NATO CIMIC Awareness Course
Aim
The primary aim of the NCAC is to generate a basic understanding of the Joint Function CIMIC. It addresses how NATO’s activities and operations are influenced by the Civil Factors of the Operating Environment and vice versa. The course explains NATO processes and principles with regard to civil-military cooperation (CIMIC) and its contribution to NATO’s Comprehensive Approach.
The NATO CIMIC doctrinal framework generates the foundation for the NCAC by introducing the CIMIC principals and guidance necessary to understand how CIMIC and its core activities apply throughout all core tasks of NATO in peacetime, crisis and conflict. Additionally, the course aims at raising awareness about CIMIC among both military personnel and civilians who have a vested interest in CIMIC.
The course takes on average 90 minutes to complete. In the end, students have to do an assessment to test their CIMIC knowledge and to obtain their certificate.
Subjects of the course
- Learn about CIMIC in the context of the comprehensive approach
- Know the CIMIC fundamentals
- View CIMIC as a Joint Function
- Notice the Staff Function CIMIC
- Recognise the sphere of conducting CIMIC activities for non-military actors
Prerequisites
To gain access to the course, participants must be registered to the e-learning Joint Advanced Distributed Learning (JADL) platform.
If you have further questions concerning our online course, please do not hesitate to contact us at T&E@cimic-coe.org