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Defence Commercial Graduate Programme brochure

Details of the Defence Commercial Graduate Programme which provides a career opportunity in purchasing and contract management in the Ministry of Defence (MOD).

From:
Ministry of Defence and Defence Equipment and Support
Published
9 January 2012
Last updated
6 July 2023 — See all updates

Documents

Defence Commercial Graduate Programme brochure (Updated 6 July 2023)

PDF, 1.95 MB, 19 pages

Defence Commercial Graduate Programme brochure (Updated 6 July 2023)

ODT, 23.4 KB

This file is in an OpenDocument format

Defence Commercial Candidate Pack

PDF, 804 KB, 9 pages

Defence Commercial Candidate Pack

ODT, 13.5 KB

This file is in an OpenDocument format

Recruitment information podcast and transcript

HTML

What to expect: induction and placement information podcast and transcript

HTML

First year Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) podcast and transcript

HTML

Details

Job opportunities: Civil Service Jobs - ‘Commercial’ category

Career opportunities in the Ministry of Defence – Commercial Capability

From army boots to aircraft and everything in between, the MOD purchases a range of equipment every year to support the armed forces in both UK and overseas operations.

And it doesn’t stop there; much of the equipment we purchase doesn’t come off the shelf so an essential part of the job is negotiating the details of the contracts we place, agreeing the terms of delivery and managing the equipment into service and beyond.

The Defence Commercial Graduate Programme is recruited for annually and is a 2 year commercial development programme. Graduates with a minimum 2:2 degree (or equivalent) in any subject are eligible to apply, however those with degrees in business management, law, politics, finance, science, engineering or defence-related disciplines may be particularly interested. Applicants are assessed via the MOD Management Competency Test and an assessment centre.

Updates to this page

Published 9 January 2012
Last updated 6 July 2023 + show all updates

  1. Updated: Defence Commercial Graduate Programme brochure. Added: Candidate Pack.

  2. Added: Defence Commercial Graduate Programme brochure (Updated 3 February 2022).

  3. Added a HTML version of the Defence Commercial Graduate Programme brochure.

  4. Added: Defence Commercial Graduate Programme brochure (Updated 25 March 2020).

  5. Added the DESG Graduate podcasts and transcripts.

  6. Updated content on main page and added 'Defence Commercial Graduate Programme brochure (Updated 28 February 2020)'.

  7. Added: Defence Commercial Graduate Programme brochure 2019

  8. Updated brochure and application information.

  9. Added updated brochure.

  10. Added: Announcement.

  11. Added updated brochure.

  12. Added updated brochure.

  13. Published new version of document

  14. Added brochure for 2014, as the Defence Commercial Graduate Programme will open between 28 February 2014 and 27 March 2014.

  15. First published.

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