Defence College of Management and Technology

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The Defence Academy – College of Management and Technology (DA-CMT) is a British postgraduate school, research institution and training provider with origins dating back to 1772.

History

The college traces its history to a school founded in 1772 to provide technical training for the military. In 1840 the Royal Artillery Institution was founded to train artillery officers "for the study of science and languages". It was established as a response to the technological advances brought on by the Industrial Revolution. During the 1880s, the institution expanded, becoming the Ordnance College while the advanced classes formed the Artillery College, and a Commandant was appointed. In 1927 it became the Military College of Science. After the Second World War it moved from Woolwich to its current location in Shrivenham. In 1953, the college was granted its "Royal" title and became the Royal Military College of Science ('RMCS').[1]

In 1984 Cranfield University became the main academic provider of the college.[2] In 2004 the Defence College of Management and Technology ('DCMT') was established bringing together RMCS and the Defence Leadership Centre. Then in 2009 DCMT became the Defence Academy - College of Management and Technology (DA-CMT).[3] A contract entered into in November 2005 extended the Cranfield relationship with DA-CMT to 2028.[2]

Operations

The college is based, like the majority of Defence Academy institutions, at MOD (Ministry of Defence) Shrivenham, located between the villages of Shrivenham and Watchfield in the south-west corner of Oxfordshire (Vale of White Horse), and has training centres on the country. DA-CMT facilities at Shrivenham are run by Serco Defence. The departments are: Centre for Defence Acquisition and Technology, Centre for Defence Leadership and Management, Defence Centre for Languages and Culture (formerly The Defence School of Languages[4]), Nuclear Department and the Defence Technical Officer and Engineer Entry Scheme.

See also

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