The school reports to the Defence College of Technical Training (DCTT) which, in turn, is part of the Royal Air Force's No.

DSCIS administers Blandford Camp, a 1,200-acre (4.9 km2) site home to ten other organisations, mostly CIS related, with a total staff of over 1,000.

The camp includes 500 service family houses, accommodation for a further 2,000 single or unaccompanied personnel, and a wide range of social amenities.

DSCIS's mission is: to train and educate information and communications engineers, technicians and operators in order to meet the requirements of Defence and needs of trainees now and into the future.

DSCIS staff are a mix of military, civil service and contractors covering instructional, management and support functions.