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Qualifications for Defence Awarding Organisation courses.
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30 July 2026
DAO Level 5 Certificate in Facilities Management and Logistics Operations - deleted
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2 October 2025
Removed 'DAO Level 5 Diploma for Mechanical and Electrical Draughtsman (Military Engineering)', 'DAO Level 5 Diploma in Construction Materials Technology' and 'DAO Level 5 Diploma for Construction Draughtsman (Military Engineering)' as these qualifications have been withdrawn.
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12 March 2024
Updated information on DAO qualification specifications: Level 5.
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16 February 2024
Removed 'DAO Level 5 in Leadership and Management' as this qualification has been withdrawn.
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8 February 2024
Deleted 'DAO Level 5 Certificate in Establishing and Managing Information Communication Systems and Services, QN: 601/7188/2'.
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20 December 2023
Added: DAO Level 5 Diploma in Specialist Welfare Work: qualification handbook.
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17 November 2022
Added new contact information.
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24 November 2021
Added updated accessible version in ODT: DAO Level 5 Award in Leadership and Management.
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3 November 2021
Addition of 'DAO Level 5 Award in Leadership and Management'.
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25 February 2021
Added Level 5 Certificate in Establishing and Managing Information Communication Systems and Services.
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23 December 2020
Added the DAO Level 5 Diploma in Mechanical Engineering: qualification handbook.
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3 July 2020
Removal of: Level 5 Diploma in Specialist Helicopter Operations.
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12 November 2018
Updated Diploma for Mechanical and Electrical Draughtsman.
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18 April 2018
Added Level 5 Diploma for Mechanical and Electrical Draughtsman: qualification handbook.
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13 March 2018
Added DAO Level 5 Award in Leadership and Management through Effective Relationships: qualification handbook.
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19 December 2017
Updated DAO Level 5 Diploma in Engineering Survey (Military Engineering).
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4 December 2017
Added DAO Level 5 Diploma in Specialist Helicopter Operations.
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28 June 2017
Added DAO Level 5 qualification handbook for Certificate in Facilities Management and Logistics Operations
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20 June 2017
Added the following DAO Level 5 qualification handbooks: Award in Leadership Fundamentals; Diploma for Construction Draughtsman (Military Engineering).
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13 April 2017
Added DAO Level 5 Award in Mentoring.
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29 March 2017
Added DAO Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management qualification handbook.
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22 March 2017
Added DAO Level 5 Diploma in Construction Materials Technology qualification handbook.
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21 March 2017
Added DAO qualification handbooks for: Level 5 Certificate in Applied Aviation Studies (Helicopter Crewman); Diploma in Applied Aviation Studies (Air Electronics Management). Amended file names for consistency.
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19 January 2017
First published.