Another new Trade title?

[4everAD]

Heard from a friend who had been briefed by Trade Sponsor that we are being rebranded yet again, CIS (Communication Information Specialist) was mentioned. Anyone able to deny or confirm?
Personally I can't wait, it's another one to add to the list:

1. EL Mech AD
2. EL Tech AD
3. Eng Tech EL
4. CIS Tech
5. CIS IM (OK this one was my own doing!)
6. ICT Tech

 

[Running Man]

A rebadging of the trade has been on the cards for a while as the current title ICT Tech is seen as being at the root of the recruitment issue. In the schools ICT is seen as Microsoft Office Applications, Excel, word, etc so why join a trade that does that sort of thing if you want to do technical stuff.

Whatever they pick I don't see it making a difference, from what I hear all 3 services have a recruitment/retention problem within their relevant IT trades, it just isn't seen as an attractive option.

 

[busby1971]

TG3 and 11 had problems recruiting long before the ICT title came along.

 

[miniboo]

I think CIS Tech is what it will go back to personally

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[Talk Wrench]

Or RSIGS (RAF Corps)

It's a possibility!


And nothing, as they say, is impossible.

TW

 

[chumpzilla]

A rebadging of the trade has been on the cards for a while as the current title ICT Tech is seen as being at the root of the recruitment issue. In the schools ICT is seen as Microsoft Office Applications, Excel, word, etc so why join a trade that does that sort of thing if you want to do technical stuff.

Whatever they pick I don't see it making a difference, from what I hear all 3 services have a recruitment/retention problem within their relevant IT trades, it just isn't seen as an attractive option.

I agree! ICT was probably the brand that the upper management went for as it correlates with the school curriculum and therefore easier for the newer generation to digest. There was nothing wrong with CIS Tech as it alluded to this being a technical job.... It might be easier just to call it Communications Technician/Engineer. Thoughts?

 

[Barch]

I agree! ICT was probably the brand that the upper management went for as it correlates with the school curriculum and therefore easier for the newer generation to digest. There was nothing wrong with CIS Tech as it alluded to this being a technical job.... It might be easier just to call it Communications Technician/Engineer. Thoughts?

What specialist qualifications does an ICT Tech gain at the end of Trade Training and what is the outlook like post engagement?

 

[Stevienics]

Isn't CIS a sexuality term for normally orientated?

No, i don't think that's appropriate for tg4 at all.

 

[chumpzilla]

What specialist qualifications does an ICT Tech gain at the end of Trade Training and what is the outlook like post engagement?

Ex TG3 so unable to give you an exact answer... But I believe they get an apprentiship and Cisco quals...

 

[monkeysm8]

Come September ICT has been dropped from the curriculum! It's going to be replaced by Computer Science (sexy!!) Which to be fair is going to be a shed load better than the whole ICT pap!!

 

[Barch]

Come September ICT has been dropped from the curriculum! It's going to be replaced by Computer Science (sexy!!) Which to be fair is going to be a shed load better than the whole ICT pap!!

How will it be better?

 

[Cashew]

I agree! ICT was probably the brand that the upper management went for as it correlates with the school curriculum and therefore easier for the newer generation to digest. There was nothing wrong with CIS Tech as it alluded to this being a technical job.... It might be easier just to call it Communications Technician/Engineer. Thoughts?

What about......

Computer User and Network Technician of Systems

Thoughts?

 

[vim_fuego]

We drew away from a solely 'IT' description as IT is, these days, so much more and captured everything we do under a new title of 'Information Management' or 'IM'. I'm guessing that someone somewhere is much happier with this outcome...I just haven't found them yet.

 

[Barch]

What about......

Computer User and Network Technician of Systems

Thoughts?

Or

Wide Area Networking Knowledge Engineering Repair Specialists

 

[busby1971]

Trunking & Wifi Antenna Technician, obviously there's more than one of them.

 

[Flybynight]

What about......

Computer User and Network Technician of Systems

Thoughts?

With the contraction of the Service, sooner or later everybody will end up as a Technician Warfare All Trades.

 

[Flybynight]

Systems Handling Information Technology Engineer.

 

[Digzster]

Heard from a friend who had been briefed by Trade Sponsor that we are being rebranded yet again, CIS (Communication Information Specialist) was mentioned. Anyone able to deny or confirm?
Personally I can't wait, it's another one to add to the list:

1. EL Mech AD
2. EL Tech AD
3. Eng Tech EL
4. CIS Tech
5. CIS IM (OK this one was my own doing!)
6. ICT Tech

4everAD, don't forget the predecessor to these listed - GRAD (I was right on the tail end of that when I joined up and passed out as an L Tech AD)

 

[The Original Weasel]

hasthe music stopped already?

hasthe music stopped already?

the whole reason most of a 4820 should be written in pencil! I love the ****S and WANKERS suggestions

 

[PlanetPyramid]

I asked 1RS OC about this in the tea bar and he said they were thinking of renaming it to 'Battlespace systems technician' to try and make it sound 'a little more punchy' to younger people. I hope it doesn't change to that. We, the phase 2 trainees, were asked to provide suggestions and the most plausible one anyone on my course came up with was Communications Systems Tech.