AimAim

To examine what developments To examine what developments are needed in curricula to are needed in curricula to prepare military officers and prepare military officers and defense officials for their roles in defense officials for their roles in dealing with future defense and dealing with future defense and security challenges.security challenges.

ScopeScope

Defense ObjectivesDefense Objectives Reforming Educational and Training Reforming Educational and Training

Sectors for RCAFSectors for RCAF The policy on Capacity for Human The policy on Capacity for Human

Resources Management and Resources Management and Development Development

ConclusionConclusion

Defense ObjectivesDefense Objectives To create transparency in the employment of To create transparency in the employment of

defense resources.defense resources. To upgrade and enhance defense capabilities.To upgrade and enhance defense capabilities. To participate in the national and International To participate in the national and International

arena.arena. To implement its roles and responsibilities.To implement its roles and responsibilities. To challenge the RCAF’s response to the complex To challenge the RCAF’s response to the complex

current and future environment. current and future environment.

Reforming Educational and Reforming Educational and Training Sectors for RCAFTraining Sectors for RCAF

Military Training Body Extension:Military Training Body Extension:-Upgrading Military training institutions, -Upgrading Military training institutions,

-Modernizing the training concept to meet the current -Modernizing the training concept to meet the current requirement, requirement,

-Cooperating with the civil educational institutions, and -Cooperating with the civil educational institutions, and

-Ensuring greater coherence between elements of the -Ensuring greater coherence between elements of the policy policy framework.framework.

Reforming Educational and Reforming Educational and Training Sectors for RCAFTraining Sectors for RCAF

Maximize the RCAF’s capabilities to reflect a modern Maximize the RCAF’s capabilities to reflect a modern and professional system by 2025. This will include:and professional system by 2025. This will include:--the ultimate aim of modern professional military education and the ultimate aim of modern professional military education and training systems; and training systems; and

-improving the effectiveness of RCAF capabilities in relation to -improving the effectiveness of RCAF capabilities in relation to governmental bodies and joint, multinational experiences.governmental bodies and joint, multinational experiences.

Reforming Educational and Reforming Educational and Training Sectors for RCAF (Cont)Training Sectors for RCAF (Cont)

**Skills complemented to answer future complex conditions, Skills complemented to answer future complex conditions, focusing on:focusing on:

-operational skills, and -operational skills, and -improving strategic knowledge.-improving strategic knowledge.

**Advancing military education and training perspectives:Advancing military education and training perspectives:-integrated an approach which requires officers to be well--integrated an approach which requires officers to be well-schooled in military strategy, schooled in military strategy, -maximizing the military professional’s mastery of war, and -maximizing the military professional’s mastery of war, and -improving officers’ general knowledge and broadening -improving officers’ general knowledge and broadening

their their view of the international community at large.view of the international community at large.

Reforming Educational and Reforming Educational and Training Sectors for RCAF (Cont)Training Sectors for RCAF (Cont)

-- Education and training curricula for Education and training curricula for military officers and defense officials military officers and defense officials which will improve their approach to which will improve their approach to a professional manner when dealing a professional manner when dealing with future defense and security with future defense and security challenges such as:challenges such as:

(1)(1) tactical studies at all levels;tactical studies at all levels;(2)(2) operational studies at all levels;operational studies at all levels;(3)(3) strategic and defense studies;strategic and defense studies;(4)(4) international relation;international relation;(5)(5) geographical politic;geographical politic;(6)(6) military science research andmilitary science research and

technologies;technologies;(7)(7) foreign languages studies; andforeign languages studies; and(8)(8) other humanitarian assistanceother humanitarian assistance

and disaster relief skills for bothand disaster relief skills for bothnational and UN operations.national and UN operations.

The policy on Capacity for Human The policy on Capacity for Human Resources Management and Resources Management and

DevelopmentDevelopment

The policy on Capacity Development, including:The policy on Capacity Development, including:

-gradually modify attitudes and behaviors; -gradually modify attitudes and behaviors; -enhance leadership and management; -enhance leadership and management; -improve the knowledge, information and communications; -improve the knowledge, information and communications;

and and -develop competencies (skills).-develop competencies (skills).

The human resources development, including:The human resources development, including:-the development of personal, inter-personal and technical -the development of personal, inter-personal and technical competencies, and competencies, and -broadly deployed training for both, local and international -broadly deployed training for both, local and international environments.environments.

The policy on Capacity for Human The policy on Capacity for Human Resources Management and Resources Management and

Development (Cont)Development (Cont)

The human resources management, including:The human resources management, including:-enhance a better use of existing capabilities to -enhance a better use of existing capabilities to

meet meet priority needs, and priority needs, and

-strengthen the management and coordination of -strengthen the management and coordination of available resources. available resources.

ConclusionConclusion

Future military training programsFuture military training programs Military powerMilitary power

QUESTIONS?QUESTIONS?