System of Lifelong Education of the Czech Armed Forces

Foreign Languages Training

Col Milan Kraus

Education and Training Branch Director

Personnel Directorate CZE MOD

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AGENDA Structure of Czech Armed Forces

Statistics - Education and Training

Language Training of the Czech Armed Forces

• Internal Language Training (in country)

• MOD (Departmental)Training Facilities

• Civilian Language Institutes and Agencies

• Langugae Training Abroad

• Foreign MOD Training Facilities

• Private sector (Language Agencies, Universities, Colleges)

NATO FG E 0356 - Language Training of Deployable Forces

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Minister of Defence

First Deputy Minister

Chief of General Staff

Deputy for Economic Affairs

Deputy for Personnel

Deputy for Acquisitions

General Secretary Cabinet of the Minister

Military Intelligence

Military Police

Joint Forces Command

Land Forces

Air Forces

Training Command

Support Forces Command General StaffForce Development Division

– Operations Division

Logistics Divison

Force Planning Division

CIS Division

Joint Operations Centre

Military Medical Department

Reccy and EW Department

Military Aviation Authority

Inspectorate ACR

Others

PE - manned by:

Professionals –approx. 21800Civilian employees -approx. 8200

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Foreign Language knowledge of CZE MOD personnel (4/2012)

Foreign LanguageAchieved level (STANAG 6001) – number of personnelSLP 1 SLP 2 SLP 3 SLP 4 Total

English 5323 4507 1598 24 11452

French 207 171 81 1 460

German 752 340 64 6 1162

Russian 330 189 17   536

Spanish 15 17 4 1 37

Hungarian 1 34 11   46

Polish 2 26 21   49

Italian 3 8 2   13

Serbian 2 16     18

Arabic 11 3     14

Albanian 6 4     10Total 6652 5315 1798 32 13797

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Rank without knowledge SLP 1 SLP 2 SLP 3 SLP 4Total

Gender Men Female Total Men Female Total Men Female Total Men Female Total Men Female Total

OF-9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1OF-8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1OF-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7 0 0 0 7OF-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 10 0 10 0 0 0 13OF-5 12 0 12 40 0 40 91 1 92 142 3 145 4 0 4 293OF-4 39 2 41 231 13 244 288 23 311 232 7 239 3 0 3 838OF-3 75 6 81 308 25 333 387 59 446 162 24 186 2 0 2 1048OF-2 127 15 142 418 64 482 545 118 663 144 38 182 0 0 0 1469OF-1 108 28 136 233 81 314 452 174 626 100 34 134 0 0 0 1210OF-1 148 41 189 157 72 229 251 119 370 101 19 120 0 0 0 908

OR-10 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 4OR-9 96 21 117 65 22 87 26 15 41 28 4 32 1 0 1 278OR-8 539 117 656 409 113 522 229 52 281 70 6 76 0 0 0 1535OR-7 669 202 871 540 221 761 278 63 341 42 15 57 0 0 0 2030OR-6 1094 240 1334 577 185 762 259 52 311 46 10 56 0 0 0 2463OR-5 1003 45 1048 370 46 416 154 15 169 17 1 18 0 0 0 1651OR-4 2395 111 2506 188 41 229 65 15 80 5 0 5 0 0 0 2820OR-3 2678 131 2809 162 34 196 59 4 63 4 1 5 0 0 0 3073OR-2 892 50 942 42 9 51 36 1 37 7 1 8 0 0 0 1038OR-1 135 8 143 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 143OR-6 0 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 4 1 3 4 0 0 0 12OR-5 3 3 6 20 7 27 71 32 103 37 10 47 0 0 0 183OR-4 4 2 6 25 14 39 68 25 93 32 5 37 0 0 0 175OR-3 53 6 59 21 7 28 68 17 85 15 2 17 0 0 0 189OR-2 191 24 215 27 13 40 67 11 78 2 1 3 0 0 0 336CIV 3978 3295 7273 409 110 519 218 92 310 116 90 206 7 7 14 8322

Celkem 14239 4349 18588 4245 1078 5323 3617 890 4507 1324 274 1598 17 7 24 30040

English skills of CZE MOD personnel (4/2012)

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Education and Training

• Internal – in country

• Abroad

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2) Civilian Sector University degree studies

Foreign Languages Training (English, Dari, Pashto, Serbian)

(only SLP-1111 and SLP-2222 acc. to STANAG 6001)

500-600students

120-150students

600-900students

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Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 20112012

(plan)

number of personnel taking the foreign language training

1490 1786 1213 1308 1636 1975 2176 1788 1931 1798 1306 1460

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YEAR SLP 1 SLP 2 SLP 3 1997 1053 493 1301998 2776 1147 2441999 2628 1333 3672000 3839 1845 4582001 4715 2286 5802002 3634 2785 6682003 3552 2364 5382004 3122 1235 2752005 5287 2767 7332006 5179 3219 8262007 6008 3768 10362008 5740 4105 11882009 5717 4414 13872010 5376 4413 14872011 5319 4489 1567

4/2012 5323 4507 1598

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 English Language Training - figures    

Year / Level  SLP-1111 SLP-2222 SLP-3333

 2008 648 899 * 241

2009 711 958 * 262

2010 651 932 * 2142011 403 519 171

2012 (plan) 234 708 212

Note: * - figures increased due to Integrated courses (closed by 2011)

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Case 1.Result - 50 pt. ALCPT

Intensive English Language Training SLP 2222

17-18 weeks (450-500 hrs)

ALCPT

Prerequisite: 1) Pre-testing by ALCPT– prior to the selection of students 2) Placement of students into the language training depends on the ALCPT results

Case 2.Result – 35 - 45 pt. ALCPT

Case 3.Result – less 35 pt. ALCPT

Intensive English Language Training SLP 2222

17-18 weeks (450-500 hrs)

ALCPT

ALCPT

ALCPT

Refresher English Language Training SLP 1111

4-7 weeks (120 – 210 hrs)

STANAG 6001

exam

Intensive English Language Training SLP 2222

17-18 weeks (450-500 hrs)

STANAG 6001

exam

Refresher English Language Training SLP 22224-weeks (100 hrs)

STANAG 6001

exam

STANAG 6001

exam

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National Defense University students

training

Teachers Training

up to 40 seats

2-3 weeksTrain the Trainer (methodology, testers)

3 weeks SLP-4444 + exam

Language training of Professionals

90 – 120 seatsSLP-3232SLP-3333 course + exam

50 - 150 students

4 weeks refresher training Level SLP- 3232- 3333

STANAG 6001

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Language Training of Deployable Forces

• FG E 0356 Language proficiency for Deployable Forces

• Statistics – how do we meet the language proficiency level requirements of the Czech Armed Designated Forces

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0356 LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY FOR DEPLOYABLE FORCES1. Improve the English language skills of all personnel planned for employment within

Alliance staffs or on operations. In addition to special measures to increase the language proficiency of current officers and NCOs, integrate adequate language training into the curricula of officer and NCO education establishments and in career development programmes.

2. Ensure that all personnel planned for assignment to a multinationally manned headquarters have, as a minimum, English language skills as follows (listening, speaking, reading, writing in accordance with STANAG 6001, Edition 2 - Language Proficiency Levels):

a. Officers: SLP 3-3-3-3.b. NCOs: SLP 3-2-3-2.3. By the beginning of 2012, ensure that all personnel in deployable units, including

contributions to the NATO Response Force (NRF), have, as a minimum, English language skills as follows:a. Officers in command positions and a/l principal staft officers: SLP 3-2-3-2.b. AII other officers: SLP 2-2-2-2.c. NCOs (OR-5 and above) likely to have frequent contacts with personnel from other

nations: SLP 2-2-2-2.d. AII other personnel planned to operate tactical communication or who are members

of tactical air control parties: SLP 2-2-1-1.4. Notwithstanding the above requirements, nations are encouraged to provide basic English

language training to all NCOs liable to participate in NATO operations and exercises.5. It should be noted that, for some categories of personnel, changes have been made to

SLP requirements, in comparison to previous force goals, to reflect the provisions of Edition 2 of STANAG 6001. The requirements for language proficiency of personnel in deployable units have been amended in light of further analysis and lessons learned from operations.

ResponseCZE will implement measures specified in article 1., 2. and 4. as required. Due to the

ongoing CZE Armed Forces transformation process as well as resource restrictions, all language proficiency level requirements specified in article 3. will be met by the beginning of 2018.

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The overall level of Goal performace

28,8% (by 12/2011)

Goal for 2012 to reach 31%

Graph: Language Procifiency for Deployable Forces (FG E 0356)

The Czech Armed Forces – designated for NATO

Main Focus for 2012-2014

Appr. 3000 designated positions (manning rate 98%)

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Overall costs FG E 0356 – to meet the goal

Note:- Average annual costs - 308 000 EUR (600 training seats, 54 English language courses)- SLP-3333 – only internal training- Maximal internal SLP-3333 capacity of DLI Vyškov and Educational and Training Centre of MOD Chocerady is 150 study seats

Conclusion: we would need 12-15 years to complete the FG E 0356

trainingNumber of

training seatsStudents per class

Number of courses

Number of hours (45´

lessons) per course

Course fee (in EUR for 1 course)

Overall costs (in EUR)

intensive SLP-1111 1373 12 115 450 7 200 828 000

intensive SLP-2222 1441 10 144 540 8 640 1 244 160

intensive SLP-3333 736 10 92 600    

refresher SLP-2222 2102 8 210 180 2 880 604 800

refresher SLP-3333 132 8 17 180    

TOTAL 5784   578     2 676 960

Prerequisite: - 50% successful rate of the STANAG 6001 exams - minimal rotation of personnel

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