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The last 12 months have been different compared to previous years at JSSERI. In 2022, it was agreed with all Services that the Jan 23 intake would be put on hold to allow the JSSERI staff to undertake a course review and modernise the DSAT documentation, course content and our delivery styles. Obviously, this was code word for ‘put your feet up for 6 months.’ During the 6 months with our feet up, the team learnt new skills such as how to conduct a review of a course and how to formally present it with in the realms of DSAT. Additionally, there were further skills to be learnt like how we can better enhance our delivery and how to engage with suitably qualified and experienced personnel to enhance content such as DMICP and healthcare assurance. All skills that are required of an ERI from day one of employment.
With the review came contemporary ways on how to modernise it and reduce the ‘death by PowerPoint’ experience had by many previous courses. The mantra of ‘Tell me and I will forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I will learn’ was at the centre of our delivery. The ERI role is highly practical, and we need to ensure the training is that. It was a ‘Train as you play’ mentality.
Lastly, it is important to talk about the staff. The last 12 months has seen a lot of change and by Aug this year there will be a complete overhaul of the staff who conducted the review. FS McCormick left service in March 23 and was replaced by FS Watkins in June 23. Next, JSSERI lost our senior tutor Maj Jules Peart RAMC in June 23 and was replaced by Capt Rodgers RAMC in Sept 23. The OC was next to go, he was offered a new role and left JSSERI in the summer and was replaced by the current OC, Flt Lt Fielding. Lastly, WO1 (SMI) Paul Percival was assigned in Feb 24 and has recently been replaced by WO1 (SMI) Andy Brown. That leaves me, who will leave in Aug 24 and will be replaced by WO2 Dave Best.
JSSERI is an amazing location to work. The students want to be there and have been selected to go this route. They are highly motivated and eager to learn. The ERI role offers so much to the Service and adds an enormous amount of value from the individual to collective units. Being a part of the development of the ERI has been one of the standout roles in my career. Long may it continue.
JOINT SERVICE SCHOOL OF EXERCISE REHABILITATION INSTRUCTORS (JSSERI)
WO2 (QMSI) B Leach RAPTC
Birmingham City University (BCU) has been accrediting the JSERI course for approximately 4 years now. This accreditation allows all students who pass the course to attain 60 credits at level 6 and gain a level 6 Diploma in Defence Exercise Rehabilitation. Furthermore, for those students that arrive with previous study at level 5 they are eligible to apply for a BSc. The review of the course ensured the Assessment Specification (ASpec) and Assessment Strategy (AStrat) were interlinked, thus reducing the amount of testing and enhancing the teaching output.
JSSERI Course 66 started in July 23 and was our pilot course for the new content. As we missed a course it was agreed that this would be an enhanced course and we started with 23 students. Of the 23, 16 students were from the RAPTC. Below is a list of the course award winners:
Top Student:
Sgt Strickland-Miller RAF
Evelyn Chambers Award:
Sgt (SI) Wharfe RAPTC
Peter Myles Award:
Sgt (SI) Gale RAPTC
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RAPTC Members of JSSERI Cse 66