After 22 years, the last 17 with ITSSAR I too have gone down the BRITTOp route, I became increasingly.frustrated by the amount of paperwork required by ITSSAR, something like 27 sheets of A4 for 3 guys on a re-test, come on!!

BRITTOp is far more flexible in this respect, I fully support rigid training standards and yes sufficient paperwork is important,, but I feel ITSSAR are now more interested in creating a mountain of paperwork than they are in ensuring that thorough practical training is delivered, and in my opinion a pile of paperwork is not what good training is about.