| Web Link | http://www.natoschool.nato.int/Academics/Resident-Courses/Course-Catalogue/Course-description?ID=115 |
| Last Date Updated | 15/Jul/2022 8:55 |
| Training Institution | NATO - School Oberammergau (NSO) |
| Discipline | Operations Planning, Assessment and AltA (JPL) |
| Area | Operational Planning (OP) |
| Depth of knowledge Level | 300 - Advance |
| NATO Course Certification | NATO Approved |
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| Course Code | JPL-OP-31378 |
| Course Title | Strategic Operations Planning Course (SOPC) |
| ETF Course Code | S5-45 |
| Delivery Method | Residential |
| Course Description | Prepare NATO and partner officers to serve within a strategic level headquarters as operations planners, applying the Comprehensive Operations Planning Directive (COPD) within the framework of a Comprehensive Approach. |
| Course Notes | For further information (e.g. list of eligibility requirements) please refer to the full course description via the above given web link. |
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| Learning Objectives | 1. NATO Operations Planning Process (OPP): Describe the main characteristics of NATO’s Operations Planning Process (OPP) in accordance with the NATO Crisis Response System (NCRS) manual. 2. Strategic Level Problem Analysis: Apply the principles of operational art to understand the strategic level problem and the conditions to be achieved. 3. Instruments of Power: Identify the potential contribution to crisis resolution that military, political, economic and civil instruments of power (comprehensive approach). 4. Create and Evaluate Courses of Action (COA): Design and compare multiple courses of action in order to justify a final recommendation to the NATO political/military level 5. Interactions with the Operational Level of Command: Describe the main characteristics of phase 4 of the operations planning process and the applicable interactions with the operational level of command. |
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| Structure of the Course | Resident (1 wk) |
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| Active Course | Yes |
| Course Active from | 01/Jan/2012 |
| Course Deactivated on | 31/Dec/2027 |
| Course Duration (in days) | 5.0 |
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| Security Clearance | NR: NATO RESTRICTED |
| Training Audience | S: By Invitation only to students eligible in the POI |
| ePrime Reference Number | ACT.173 |
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| Tuition Fee per Student (Euro) | 550.00 |
| Fees for Accommodation and Meals (Euro) | 0.00 |
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| Two Step Application Override (Reqs approval for applying into Iteration) | No |
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| Requires Secure Access | No |