Junior Soldiers are treated as adult learners.

Wherever possible, the learning materials used in training involve real military documents, exercises and working situations. The College is supported by well qualified civilian tutors who guide Junior Soldiers through their vocational education course.

Whatever level of educational achievement a Junior Soldier arrives with, they will acquire additional skills and qualifications. An Individual Learning Planning tutor helps them to plan through the courses and levels on offer. If a Junior Soldier needs additional learning support,, this is available in class and in small group and one-to-one sessions in the Learning Support Centre.

Junior Soldiers undertake Military Studies, in which they learn about the structure of the Army and the various roles that it performs in the UK and in hot spots around the world.They also do an Apprenticeship for IT Users, which includes a Level 2 National Vocation Qualification (NVQ2) for IT Users. There is also the opportunity to do units of this at Level 3 (equivalent to AS/A-Level) and to gain the European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) and Advanced ECDL.

They gain key skills in Application of Number and Communication Skills (Maths and English as used in an Army career.) From experience, those who arrive with no previous qualifications will get to Level 1 or 2 (GCSE standard), while those arriving with GCSE or equivalent will work towards Level 3 (AS/A-Level.)

Additionally, there are three "Wider Key Skills" - Improving Own Learning and Performance, Working with Others and Problem Solving. Each of these is gained by a Junior Soldier during Leadership and initiative Training.

Some Junior Soldiers destined for the REME and Royal Engineers will do an additional Technical Course which includes a further NVQ2 in Performing Engineering Operations (PEO2.) At the end of the 50 week course, Junior Soldiers will have acquired a number of additional, nationally recognised vocational qualifications. Two other civilian awards open to them are the Duke of Edinburgh Award and the St John's First Aid Award.

All these qualifications contribute to make a more effective soldier.