NATO CIMIC Liaison Course

Aim

The NATO CIMIC Liaison Course (NCLC) trains CIMIC personnel assigned as CIMIC Liaison Officers (LOs) to conduct Civil-Military Interaction (CMI) and civil-military liaison activities at strategic, operational, and tactical levels. The course covers the full spectrum of military engagement in complex operational environments during peacetime, crisis, and conflict.

The NCLC establishes a deep understanding of CMI activities, their role in civil-military liaison, and related areas such as analysis and assessment, information management, plans, policy, operations, training, and exercises. It enhances skills in communication, negotiation, mediation, and intercultural competencies.

Supported by experienced NATO staff and civilian experts, the NCLC aims to enhance the student’s confidence in executing liaison activities and their ability to orient themselves according to a given liaison architecture.

Upon completion, CIMIC personnel will have improved their communication skills and be prepared to effectively conduct civil-military liaison activities, contributing to the CIMIC core activity of CMI.

Subjects of the course

  • Liaison- and coordination architecture
  • Building a common operational picture
  • Assessment of the Civil Factors of the Operating Environment
  • Liaison with civil and military actors
  • Interpersonal communication skills with a focus on Cross-Cultural Competencies
  • Communication, negotiation and mediation skill development
  • Staff and Headquarter process
  • Meeting management
  • Understanding the legal framework
  • Establishing and using a Liaison Matrix

Prerequisites

  •  CIMIC personnel (OR-5 – OF-5), or civilian equivalents
  • Language proficiency: Students must meet the following standards of proficiency in English (as described in STANAG 6001):

    o   Officers: listening – good/3, speaking – good/3, reading – good/3, writing – fair/2 
         or civilian equivalents
    o   Non-commissioned officers:  listening – good/2, speaking – good/2, reading – good/2, writing – fair/1 or civilian equivalents

  • Successful completion of the Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) modules ADL 037, ADL 143 is obligatory

Iterations

The NCLC is foreseen to be conducted in 4 iterations per year. The duration is one week. (link to course schedule)

Tuition fee

Students from Sponsoring Nations: 225.00 Euro
Students from Non-Sponsoring Nations: 445.00 Euro