A Brief Overview of the RAF Engineer (Communication-Electronics Phase 2 Course Syllabus

Introduction

As part of the Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) Engineer Officer Foundation Training (EOFT), trainees for roles as cyberspace engineers and information specialists will undertake the 19 week EOFT (Communications Electronics) Course as outlined below.

Course Content

Information Advantage:
- Information denial
- Information resilience
- Information as an enabler
- Information as an effector
Comms Principles:
- RF principles
- Signal propagation
- Radar
- Telecommunications
- Sat comms and mobile
Management Principles:
- Verbal comms
- Written comms
- Welfare
- Staff estimate and crewing
- Appraisal writing
Safety Systems Management:
- AS engineering management
- Functional and air safety
- Human factors
- ASIMS
- CAMO
Technology and Space:
- Space power
- Current technologies
- Future technologies
Engineering Management:
- Risk management
- Quality management
- Project management
- CIS responsibilities
- Continuous improvement
Defence CIS and ISR:
- CIS doctrine
- CIS operation
- CIS organisation
- Information service
- Defence operating model
CIS Principles:
- Basic IT
- Network fundamentals
- Information management
Service Management:
- ITIL Version 4
- AGILE
- SCRUM
- (Introductions only)
Networks and System Management:
- Security +
- CISM
- RITSO
- (Foundation, not accreditation)

Exam and Assessment Methods

Written Exams:
- Comms principles
- CIS principles
- Network and system management
- Service management
Presentation:
- Space power (individual presentation)
- ISR (individual presentation)
- SO1 Oral Board
Information Advantage:
- 3,000 word paper
- Brief to non-specialist senior officer
Office Simulator:
- Foundation Phase Assessment (FPA)
- Intermediate Phase Assessment (IPA)
- Final Confirmation Exercise (FCE)