Team Fisher, the Capita-led consortium including Raytheon UK, Elbit Systems UK, Fujitsu, the University of Lincoln and several smaller British suppliers, has successfully met the six-month milestone in its 12-year programme to transform and modernise the Royal Navy’s shore-based training across 16 sites.

Team Fisher, the Capita-led consortium including Raytheon UK, Elbit Systems UK, Fujitsu, the University of Lincoln and several smaller British suppliers, which is modernising and transforming the Royal Navy and Royal Marines’ shore-based training has taken over the running of the Navy’s Maritime Composite Training System (MCTS) based at two Royal Navy locations - HMS Collingwood, Hampshire, and HMNB Devonport, Devon.

Capita joins 15,000 Futures initiative to help armed forces veterans find meaningful employment in technology and digital roles after leaving the military.

Capita’s Fire Service College has launched its new Aviation Firefighter Programme in a significant investment in the College’s offering to civil aviation training.

A new suite of navigation simulators for the Royal Navy will be rolled out this year as part of Project Selborne’s modernisation of Royal Navy training.

As part of the Royal Navy training transformation, Capita has awarded Metaverse VR the contract for the interactive 3D Walkthrough training system (i3DWT).

Capita’s Fire Service College (FSC) was proud to host Guy Martin at its 300-acre site in Moreton-in-Marsh to film an episode for his four-part Proper Jobs series.

Today, Capita will take over the running of a significant proportion of the Royal Navy shore-based training.

The training of Defence firefighters has been judged as ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted, in the first inspection of the Defence Fire Training Unit (DFTU) following its move from RAF Manston to the Capita-owned Fire Service College (FSC) in Moreton-in-Marsh.

Capita Fire and Rescue’s first cohort of Sponsored Reserve Firefighters were Attested at a ceremony conducted by Air-Vice Marshal Shaun Harris CBE.