Ms Inese Kaive, Deputy Head Military Education and Science Section Personnel Development Department Ministry of Defence, Latvia Ms Ginta Lauva-Treide,

Ms Inese Kaive, Deputy HeadMilitary Education and Science Section

Personnel Development DepartmentMinistry of Defence, Latvia

Ms Ginta Lauva-Treide, Deputy HeadNational Armed Forces Language School, Latvia

• STRUCTURE before NAF Language School

OUTLINE

• BACKGROUND

• RESULT of the REORGANIZATION of Language Training System

• DISADVANTAGES

OUTLINE

• CHALLENGES

• Internal COOPERATION

• SHORT NOTICE Requirements

• ADVANTAGES

• EVALUATION of ELT in LATVIA BILC delegation’s visit 18-21 March 2002

BACKGROUND

• SEPARATE TRAINING SECTIONS subordinated to the local military training centers’ commanders

MoD – Ministry of Defence

NAF – National Armed Forces

NDA FLD – National Defense Academy Foreign Language Department

NG HQ – National Guard Headquarters

NAF

MoD MTESD

NDA FLD

NG HQForeign Language Center

NAF Mobile TrngInfantry Center

NG RīgaTrng Section

NAVALForces

AIRForce

NG CēsisTrng Section

NG RēzekneTrng Section

BACKGROUND

17 ELT instructorsin 6 centers

11 ELT2 GER1 FR

• EVALUATION of ELT in LATVIA

BILC delegation’s visit 18-21 March 2002

BACKGROUND

• SEPARATE TRAINING SECTIONS subordinated to local military training centers’ commanders

DISADVANTAGES

• DECENTRALIZED

• LACK of QUALIFIED INSTRUCTORS

• NO UNIFORM BUDGET

DISADVANTAGES

• DIFFERENT MATERIALS andEND-OF-COURSE REQUIREMENTS

• DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS for the QUALIFICATION of INSTRUCTORS

• DIFFERENT WORK LOAD

• NO STANDARDIZED TEACHER TRAINING

MoD – Ministry of Defence

NAF – National Armed Forces

NDA FLD – National Defense Academy

Foreign Language Department

NG HQ – National Guard Headquarters

NAF

MoD MTESD

NDA FLD

Military Language School

NAF Mobile TrngInfantry Center

NG RīgaTrng Section

NAVALForces

AIRForce

NG CēsisTrng Section

NG RēzekneTrng Section

17 ELTplus11 ELT, 2 GER, 1 FR

The PLAN

NATO STANAG 6001

Testing Team

• ESTABLISHMENT of

NAF LANGUAGE SCHOOL

1 January 2003

REORGANIZATION The REALITY

NAF

MoD MTESD

NAF Language Schoolincluding NATO STANAG 6001

Testing Team

ĀdažiTrng Section

RīgaTrng Section

CēsisTrng Section

RēzekneTrng Section

NAF TRADOC

LiepājaTrng Section

LielvārdeTrng Section

OUTLINE

• CHALLENGES

• Internal COOPERATION

• SHORT NOTICE Requirements

• ADVANTAGES

CHALLENGES

• PSYCHOLOGICALcooperation with the commanders of regular NAF units

• LEGAL and ADMINISTRATIVE

• PROCUREMENT

after establishing NAF Language School

ADVANTAGES

• UNIFORM COORDINATION of LANGUAGE TRAINING(procurement, programs, end-of-course requirements, materials)

(remuneration, workload, requirements, in-service training)• UNIFORM PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

• LICENSING and ACCREDITATION at NATIONAL LEVEL

EOD – Explosive Ordnance Disposal

NCO – Noncommissioned Officer

NDA – National Defense Academy

TC – Training Center

SRPRC – Selection and Reserve Personnel registration Center

TRADOC – Training and Doctrine Command

SignalSchool

Staff

EODSchool

TRADOC Commander /NDA Rektor

NDA SRPRCNCO

SchoolInfantry

TCNaval

TCLanguage

School

INTERNAL COOPERATION

(TRADOC)

SportClub

NATO STANAG 6001 Testing Team

NATO STANAG 6001 Testing Team

POLICY &

POLICY &

STRATEGY

STRATEGY

IMPLEMENTATION

IMPLEMENTATION

LNG TRNG POLICY

CURRENT STRUCTURE

SHORT NOTICEREQUIREMENTS

• keep administration staff flexible at all times

• «NO» is not always an option

• additional tasks require additional resources! don’t hesitate to ask for them !

• have «some hidden personnel reserves»

ATTENTION!ATTENTION!

THANK THANK YOYOUU

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