NATO ACT Public Affairs Office11 NATO PA Conference Izmir, Turkey NATO PA Education & Training...

NATO ACT Public Affairs Office11 NATO ACT Public Affairs Office

NATO PA ConferenceIzmir, Turkey

NATO PA Education & Training

Update & Way Ahead Wed, 29 Sep 2010

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Overview• PA training requirement• PA Courses at NATO School (then & now)• National training open to NATO• Way ahead• NATO PA Course Accreditation• Break-out session info


Current PA training requirement• PE positions (+/- 115 civ/mil)

• rotate every 3 years • 1/3 or 38 require training annually

• CE positions (+/- 73 mil) • rotate every 6 months• X 2 require training annually

• Nations (+/- 30) • rotate every 3 years• 1/3 or 10 require training annually


PA Courses at NATO School• delivery since 2002 of 2-week course• 3 serials per year with approx 30 students• popular = waiting list• range of instructors and topics• ACT is OPR - ACO is Co-OPR• course director/log support from NATO School• more funding support from NATO School & ACT• must search hard to grow pool of instructors


PA Courses at NATO School• never sure if students go on to PE/CE posts• old course not meeting Oper’l PA requirement• content not well directed/controlled • difficult loading students who need training• pre-requisites not enforced (language/training)• courseware docs outdated• basic PA tasks not synched with Nations


Current situation – 2 coursesNATO PA Policy Indoc Course• one-week course, three serials per year• NATO and non may attend• no pre-requisites; no pass/fail imposed• ACT has priority to load if required• intro to STRATCOM elements • open to OR 8 – OF 5• nations pay, 20-60 load• no practical interview training• focus on theory & PA policy update


Current situation – 2 coursesNATO PA in Operations Course• Prerequisites: national basic PA course & PA Policy Indoc

Course• Becoming mandatory training for CE/PE posts• ACT has priority to load as required• includes StratCom content and current NATO PA Ops update • operational focus, open to OR8 to OF5• NATO and non-may attend• nations pay, maximum 15 students • intense practical interview training and exercise• spokesperson training


Future course datesNATO PA Policy Indoctrination Course

– 2010 - Nov 8-12 – 2011 - Jan 31- Feb 4, Jun 6-10, Dec 5-9

NATO PA in Operations course– 2010 - Nov 15-19– 2011 - Feb 7-11, Jun 13-17, Dec 12-17


New Courseware documentsCurrent status • craft Program of Instruction docs ready• consultation with ACO as Co-Opr• Lesson Plans to be written


PA & STRATCOM @ NATO School• confirming PA/StratCom content @ NATO School

• Info Ops (basic/senior• Psy Ops• Expeditionary Ops• Operational Planning • NATO intro/orientation• etc.

• updating & standardizing content delivery• consultation with SHAPE StratCom/ACT METT


National PA training open to NATO• CAN, CHE, DEU, FRA, GRC, HUN, UK*, USA*,

– NATO seats available– courses vary in length– ACT has priority loading at NSO – ACT can provide references in some cases

• Performance Standards to be synched• See PA Training Newsletter for info


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Way ahead• Expand National PA training open to NATO

– reach out to other countries/languages– increasing NATO seats available

• Validate PA Courses• Work with NDC• Work with ACO on 2nd Spokesperson workshop


Way ahead

• support to Strat Com METT– development of cadre of available NATO PA trainers

• support to NATO Exercises (limited resources)• prioritization of KLT (limited resources) • Advance PA Course ? (need TNA)


Way ahead• ADL – PA education packages

– 12 packages in final prep

• Seek and promote professional development– annual PA conferences (ongoing)

• developing new media content


ACT – Accreditation of PA CoursesIAW ref: MC 458, Bi-SC 75-2, Bi-SC 75-7

Three categories of NATO Accreditation:• Accredited NATO Approved• Accredited NATO Selected• NATO Listed

CONTACT: [email protected]


Accredited NATO ApprovedCourse must be • approved by HQ SACT (through JETE)• supported by NATO OPR• defined, designed, developed, conducted,

evaluated and validated IAW References



Accredited NATO SelectedCourse: • Is recognized by OPR as good quality• answers NATO PA training requirement• can be delivered outside of NATO training

establishments• Nation retains ownership• Nation designs, develops, etc.



NATO ListedCourse: • is acknowledged by ACT (through JETE)• does not necessarily answer NATO requirement• usually private sector or commercial courses• is still considered ‘good’ training• Ccn be considered PAO professional development



Break-out session• review draft list of Basic PA Tasks • consider a variety of national PA needs• discuss national PA training requirement• discuss national training constraints


Review• PA training requirement• PA Courses at NATO School (then & now)• National training open to NATO• Way Ahead• NATO PA Course Accreditation• Other activities


Questions?


Karen Tissot van Patot (TVP)

Lieutenant Colonel

Canadian Air Force

PA Joint Training Officer

NATO SACT e-mail: [email protected]

Phone: +1 757 747 3756

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