NATO CIMIC STAFF WORKER COURSE

Aim

The main purpose of this course is to enable participants, Officers and NCOs, who are or will be appointed as CIMIC Staff Worker’s, to conduct CIMIC activities across the full spectrum of military engagement in a modern operational environment, up to and including corps/component command level. The secondary purpose is to create awareness for those organisations and individuals who have a vested interest in CIMIC activities. The course will preferably be conducted in parallel to the NATO CIMIC FIELD WORKER COURSE.

Subjects of the course

- Contribution to the staff procedures and to the Decision Making Process (DMP)
- Contribution to the Information Management and Common Operational Picture
- Establishment of the Extended Liaison Matrix (ELM) in order to utilize contacts and
  key leaders identified
- Evaluation and Management of CIMIC activities
- Use of Interpersonal Communication Skills across all levels of engagement
- Advice military staff on various local/cultural aspects in order to raise
  cultural/situational awareness

Pre-requisites

- Language proficiency: Students must have the following standards of proficiency
  in English (as described in STANAG 6001): listening – good/3, speaking – good/3,
  reading – good/3, writing – fair/2
- ADL Module is mandatory and needs to be successfully completed by the students
  before the NCSWC residential part
- Details about the ADL account will be forwarded after registration to the course.

Modular entry

Based on the modular system, participants have the opportunity to join the NCSWC just for the Staff Level Module M4, starting the 2nd week of the course. This safes time and money! One of the following and additional pre-requisites must be met:
- Attendance of the NCBC (courses before 2005 are not accepted) and ADL Module
  M1.2 prior to the resident course portion, or
- Attendance of the NCFWC with modules M1.2 and M2.2

Iterations

The NATO CIMIC STAFF WORKER COURSE will be conducted in 6 iterations per year. The duration is 2 weeks. Maximum 28 seats are available.

16.01. – 27.01.2012
12.03. – 23.03.2012
18.06. – 29.06.2012
27.08. – 07.09.2012
15.10. – 26.10.2012
12.11. – 23.11.2012

Tuition Fee 2012

- Sponsoring Nations: 275,- € (Modular entry 150,- €)
- Non-Sponsoring Nations: 375,- € (Modular entry 250,- €)