Further Training

Officer, Australian Defence Force Academy, Graduate

Many Logistics positions are of a specialist nature. To prepare you for these the Air Force will provide appropriate training, usually conducted at Air Force schools in different locations. Courses are provided in explosives, catering, movements and transportation and dangerous goods handling, project and integrated logistics support management and joint logistics operations. In addition, enhancement courses are available at later stages of your job, and attendance at professional seminars and conferences is both encouraged and supported. As you progress in rank (Flight Lieutenant and beyond) your duties, training and job development will tend to place a greater emphasis on logistics functions rather than purely supply aspects.

Postgraduate Education

Officers are encouraged to continue their professional development. The Logistics specialisation has a Logistics Professional Development Program (LPDP). The LPDP provides Logistics Officers with professional development opportunities via logistics or business related formal education. The program allows Logistics personnel to develop and broaden their logistics knowledge, and to also keep abreast of continuing changes within the industry.

Officer (Reserve)

Other courses available to Logistics Officers relate to specific types of employment. The Catering Officer Course and Air Terminal Operator Course are two such examples.