S5-54 NATO Comprehensive Operations Planning Course

Issued by NATO School Oberammergau

By having completed this course the graduates are able to contribute to NATO’s operations planning process, either as an operational-level or functional-area planner, while serving within a joint operational-level headquarters, applying the principles of the Comprehensive Operations Planning Directive (COPD).

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Skills

NATO Operational Planning
NATO's OPP Strategic Environment
NATO's OPP System
Operational Art Within The COPD
Phases Of NOPP

Earning Criteria

Under the leadership of the lead facilitator and supported by a group of component liaison officers and functional area subject matter experts, this demanding and dynamic two-week course simulates a joint operational-level planning group. The curriculum is comprised of multiple short lectures, followed by practical exercises in sub-syndicates and back-briefs in syndicates (25% - 75%). Both weeks culminate in formal briefs to a senior mentor who performs the role of a joint commander.