to Question 83095 on Armed Forces: Training, what the five key recommendations for improvement for the University Officer Training Corps were.
This question was answered on 17th November 2025
The five recommendations made by Ofsted after its inspection in February 2024 were as follows:
- Provide staff with the training they need to further develop their teaching and assessment skills.
- Swiftly complete any necessary repairs to buildings and facilities.
- Reduce the time taken to complete medical checks and clearance after recruitment.
- Minimise the impact of budget reductions and unfilled posts on the care, welfare and training of Officer Cadets and staff workload.
- Coordinate and collate cross-UOTC quality improvement processes to secure sustainable improvements in care, welfare and training.
The University Officer Training Corps aims to continually improve across all safeguarding and safe training aspects, and in doing so, has made significant progress against the recommendations.