All Arms Live Firing Tactical Training Course

This is aimed at Officers and Senior Non-Commissioned Officers from across the Army, to qualify them in planning and conducting live firing ranges.

All Arms NCO Skill At Arms Instructor Course

This course is designed to qualify Non-Commissioned Officers from across the Army in becoming weapon instructors and conducting static small arms ranges.

Basic Tactics Course

The Basic Tactics Course (BTAC) is designed to train junior and senior NCOs, from other Arms and Services, in basic infantry tactics and qualify them to conduct low-level infantry training on return to their unit.

Students must complete the Defence Instructional Techniques Course prior to starting BTAC.

Dismounted Close Combat Trainer

This course is designed to qualify officers and NCOs, from across the Arms and Services, in operating and conducting training in the Dismounted Close Combat Trainer (DCCT). Thirteen DCCT courses are run each year, with a capacity of six students on each course.

Infantry Warrant Officers’ Course

Designed to train Infantry Warrant Officers in the mandatory Command, Leadership and Management Part 2 and Service elements. This course also trains for the delivery of the operational and administrative duties of an Infantry Warrant Officer.

Platoon Commanders’ Battle Course

This course focuses on producing tactically capable Platoon Commanders who are physically and mentally robust. Usually (though not exclusively) the Platoon Commanders’ Battle Course is completed immediately after commissioning from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS).

The course is broken down into two distinct phases – the Tactics phase and the Live Fire Tactical Training (LFTT) phase.

Platoon Sergeants’ Battle Course

The Platoon Sergeants’ Battle Course (PSBC) is a promotion qualifying-course, to Sergeant, for Rifle Company Platoon Sergeants. The course is run in January, April and August each year, and is broken down into two independent phases: Tactics and Live Firing Tactical Training (LFTT).

The Tactics phase of the course is seven weeks long, and delivered by Senior Division Instructors. The course is split into platoons with Colour Sergeant Instructors with each section. An Infantry Captain oversees the platoon’s training.

Platoon Tactics Course

The Platoon Tactics Course (PTC) is designed to train Infantry Territorial Army (TA) Platoon Commanders, Sergeants and Section Commanders to command and administer a Rifle Platoon and Section.

The PTC is a two-week course that is the ‘special to arm’ training. It is the promotion-qualifying course to substantive Sergeant and Corporal for Reserve Infantry units.

SAS Infantry Skills Course

This course is aimed at non-Infantry soldiers who volunteer to attend UK Special Forces selection. It is not compulsory, but completing the course enhances key low-level Infantry skills. There are four phases, including two phased deployments to the Sennybridge Training Area (SENTA) in Powys where students learn the basics of being an Infantry soldier before working through a patrol and mounting a platoon attack.

Section Commanders’ Battle Course

The Section Commanders’ Battle Course is a promotion-qualifying course to substantive Corporal for all Rifle Company Section Commanders. The course is broken down into two phases: Skill at Arms and Tactics.

All courses are delivered by four distinct divisions within IBS – the Platoon Commanders’ Division, Senior Division, Junior Division and Infantry Weapons’ Division.

Accommodation

Accommodation is available at the Infantry Battle School for students attending courses and comprises the Officers’ Mess, the Warrant Officers’ and Sergeants’ Mess and the Junior Non-Commissioned Officers’ Mess.

Single rooms are available with either shared bathroom or en-suite facilities.

Welfare

Community Centre
The Community Centre on the Infantry Battle School (IBS) camp holds regular events.

HIVE
The HIVE information service at IBS also serves Brynmawr, Crickhowell and Sennybridge.

HIVE works for the Armed Forces worldwide and takes pride in delivering the right information at the right time. Clients include Service personnel, Ministry of Defence (MOD) personnel and their dependants. Communicating through the Internet, HIVE can deliver information quickly and efficiently.

How to find us

By car
The easiest way to travel to Brecon is by road. The postcode for satnav users (which should not be solely relied upon) is LD3 7RA.

By train
Rail travel to Brecon is difficult. However, the nearest railway station is Abergavenny – from the station you will then need to travel by road to Brecon which takes about 25 minutes.

By air
There are two international airports close to Brecon – Cardiff and Bristol. London Heathrow and London Gatwick are approximately 3½ to 4 hours travelling time from Brecon.

Postal address
Infantry Battle School
Dering Lines
Brecon
Powys
LD3 7RA