LANGUAGE TRAINING POLICY DESIGN

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LANGUAGE TRAINING POLICY DESIGN

• Ms Inese Kaive, Deputy Head
• Military Education and Science Section
• Personnel Development Department
• Ministry of Defence, Latvia

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MILITARY EDUCATION POLICY
NATO REQUIREMENTS

• 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 SERVICE LAW
LNG TRNG Policy / Requirements
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LNG TRNG POLICY
POLICY STRATEGY
IMPLEMENTATION
NATO STANAG 6001 Testing Team
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MILITARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS (UNITS) of the
NATIONAL ARMED FORCES
NCO School
Infantry School
LANGUAGE SCHOOL
Signal School
EOD School
Naval Training Centre
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LNG TRNG POLICY

• MoD

MILITARY SERVICE LAW
LNG TRNG Policy / Requirements
30 July 2008 Regulation Training of NATO
Official Languages to Soldiers and Civilian
Employees of Military Units and Language
Requirements for the Officers
03 February 2009 Regulation Organization of
Foreign Language Training and Testing and
Personnel Foreign Language Training in Latvia and
Abroad
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LNG TRNG POLICY
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 / Requirements
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LNG TRNG POLICY
30 July 2008 Regulation Training of NATO
Official Languages to Soldiers and Civilian
Employees of Military Units and Language
Requirements for 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)

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LNG TRNG POLICY
Military Service Law Article No.33 (before
March2013) (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 / Requirements
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LNG TRNG POLICY
30 July 2008 Regulation Training of NATO
Official Languages to Soldiers and Civilian
Employees of Military Units and Language
Requirements for 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)

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PROMOTION of OFFICERS
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POLICY IMPLEMENTATION
Responsible Unit - NAF Language School

• ELT Intensive Courses 4 months long (Jan2013)
• NATO STANAG 6001 Levels (Jan2013)
• NATO STANAG 6001 Levels in ELT Programs
  (Aug2013)
• ELT Intensive Courses Final Test NATO STANAG
  6001 (Dec2013)
• Specialized ELT (Writing, 3-skills, BALTDEFCOL
  Courses)

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THANK YOU
FOR YOUR

• ATTENTION!