LANGUAGE TRAINING LANGUAGE TRAINING

POLICY DESIGNPOLICY DESIGN

Ms Inese Kaive, Deputy HeadMilitary Education and Science Section

Personnel Development Department Ministry of Defence, Latvia

OVERALL STATE DEFENCE POLICY Ministry of Defence

PERSONNEL POLICY (November 2012):

Career Education and Training Pay and Allowances Sport and Recreation Pension Veterans Policy etc.

MILITARY EDUCATION

POLICY

LNG TRNG Policy /

Requirements

NATO REQUIREMENTSNATO REQUIREMENTS

MILITARYSERVICE

LAW

NATO STANAG 6001 Testing Team

NATO STANAG 6001 Testing Team

POLICY &

POLICY &

STRATEGY

STRATEGY

IMPLEMENTATION

IMPLEMENTATION

LNG TRNG POLICY

MILITARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS (UNITS) of the NATIONAL ARMED FORCES

NCO School

Signal School

Naval Training Centre

Infantry School

EOD School

LANGUAGE SCHOOL

MoD

LNG TRNG POLICY

LNG TRNG Policy /

Requirements

MILITARY SERVICE LAW

30 July 2008 Regulation«Training of NATO Official Languages to Soldiers

and Civilian Employees of Military Units and Language Requirements for the OfficersLanguage Requirements for the Officers»

03 February 2009 Regulation«Organization of Foreign Language Training and

Testing and Personnel Foreign Language Training in Latvia and Abroad»

LNG TRNG POLICY

LNG TRNG Policy /

Requirements

Military Service Law Article No.33 (after March 2013)

(2) «Ranks of the Officers shall only be awarded to those

soldiers who are fluent [latvian version – know] in at least one

of the official languages of NATO. The knowledge of language

shall be examined in accordance with the procedures specified

by the Minister of Defence.»

LNG TRNG POLICY

30 July 2008 Regulation«Training of

NATO Official Languages toSoldiers and Civilian Employees of

Military Units andLanguage RequirementsLanguage Requirements

for the Officersfor the Officers»

NATO STANAG 6001 English or French (National

Requirements):

-Level 2222* - Senior and Higher Officers

-Level 1111 or ALCPT/ECL 70 – Junior Officers

*Level «1» in Writing (Sept 2010 – July 2013)

LNG TRNG POLICY

LNG TRNG Policy /

Requirements

Military Service Law Article No.33 (before March’2013)

(2) «Ranks of the Senior and Higher Officers shall only be

awarded to those soldiers who are fluent [latvian version –

know] in at least one of the official languages of NATO. The

knowledge of language shall be examined in accordance with

the procedures specified by the Minister of Defence.»

LNG TRNG POLICY

30 July 2008 Regulation«Training of

NATO Official Languages toSoldiers and Civilian Employees of

Military Units andLanguage RequirementsLanguage Requirements

for the Officersfor the Officers»

NATO STANAG 6001 English or French (National

Requirements):

-Level 2222* - Senior and Higher Officers

-Level 1111 or ALCPT/ECL 70 – Junior Officers

*Level «1» in Writing (Sept 2010 – July 2013)

PROMOTION of OFFICERS

POLICY IMPLEMENTATION

Responsible Unit - NAF Language School

• ELT Intensive Courses 4 months long (Jan’2013)

• NATO STANAG 6001 «+» Levels (Jan’2013)

• NATO STANAG 6001 «+» Levels in ELT Programs (Aug’2013)

• ELT Intensive Courses Final Test – NATO STANAG 6001

(Dec’2013)

• Specialized ELT (Writing, 3-skills, BALTDEFCOL Courses)

ATTENTION!ATTENTION!

THANK THANK YOYOUU

FOR YOUR FOR YOUR