Functional Specialist Course 15th - 19th November 2010

The course is open to NATO, Partnership for Peace, Mediterranean Dialogue personnel, and to civilians engaged or interested in humanitarian activities. The aim of the course is to provide the functional specialist (FS) and all the attendees, with a basic understanding of the principle tasks, functions and organisation of CIMIC in NATO, and to enable the FS to fulfill his special duty as a member of CGS, especially in crisis response operations (CRO).

Contents

1. NATO Cimic doctrine, organisation and procedures.
-Cimic doctrine: aims and limitations, political impacts.
-Cimic organisation in NATO.

2. Organisation and procedures of Multinational CIMIC Group.
-Principles.
-Cooperation with other staff elements and units in the mission area.
-The role of the FS in the Multinational CIMIC Group.
-Procedures for FSs going into a mission area, especially with respect to administration, logistics and equipment.
-Cooperation with other Cimic personnel in support of the FS.
-Training and education opportunities in the CGS Regiment for FSs.

3. Civilian agencies.
-Role, opportunities and limits of IOs/GOs/NGOs.
-Cooperation with IOs/GOs/NGOs especially in project management.

4. Sources of information.
-The professional expertise of the Multinational CIMIC Group Regiment.
-Country survey, area assessment, operational reports.
-Specific military sources (HUMINT, PSYOPS- psychological operations).
-Civilian sources.

5. Planning and implementation of projects.
-Cimic planning process.
-Project management.
-Reconnaissance.
-Cooperation possibilities with civilian and military counterparts.
-Fund management procedures.
-Contract terms; ability to meet construction programmes and product quality.
-Implementation, execution and control procedures.
-Effects on the civilian surroundings.
-Reports.
-Working with interpreters.
-Dealing with the media.

6. Procedures for critical situations..
-Support of military units.
-Support of specialists such as PSYOPS, G2, MP, LEGAD.
-Experiences of FSs.
-Reports from FS on a current mission.
-Reports from previous missions.