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DAO qualification specification: Level 2
Qualifications for Defence Awarding Organisation courses.
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Qualifications for Defence Awarding Organisation courses.
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Published 14 March 2017
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9 September 2025
Added 'DAO Level 2 Award in Surveillance Photography - 610/6239/X'.
12 February 2025
Removed DAO Level 2 Awards in 'Mounting Resinoid Bonded Abrasive Wheels' and 'Mounting Vitrified and Resinoid Bonded Abrasive Wheels' as these qualifications have now been withdrawn.
14 March 2024
Updated information on DAO qualification specifications: Level 2.
29 February 2024
Updated DAO Level 2 Certificate in Human Resource Practice Qualification Handbook.
16 February 2024
Removed 'DAO Level 2 in Leading a Team' as this qualification has now been withdrawn.
17 November 2022
Added new contact information.
31 August 2022
Updated DAO Level 2 in Leading a Team.
17 March 2022
Added: DAO Level 2 Award in Post office operations: qualification handbook.
4 March 2022
Added: DAO Level 2 Award in Safe use of Personal Weapons: qualification handbook.
24 November 2021
Added updated and accessible version in ODT of: DAO Level 2 Award in Leading a Team.
23 November 2021
Updated: DAO Level 2 Certificate in Human Resource Practice Qualification Handbook.
18 November 2021
Added HTML: DAO Level 2 Certificate in Human Resource Practice Qualification Handbook.
5 November 2021
Updated: DAO Level 2 Award in Safe use of Personal Weapons: qualification handbook
3 November 2021
Addition of 'DAO Level 2 Award in Leading a Team'.
24 September 2021
Updated: DAO Level 2 Certificate in Human Resource Practice Qualifiation Handbook and DAO Level 2 Award in Introduction to Personnel Administration: qualification handbook.
27 August 2021
Addition of: Level 2 Certificate in Human Resource Practice Qualifiation Handbook.
6 December 2018
Added: DAO Level 2 Award in Mounting Resinoid Bonded Abrasive Wheels & DAO Level 2 Award in Mounting Vitrified and Resinoid bonded abrasive wheels
20 September 2018
Updated the DAO Level 2 Military Personnel Administrators: qualification handbook.
17 August 2018
Added the DAO L2 Diploma UW Surface Ship Operational Data Analyst.
8 August 2018
Updated the Level 2 Diploma in Building and Structural Finishing: qualification handbook.
24 April 2018
Added two new qualification handbooks for a Level 2 Award in Surveillance Photography and a Level 2 Certificate in Non Specialist Unit Photographer.
11 January 2018
Updated DAO Level 2 Award for Tracked Vehicle Maintenance.
5 January 2018
Updated DAO Level 2 Diploma in Building and Structural Finishing (Military Engineering) and added Level 2 Diploma Carpentry and Joinery (Military engineering), Level 2 Award in Introduction to Leading and Supervising and Level 2 Diploma in Building and Structural Finishing (Military Engineering).
19 December 2017
Added DAO Level 2 Diploma in Building and Structural Finishing (Military Engineering).
4 December 2017
Updated DAO Level 2 Diploma in Submarine Operation Analyst (Data) TSM.
2 November 2017
Added updated versions of DAO Level 2 Certificate for Military Personnel Administrators: qualification handbook, and DAO Level 2 Certificate in Specialist CIS Fundamentals: qualification handbook.
31 October 2017
Added updated versions of DAO Level 2 Award in Introduction to Leading and Supervising: qualification handbook and DAO Level 2 Certificate for Logistics Drivers: qualification handbook.
27 October 2017
Added updated: DAO Level 2 Award for Tracked Vehicle Maintenance: qualification handbook, DAO Level 2 Award in Leading Individuals and Teams: qualification handbook, DAO Level 2 Award in Postal and Courier Services: qualification handbook, DAO Level 2 Award in Safe use of Personal Weapons: qualification handbook, DAO Level 2 Certificate in Disaster Relief Engineering: qualification handbook, and DAO Level 2 Certificate in Operation and Vehicle Maintenance: qualification handbook.
29 September 2017
Added updated version of DAO Level 2 Award in Emergency First Aid in the Workplace: qualification handbook.
29 September 2017
Added DAO Level 2 Award in Emergency First Aid in the Workplace: qualification handbook.
24 August 2017
Added updated DAO Level 2 Certificate in Disaster Relief Engineering: qualification handbook.
9 August 2017
Added Level 2 Diploma in Submarine Operation Analyst (Data) SSM: qualification handbook and Level 2 Diploma in Submarine Operation Analyst (Data) TSM: qualification handbook.
11 July 2017
Publication of DAO Level 2 Award in Introduction to Personnel Administration: qualification handbook.
6 July 2017
Updated DAO Level 2 Certificate in Disaster Relief Engineering: qualification handbook to latest version.
30 March 2017
Added DAO Level 2 Certificate in Specialist CIS Fundamentals qualification handbook.
27 March 2017
Updated to add DAO Level 2 qualification handbooks for:
Award in Leading Individuals and Teams;
Award in Postal and Courier Services;
Certificate in Disaster Relief Engineering;
Certificate in Operation and Vehicle Maintenance.
14 March 2017
First published.