Thanks again for your help, I have tried your code above, but got the following error "domConstruct.toDom is not a function"
below is my declaration, Im a beginner so your help would be much appreciated
require([ "esri/map", "esri/dijit/Directions", "dojo/parser", "esri/tasks/locator", "esri/tasks/FeatureSet", "esri/tasks/DirectionsFeatureSet", "dijit/layout/BorderContainer", "dijit/layout/ContentPane", "dojo/dom-construct", "dojo/dom", "dojo/on", "dojo/domReady!" ], function ( Map, Directions, parser, Locator, FeatureSet, DirectionsFeatureSet, domConstruct, dom, on