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.

Capita has signed a contract to modernise and support improvement to the operational effectiveness of the Ministry of Defence’s fire and rescue service.

Capita Fire and Rescue has taken on delivery of fire and rescue services at four new sites through its Defence Fire and Rescue Project (DFRP) contract with the Ministry of Defence (MoD), in the latest in a series of key contract milestones.

The UK is set to spend over £9bn this year on PFI contracts – and a total of £48bn in the next five years. This level of spending will continue until we see the first peak in contracts expiring around 2030. Expiry will see assets worth £14bn (their original capital value) transferring back to public ownership.