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.

The Turing Scheme, which has been designed by the UK Government to provide global opportunities in education and training for students, has opened applications for schools, colleges and universities for the second year of the scheme.

Team Fisher, the Capita-led consortium including Raytheon UK, Elbit Systems UK, Fujitsu, the University of Lincoln and several smaller British suppliers, has achieved a strong first year of delivery and have made progress in modernising and transforming the Royal Navy and Royal Marines’ shore-based training.

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.

The Turing Scheme, which has been designed by the UK Government to provide global opportunities in education and training for British citizens, has opened registrations for schools, colleges and universities for the second year of the scheme at www.turing-scheme.org.uk. Last year the Government announced the Turing Scheme would be funded for a further three years – and that Year 2 of the scheme will be backed by £110m.

The Turing Scheme, which has been designed by the UK Government to provide global opportunities for work or study for students, will see a record 20,000 students from disadvantaged backgrounds participate over the 2022-23 academic year.

Team Fisher, the Capita-led consortium including Raytheon UK, Elbit Systems UK, Fujitsu, the University of Lincoln and several smaller British suppliers, has today assumed responsibility for engineering and maintenance support of the Vanguard-class Nuclear Ship Control Trainer (FASNUSCOT) and the Role Performance Trainer (RPT).

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

Capita has been selected by the Department for Education’s Standards and Testing Agency (STA) to manage the administration, processing and support for all primary school national curriculum assessment (NCA) tests in England.

Capita has been awarded a new contract to deliver a programme for culture change and promote flexible working practices in English schools.