Sergeants Leadership Development Course

Sergeants' Leadership Development Course

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Aims

The Sergeant Leadership Development course (SLDC) provides the necessary training required to allow pre-promotion Sergeant aspirants to gain the correct leadership knowledge, skills, and attitudes to undertake their role as Sergeant within the Royal Marines. This is done through a mixture of theoretical and practical training with a combination of formative and summative assessments. Students must complete all serials of the course program to pass this course.

The aim of the testing within SLDC is to ensure individuals have gained the required skillset to be successful within their role as a RM Sergeant.

Course Details

Military Knowledge. Students will learn the initial stages of the discipline process and how to apply them. They will complete military knowledge tests during the course.
Management and Administration. Students will produce a Troop level Military Training Programme. They will be assessed on their individual management of Troop / Department administration
Communication Skills. Students will deliver a 30-minute presentation, on a subject of their choice. Students will also deliver a 10-minute points brief and produce the written work to support the brief.
Navigation. Students are assessed on their individual ability to navigate over arduous terrain in all weather conditions on local training areas. Students will complete a classroom map reading test also.
Command & Leadership. Students will be formatively assessed throughout the course on their personal approach to leadership, coaching and mentoring, including their application of the RM values and spirit.
RM Values & Standards. Students will be assessed throughout the course on their personal approach to leadership, including their application of the RM Values. Individual students Values and Standard will be reviewed on an individual basis by the course instructors and where appropriate they can provide a recommendation to CW CO about removing a student from course given adequate evidence is provided. CO CW reserves the right to remove a student from course with sufficient evidence
Physical assessments (Physical Leadership Risk Mitigation). The Physical assessments not only identify whether students are physically able to conduct the training but also whether they have the mental fortitude and capacity in reserve to support and lead others (particularly in preparation for the TCC). Students must pass 2 from 3 of the summative assessments to pass this module and be deemed as ‘safe’ to continue the course prior to exercising on Local Training Areas (LTA). Students will conduct a stretcher race over the Endurance Course and local area during week 2 of the course. This is a team/syndicate event where the attributes of a leader are observed throughout.
Leadership and Ethics. Students will be involved in group discussions and debate using general case studies and experiences. These are conducted by means of Senior Judgemental Training (SJT).

Requirements

Age: No minimum age. Must adhere to entry standards
Rank: OR4/OR6
Students must have been selected for promotion to Corporal and be in date for the respective Royal Marines Fitness Test (RMFT). All students must complete the JPA competencies identified in the Joining Instructions. All students must be individually highly motivated in all respects

Qualifications Gained

Physical
RMFA, 4 Mile Speed March, LFA
ETL Physical Training Qualification
Navigation
1 x Classroom based map reading test
Military/Civilian Accreditation
ILM Level 5 Management and Leadership
Daily Routine Orders (DRO), Troop level training programme & Points brief