NAVY NEWS, FEBRUARY 2008 35
News and information for serving personnel
Extensive survey will
shape future of Navy
ETM cadre
get together
HMS COLLINGWOOD will
host the 2008 Engineer Training
IT MAY be the chance to
case, following
independent
and in late 2009 or early 2010. Manager (ETM) Specialisation
a group of
staff at King’s That will ensure that the Conference later this month.
help shape a better future
people over
College younger age groups – VISP is The event will take place on
for the Royal Navy.
an extended
London (or targeting the 18-27-year-olds in Tuesday February 26 at the
Or it may just be the
period of time
KCL), led the early stage of their careers Maritime Warfare School.
Caribbean
prospect of an easy £1,000 for – would be a
by Professor – can be canvassed before some Organisers say the event will
a few minutes of your time.
useful tool in
David Guest. of them make use of early-release present ETMs with valuable
Whether you are motivated by
the campaign
VISP has opportunities. information on key issues within
conquests
altruism or acquisition, you will
to attract and
been honed If VISP is successful – and the profession, as well as providing
be taking part in an historic tri-
keep the right
by the use
with a top draw ‘prize’ of £1,000,
the opportunity to discuss
Service survey which promises to
sort of people.
of a pilot
and ten more of £100 adding
innovation and change within RN
A SILVER statuette of Admiral test some long-held beliefs – and
“VISP will
questionnaire,
an incentive at each stage, that
and broader military training.
Lord Thomas Cochrane on an is also likely to come up with some
enable us
which went
is quite feasible – there will be a
The format will be based
ash wood base (above) joined the unexpected answers.
to assess the
out to more
huge amount of information to
around presentations from
ranks of RN trophies in 1988 when VISP, which stands for
impact of policies upon the same
than 5,000 people in September
work on.
keynote speakers, and following
it was bought to mark the 50th Valuing and Investing in Service
individuals at different points in
2006. the conclusion of the day’s
anniversary of the commissioning
Personnel, will be the first
their careers, providing us with
That figure will be dwarfed by
And Anthea is in no doubt
presentations there will be an
of the establishment which bore
systematic examination of how a
evidence to develop the most
VISP proper, which will be sent
that some of the answers
evening social event.
the same name.
range of established Armed Forces
effective policy and practice to to around 50,000 personnel, of
may ruffl e feathers.
If anyone has not yet received
Trophy No 24697’s subject had
which more than 16,000 will be “Some will focus on the negative
details of the conference or wants
mechanisms are coping with such
motivate and support Service
a major role in the capture of
Naval Service. aspects of VISP, but it will give
further information, contact Lt Cdr
fast-changing elements of Service
personnel throughout their
two Caribbean islands from the
The first phase starts this the military a chance to get their
Pete Le Gassick on 93825 2566 or
life as allowances, accommodation,
careers,” said Anthea.
French early in the 19th century.
month, and surveys will be in ducks in a row on the basis of
Lt Rory Grinsill on 93825 2376.
career progression and the like.
VISP will also mine data from
In tandem with General
That is because many of the
the JPA system to allow detailed circulation for up to 12 weeks. sound information,” said Anthea.
Beckwith, commanding the Light
existing rules and regulations
long-term analysis of the effects And the simple message from The project has also been
Focus on fi nance
Infantry Regiment, Cochrane’s
developed piecemeal, either
of deployments, training, bonuses Anthea is: Make sure you fill it in discussed in the House of
fleet of 46 vessels took Martinique
for historic reasons or because
and the like on men and women at and return it. Commons, with then-Defence THE next Defence Strategic
on February 24 1809.
something just felt right, according
different stages of their careers. “This is the biggest survey Minister Ivor Caplin commenting Resource Management Programme
Despite a stiff rearguard action
to project leader, Senior MOD
That, said Anthea, will also give we have ever produced, and we that the study’s aim was to target will be held from April 7-11 at the
by Admiral Villaret de Joyeuse, the
Occupational Psychologist Anthea
the MOD more muscle when it need people to co-operate,” said MOD resources more effectively Defence Academy, Shrivenham,
colony – which had been returned
Lemmon.
comes to jostling for a share of the Anthea. and to further develop personnel and places are still available.
to France under the Treaty of
VISP was born two years ago
Treasury’s largesse, “especially in “If you do take part you will be policies to boost retention. Offered to military officers and
Amiens – finally fell to the British.
when analysts identified the need the context of a pan-Government
followed throughout your Service And with KCL involved, MOD civilians at one-star level or
And almost a year later, on
for better tracking of the attitudes emphasis on evidence-based
career to see how it lived up to there can be no accusations of higher, the course gives a better
February 10 1810, Guadeloupe
and expectations of personnel as decision-taking and policy-
expectations. burying any unwanted findings understanding of MOD financial
– which had also been returned to
their careers develop. making.”
“What were you promised, and – the academics will publish their planning and control systems in
France under the Treaty – was also
National Audit Office scrutiny The use of such data from JPA how does it match up to the reports in full in public. the decision-making process.
taken, this time by a Naval force of
of recruitment and retention will, as with VISP in general, be reality?” For more details see www. For more details and booking,
49 ships and 3,000 soldiers of the
in the Forces also concluded undertaken with a strict policy The project has the potential kcl.ac.uk/visp or on the MOD contact Shelley Grattidge on
East Yorkshire Regiment under
with a recommendation that of anonymity, and the detailed to last for decades, but the initial intranet go to bravo.dasa.r.mil. 01225 449652 or email shelley.
the command of Beckwith.
‘longitudanal research’ – in this analysis work will be carried out by
funding is for two ‘sweeps’, now
uk/visp/home.php grattidger697@mod.uk
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