Linguistic Audit of the Individual Training and Education System of the Canadian Forces, Department of National Defence
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June 2010
TABLE OF CONTENTS
III AUDIT OBJECTIVES AND LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK
IV DESCRIPTION OF INDIVIDUAL TRAINING AND EDUCATION
VII ANALYSIS OF FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Objective 1: Ensure that strategic planning leading to the IT&E plans takes into account the need to provide training in the official language of choice of Canadian Forces members.
Strategic planning
Operational planning
Shortage of instructorsObjective 2: Ensure that IT&E governance promotes the respect of the official language of choice of non-commissioned members and officers with respect to their training and education.
IT&E management framework
Responsibilities of official languages coordinators
Translation of teaching material
Impact of operational requirements on language of training
The teaching method
Administrative order and directive on language of instruction
Conducive environment
Performance measurement systemsObjective 3: Ensure that the IT&E system does not negatively impact the employment, posting or advancement of non-commissioned members and officers from both official language groups.
Recruiting
Promotion of bilingualism
New officer training
Assignments
Promotions
Canadian Forces College
Objective 4: Ensure that language training is provided in a way that increases the language competencies of officers, as provided for in the Official Languages Program Transformation Model.
Second-language training
BBB language proficiency standard
Linguistic competency of officers
APPENDIX A
List of training establishments visited
APPENDIX B
List of audit objectives and criteria
APPENDIX C
List of recommendations by objective
APPENDIX D
Recommendations made to the Canadian Forces for each objective, the Canadian Forces Action Plan, and the Commissioner’s comments
