Guidance

Defence direction and guidance for training and education (JSP 822)

Joint Service Publication 822 provides defence direction and guidance for training and education.

• From: Ministry of Defence
• Published: 1 June 2012
• Last updated: 25 November 2025
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  1. 25 November 2025

     '9 - Elective education' updated.

  2. 6 January 2025

     'JSP 822 Volume 8 - Skills and accreditation' updated.

  3. 9 February 2024

     Updated all volumes of JSP 822.

  4. 18 October 2023

     Updated JSP 822 volume 7 - Specific learning differences.

  5. 18 October 2023

     Updated all volumes of JSP 822.

  6. 29 September 2022

     Updated JSP 822 Volume 9 - Elective education.

  7. 21 September 2022

     '5 - Assurance of training in Defence' updated.

  8. 6 September 2022

     Addition of JSP 822 version 5.

  9. 15 December 2021

     Addition of JSP 822 Part 1 and Part 2.

  10. 16 November 2021

      Updated: JSP 822 Part 1 and 2 for November 2021.

  11. 20 May 2021

      Added: Updated JSP 822 parts 1 and 2.

  12. 27 June 2019

      Updated part 1 and part 2 of JSP 822 to reflect the changes to both the Modelling and Simulation, and the Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) policies.

  13. 22 October 2018

      Updated JSP 822: direction and guidance for training and education, part 1 directive.

  14. 11 April 2017

      Updated JSP 822 Part 2: guidance

  15. 17 March 2017

      Added updated Direction and guidance for training and education (directive).

  16. 14 December 2016

      Added updated documents - parts 1 and 2

  17. 9 March 2016

      Added updated directive document and guidance document.

  18. 12 January 2016

      Updated JSP 822 to the latest version.

  19. 6 March 2014

      Updated Part 6 with issue 1.1

  20. 16 December 2013

      Added Part 6: Defence individual training management information system (TMIS) policy

  21. 1 June 2012

      First published.

Documents

1 - Introduction

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1 - Introduction

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2 - Individual training

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2 - Individual training

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3 - Collective training

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3 - Collective training

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4 - Care and welfare in training

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4 - Care and welfare in training

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5 - Assurance of training in Defence

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5 - Assurance of training in Defence

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6 - Technology enhanced learning, Defence learning environment and simulated training

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6 - Technology enhanced learning, Defence learning environment and simulated training

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7 - Specific learning differences

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7 - Specific learning differences

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8 - Skills and accreditation

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9 - Elective education

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9 - Elective education

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10 - Glossary

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10 - Glossary

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Joint Service Publication (JSP) 822 is the authoritative policy and guidance on defence training and education. This updated version includes documents previously published in JSP 898.