Changing lives. Building skills. Inspiring confidence.

 

BFBS Academy has an outstanding track record in training individuals and teams across Government Directorates, Agencies and Public Bodies, including the Ministry of Defence and defence companies in digital, media skills and communications. 

With exceptional service levels at the heart of everything we do, our mission is to help you to develop your teams' capabilities.

Success starts with your people. Make sure they’re armed with the skills to enhance their performance.

In addition to our courses for organisations, we also offer two self-study courses. SMSpecialists is free to military spouses and partners, veterans and their partners, and the bereaved military community. If you’re currently serving, or are an individual looking to upskill, you can complete DigitalCULTure. Both programmes offer CPD accreditation.

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SF&PPE

Content Production

Courses that cover a range of content production tools and techniques, click below to explore what's on offer!

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Media

Media

From presentations to public speaking, to media interview techniques, we teach it all!

You will come away from these courses with a new found confidence in your ability to engage your audiences, achieve your delivery goals and a strong understanding of exactly what good looks like. 

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Social Media

Social Media

Whether you are looking to enhance your skills, or learn something new. We have the Social Media course that's right for you; from Social Media Storytelling to Digital Culture, everything you need is here. 

We also offer some courses for free to Military charities, veterans and spouses. Take a look to find out more!

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Comms

Strategic Communications

Effective & efficient.

That's the goal of any communication campaign. Click below to explore our courses designed to support communicators in their professional development.

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PMCourse

Production Managers Course

A fully-funded course to help get you into one of the industry’s most in-demand roles!

Designed for service leavers and veterans with a keen interest in the world of media and who wish to use their existing skillset within a new and challenging environment. This course is designed with valuable practical knowledge and work placement opportunities, so that it will provide students with all the necessary skills and relevant experiences in order to gain a Production Co-Ordinator or Production Manager role within the media industry.  

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L3 Awards

Level 3 Awards

Choose from Podcasting, Photography or Multi-Camera Production!

Our Level 3 courses are fully academically accredited and all fully supported by the tutors and peers working in class and studio.

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Why train with us?

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With an unrivalled reputation among our clients, we offer practical advice, training, and coaching to diplomats, ministers, and senior military officers, as well as to commercial, C-Suite clients.

Our courses are wide-ranging and cover high-calibre vocational training in digital communications, content and media production, crisis communications and media training. We provide established accredited courses, as well as fully personalised training courses, ensuring that we are always here to help you to develop your teams successfully.

Security

ISO 27001

We hold Cyber Essentials Plus certification, as well as ISO 27001, ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 accreditations.

All of our trainers are SC cleared, and some are DV cleared; this enables our service provision to be delivered to the highest levels of classification without restraint.

We are an Armed Forces Covenant supporter and have been awarded a Gold Award under the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS).

Flexible training delivery

Flexi

Our close working relationship with both clients and trainers, ensures that we provide personalised and adaptable courses, which are continuously updated according to current industry demands. With outstanding service levels at the heart of everything we do, our mission is to help you to upskill, develop and continuously improve your team’s performance.

Our range of courses have been developed to offer a fully hybrid model; with face to face, virtual, or a mix of both deliveries available.

Our courses can also be fully personalised to suit your specific requirements and preference for delivery.

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