NATO CMI/CIMIC HIGHER COMMAND COURSE

Aim

The aim of this course is to enable CIMIC & CMI personnel (OF 3 – OF 6) from strategic, joint force and component command levels, and equivalent non NATO and non-military personnel, to conduct CIMIC & CMI activities across the full spectrum of military engagement in a modern conflict situation, or in a humanitarian relief operation. This contains the assessment of the political-military context, as well as the interaction with all parties, involved in a conflict situation in order to contribute with CIMIC & CMI functional expertise to the planning and other staff processes.

Note: An exception for the required rank is made for Master of CMI students.

SUBJECTS OF THE COURSE

• Evaluation of the political-military context in the framework of civil-military implications
• Interpretation of the civil-military environment in order to identify common interests and the fields of interaction
• Contrasting civil-military implications in regards to the planning process and the evaluation of the impacts on the civil-military environment
• Compiling civil-military inputs following staff procedures and supporting the staff synchronisation process
• Generation of civil-military training and education requirements

PREREQUISITES

• Language proficiency: Students must meet 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 NCHCC residential part.
• Details about the ADL account will be forwarded after registration to the course.

ITERATIONS

The NCHCC will be conducted in 2 iterations per year. The duration is 2 weeks.

TUITION FEE

(2018)

Students from Sponsoring Nations: 275.00 Euro
Students from Non-Sponsoring Nations: 545.00 Euro