Most Armed Forces’ recruits and trainees feel safe and well-supported in training but a number of areas for improvement remain in the overall quality of welfare and duty of care, according to a report published today by Ofsted, the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills.
The report, The quality of welfare and duty of care for recruits and trainees in the Armed Forces, recognises progress over the past five years and acknowledges the integral part which welfare and duty of care now play within training. However, while there has been satisfactory progress, the Armed Forces need to address a number of issues relating to the recruitment of, and the training done by, new recruits.