Royal Australian Army Educational Corps
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| Royal Australian Army Educational Corps | |
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| Active | – Present |
| Country | Australia |
| Allegiance | Australian Army |
| Branch | Australian Regular Army & Australian Army Reserve |
| Type | Field Army |
| Role | Education |
| Size | 4 Regular Regiments, 5 Reserve Regiments |
| Engagements | Battle Honours are awarded to individual RAAEC Regiments |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Colonel William Monfries |
| Colonel-in-Chief | HRH The Duchess of Gloucester |
The Royal Australian Army Educational Corps (RAAEC) is a specialist corps within the Australian Army, made up entirely of commissioned officers in the specialist service officer - professionally qualified stream. The majority of the corps are civil qualified teachers; however, additional IT specialists have been laterally recruited to manage the computer based learning packages within the TTC. RAAEC is responsible for many education focused areas of military training, including the development and implementation of technology-based training, developing training courses, training Staff Cadets in communication skills, managing and conducting long distance education, teaching English to foreign students, analysing education proposals and delivering literacy and numeracy programs.
Locations of the RAAEC include:
- Headquarters Training Command - Army, Sydney
- Training Technology Centre (TTC), Sydney, Brisbane, Albury/Wodonga
- Defence International Training Centre (DITC), Laverton - Victoria
- Major Training Establishments, in Victoria, New South Wales, Canberra and Queensland
- Individual training centres, located in every state.
- Overseas postings.
The Corps was established on 18 April 1941 under the direction of Colonel R.B. Madgwick.
The current Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Australian Army Educational Corps, is The Duchess of Gloucester[1]
The current Head of the Royal Australian Army Educational Corps, is Colonel William Monfries
The Commanding Officer of the Training Technology Centre, is Lieutenant-Colonel Andre Greenberry
[edit] Order of precedence
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| Preceded by: Australian Army Legal Corps |
Australian Army Order of Precedence | Succeeded by: Royal Australian Chaplains Department |
[edit] See also
- Australian Defence Force Academy
- Royal Military College, Duntroon
- Royal Army Educational Corps
- Adjutant General's Corps
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