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<p>A review of the Defence Technical Officer and Engineering Entry Scheme (DTOEES),
which includes Welbeck Defence Sixth Form College and the Defence Technical Undergraduate
Scheme, has determined that the current scheme is no longer delivering sufficient
numbers to meet the Defence requirement for technical and engineer officers, nor does
it demonstrate value for money, or the flexibility to meet any changes in the Ministry
of Defence (MOD)'s future requirements.</p><p>The National Audit Office value for
money criteria were applied robustly as part of the DTOEES review:</p><p>Economy:
minimising the cost of resources used or required (inputs)</p><p>Efficiency: the relationship
between the output of the service and the resources required to produce them</p><p>Effectiveness:
the relationship between the intended and actual results of public spending (outcomes)</p><p>In
place of the current scheme Defence will establish a new Science, Technology, Engineering
and Mathematics (STEM) Graduate Inflow Scheme designed to increase the inflow of STEM
undergraduates using a range of targeted financial incentives which may include scholarships,
maintenance bursaries and/or payment of tuition fees. It will also recruit from universities
across the UK instead of the current limited number and allow for a wider range of
degree subjects to be studied, including cyber and computer-based studies.</p><p>There
are no issues with the sustainability of the Army Foundation College Harrogate and
there are no plans to consider its closure.</p>
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