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Defence Awarding Organisation qualification specifications

Qualification specifications for Defence Awarding Organisation courses.

• From: Ministry of Defence
• Published: 19 January 2017
• Last updated: 6 July 2017 — See all updates

Related information

• Defence Awarding Organisation
• Defence Awarding Organisation policies

Documents

• DAO qualification specification: Level 1
  • 1 March 2024
  • Guidance
• DAO qualification specification: Level 2
  • 9 October 2025
  • Guidance
• DAO qualification specification: Level 3
  • 2 October 2025
  • Guidance
• DAO qualification specification: Level 4
  • 5 August 2025
  • Guidance
• DAO qualification specification: Level 5
  • 2 October 2025
  • Guidance
• DAO qualification specification: Level 6
  • 17 November 2022
  • Guidance
• DAO qualification specification: Level 7
  • 15 April 2025
  • Guidance

Published 19 January 2017

Last updated 6 July 2017 + show all updates

1. 6 July 2017

   Added link to DAO policies.

2. 20 June 2017

   Added link to Level 6 handbooks page.

3. 13 April 2017

   Added DAO qualification handbooks: level 7 courses.

4. 20 March 2017

   Updated to include Level 2 and Level 3 qualification handbooks.

5. 19 January 2017

   First published.