NATO CIMIC Staff Worker Course
About:
The NATO CIMIC Staff Worker Course (NCSWC) provides Officers and non Commissioned Officers with the tools to asses, plan, execute as well as to command and control NATO CIMIC staff at the tactical level up to corps/component level. The centre of gravity during the course is upon the Military Decision Making Process (DMP) to train staff procedures and the role of the staff worker within this process.
Making assessments, planning according to the Military Decision Making Process as well as writing Fragmentation orders (Frago’s) and Command and Control of CIMIC Staff all this in a practical scenario driven setting.
Although the NATO CIMIC FIELDWORKER COURSE (NCFWC) is not mandatory as entry course for the NATO CIMIC Staff workers course it is highly recommended when you have no background in NATO CIMIC.
The course is open for civilian and military NATO personnel as well as non- NATO members and civilian representatives of external organisations as well as students of the Helmut Schmidt university who follow the civil military master programme.
Subjects of the course:
- Conduct basic CIMIC staff activities across the full spectrum of military engagement in peacetime, crisis and conflict
- Management and evaluation of CIMIC activities
- Contribution to staff procedures and the Decision Making Process (DMP)
- Contribution to information management and the Common Operational Picture (COP)
- Use of communication and negotiation skills across all levels of engagement
- Advice military staff on cultural aspects and raise cultural awareness among the staff
Prerequisites:
- CIMIC personnel (OR-5 – OF-4), M-CMI students or civil equivalents
- Language proficiency: Students must meet the following standards of proficiency in English
(as described in STANAG 6001):
Officers: listening – good/3, speaking – good/3, reading – good/3, writing – fair/2 or civilian equivalents
Non-commissioned officers: listening – good/2, speaking – good/2, reading – good/2, writing – fair/1 or civilian equivalents - Completion of the ADL modules ADL 037, ADL 143 and ADL 169 is obligatory
- You will receive the access link for the required e-learning modules in your course confirmation email
- For any question of deviations from the listed prerequisites, please consult the assigned POC
Iterations:
The NCSWC is foreseen to be conducted multiple times per year at different locations in Europe. The course is two weeks long.
- 16 March – 27 March 2026. Szentendre, Hungary. COURSE COMPLETED.
- 13 April – 24 April 2026. The Hague, The Netherlands. COURSE COMPLETED.
- 29 June – 10 July 2026. IG, Ljubljana, Slovenia. COURSE COMPLETED.
- 20 July – 31 July 2026. The Hague, The Netherlands. COURSE COMPLETED.
- 05 October – 16 October 2026. The Hague, The Netherlands. COURSE COMPLETED.
- 25 January – 05 February 2027. Motta di Livenza, Italy.
- 01 March – 12 March 2027. The Hague, The Netherlands.
- 10 May – 21 May 2027. The Hague, The Netherlands.
- 28 June – 09 July 2027. Szentendre, Hungary.
- 23 August – 03 September 2027. The Hague, The Netherlands.
- 15 November – 26 November 2027. The Hague, The Netherlands.
Tuition fee:
Students from Sponsoring Nations: 345.00 Euro
Students from Non-Sponsoring Nations: 695.00 Euro
NATO CIMIC Staff Worker Course
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Point of Contact
Rob Ebbers
Major
(OF-3 NLD A)


