On completion of the course, the soldier is promoted to Staff Sergeant if the rank is not already held, and assumes the appointment of Foreman of Signals (Information Systems) and be awarded a BSc(Hons) in Management Information Systems.
The trade was originally ADP Specialist and only open to serving soldiers at the rank of Sgt.
The title Foreman of Signals (Information Systems) (FofS (IS)) was granted to the supervisory trade formally known as Supervisor (IS) in 2007.
The first Supervisor (IS) title holders completed a nine-week information systems course.
Upon completion of a one-year DLP and final examination successful candidates are invited to attend a one-week selection board, as per all other supervisory trades, where successful candidates are filtered to attend a Foreman of Signals (Information Systems) Course.