To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 9 of the Defence Equipment and Support Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, how many women have completed the four leadership development training programmes designed specifically for women with high potential as of 18 January 2024.
Answered on
23 January 2024
There were four initial cohorts of high potential candidates in 2022-23, totalling 28 individuals. This training was then opened up as a generic leadership offer for women, taken up by an additional 89 individuals in 2023. A breakdown of participant numbers by cohort is shown in the following table:
Cohort number | High potential or leadership programme | Number of participants | Programme dates |
1 | High potential | 14 | Feb-Jun 2022 |
2 | High potential | 14 | Mar-Jun 2022 |
3 | High potential | 15 | Sep 2022-Feb 2023 |
4 | High potential | 15 | Oct 2022-Mar 2023 |
5 | Leadership | 15 | Feb-Jun 2023 |
6 | Leadership | 15 | Feb-Jun 2023 |
7 | Leadership | 15 | Sep-Dec 2023 |
8 | Leadership | 15 | Sep-Dec 2023 |
9 | Leadership | 15 | Sep-Dec 2023 |
10 | Leadership | 14 | Sep-Dec 2023 |