Italian Government
Intermediate Target Development Worksheet Quality Control (ITWQC)
COURSE NAME
INTERMEDIATE TARGET DEVELOPMENT WORKSHEET QUALITY CONTROL COURSE (ITDWQC) - NATO LISTED, ETOC CODE JTG-JT-37194
PURPOSE OF THE COURSE
THE COURSE AIM IS TO TRAIN EXPERIENCED INTERMEDIATE TARGET DEVELOPMENT (ITD) ANALYSTS TO CONDUCT QUALITY CONTROL (QC) ON TARGET DEVELOPMENT WORKSHEETS (TDWS) PRODUCED ACROSS ACO AND CONTRIBUTING NATIONS. PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN TO ACCURATELY IDENTIFY MISTAKES AND PROVIDE CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK TO ANALYSTS, ENSURING HIGH STANDARDS COMPLIANCE WITH THE LATEST VERSION OF SHAPE J2T “STANDARD OPERATING INSTRUCTION FOR INTERMEDIATE TARGET DEVELOPMENT” SOI-007. THIS COURSE IS EQUIVALENT TO THE JOINT QUALITY CONTROL FOR THE INTERMEDIATE TARGET DEVELOPMENT WORKSHEETS (ETOC CODE JTG-JT-47188) HELD AT SHAPE J2T. SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS COURSE WILL QUALIFY STUDENTS TO BECOME NATO-ENDORSED TARGET DEVELOPMENT QUALITY CONTROLLERS.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
THE COURSE IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED TO PERFORM QUALITY CONTROL OF TARGET DEVELOPMENT WORKSHEETS (TDWS) AND, AT THE SAME TIME, TO EDUCATE PRODUCING ITD ANALYSTS TO MEET THE STANDARDS OUTLINED IN SHAPE J2T SOI 007. DURING THE COURSE, PARTICIPANTS WILL ATTEND THEORETICAL AND INTERACTIVE LESSONS FOCUSED ON AN IN‑DEPTH UNDERSTANDING OF SOI 007 AND REAL-WORLD QC TOPICS. DURING PRACTICAL EXERCISES THEY WILL LEARN HOW TO EVALUATE THE ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS OF AT LEAST THREE TDWS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE DATABASING. AT THE SAME TIME, EACH STUDENT WILL RECEIVE GUIDANCE FROM INSTRUCTORS AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS ON HOW TO PROVIDE CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACKS TO ITD ANALYST ON IDENTIFIED ERROR. TO PASS THE COURSE, STUDENTS HAVE TO PASS A PRACTICAL EVALUATION AND A THEORETICAL EVALUATION.
COURSE CONTENT
- TARGET DEVELOPMENT QUALITY CONTROL IN ACCORDANCE WITH SHAPE J2T STANDARD OPERATING INSTRUCTION FOR TARGET DEVELOPMENT (SOI-007), CJCSI 3370.01, AJP 3.9, AND AD 80-70;
- DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT (INDIVIDUAL) THE FIRST DAY OF COURSE: WRITE A TDW
- BASED ON THE DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT SCORE, STUDENTS WILL FALL INTO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
- 0% – 64%: DISMISSED (THE STUDENT CANNOT CONTINUE THE COURSE AND WILL COME BACK TO ITS DUTY STATION)
- 65% – 79%: CONDITIONAL ADMISSION (THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THIS BRACKET IS TO ENSURE THE STUDENT IS AWARE OF THEIR CURRENT LEVEL SO THEY CAN TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO SUCCESSFULLY PASS THE FINAL EXAMINATION)
- 80% – 100%: SATISFACTORY (THE STUDENT CONTINUES THE COURSE AS PLANNED)
- FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT (INDIVIDUAL): CONDUCT QC OF 3 TDWS
- SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT (INDIVIDUAL - PRACTICAL): CONDUCT QC OF 1 TDW IDENTIFYING A MINIMUM OF 80% DEVIATIONS FROM NATO STANDARDS.
- SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT (INDIVIDUAL - TEORETHICAL): MINIMUM SCORE 80%;
- NOTE THAT:
- FAILURE OF THE PRACTICAL ASSESSMENT WILL PREVENT THE STUDENT FROM BEING ADMITTED TO THE SUBSEQUENT THEORETICAL ASSESSMENT.
- SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE COURSE REQUIRES STUDENTS TO PASS BOTH ASSESSMENT. FINAL SCORE WILL TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION BOTH RESULTS.
COURSE DURATION
4 WORKING DAYS
1 COURSE PER YEAR
TOTAL NUMBER OF SEATS
MIN 3 – MAX 8 (ITALIANS + INTERNATIONALS)
COURSE ELIGIBILITY
- RANK: (OR-5 THROUGH OF-4) OR CIVILIAN EQUIVALENT;
- SECURITY CLEARANCE: NS (NATO SECRET).
- ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY LEVEL EQUAL OR HIGHER THAN NATO STANAG 6001 LEVEL 2.2.3 (READING).2 IS REQUIRED. FOR NATO CIVILIANS ONLY, AN EQUIVALENT CERTIFICATE OR MORE THAN ONE YEAR OF SERVICE IN A NATO COMMAND STRUCTURE PE POSITION IS ACCEPTED IN LIEU OF A FORMAL SLP CERTIFICATE.
- COMPLETION OF THE FOLLOWING ITAJAOS COURSES: NATO “INITIAL JOINT TARGETING” COURSE (ETOC CODE JGT-JT-22121) AND NATO “JOINT TARGET FOLDER” COURSE (ETOC CODE JGT-JT-35694), OR THEIR EQUIVALENT N3-17 “NATO JOINT TARGETING STAFF” COURSE (ETOC CODE JTG-JT-2535) AND N3-139 “NATO JOINT INTERMEDIATE TARGET DEVELOPMENT” COURSE (ETOC CODE JTG-JT-31755) HELD AT THE NSO.
- HAVE AT LEAST 12 MONTHS OF SUBSTANTIAL EXPERIENCE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF REAL TDWS IN THE NATIONAL AND/OR NATO ENVIRONMENT, IN SUPPORT OF NATO.
- A FORMAL JUSTIFICATION LETTER, CONFIRMING THE POSSESSION OF THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED PREREQUISITE (12 MONTHS OF SUBSTANTIAL EXPERIENCE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF REAL TDWS), MUST BE PRODUCED BY THE APPLICANT’S RESPECTIVE COMMAND OR NATION UPON SUBMISSION;
- ALL APPLICATIONS WILL BE EVALUATED IN COORDINATION WITH THE JOINT EFFECTS AND TARGETING DIVISION OF THE ITALIAN COMMAND FOR JOINT OPERATIONS, AS THE NATIONAL AUTHORITY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE NATIONAL GOVERNANCE OF THE JOINT TARGETING SECTOR.
- SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE ADMISSION TEST;
COURSE AUDIENCES
THE COURSE IS OPEN TO MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL FROM ACO AND NATO NATIONS ONLY, ASSIGNED OR SELECTED FOR ASSIGNMENT TO A NATO ORGANIZATION OR TO A NATIONAL POSITION, PERFORMING OR MANAGING TDW QUALITY CONTROL IN SUPPORT OF NATO.
ACCOMMODATION
ON REQUEST, SINGLE ROOM IN THE MILITARY HOUSING OR AT HOTELS WITH WHICH THE SCHOOL HAS AN AGREEMENT WITH REDUCED COSTS FOR THE STUDENTS. SINGLE ROOM IN THE MILITARY HOUSING € 14,00 CA. PER DAY.
MEAL PLAN
LUNCH AND DINNER ARE AVAILABLE AT THE BASE CANTEEN.
TUITION
€ 257,16 FOR EACH STUDENT.
COSTS FOR MEALS AND LODGING NOT INCLUDED.
NOTE
IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT NOMINEES POSSESS SUBSTANTIAL, HANDS‑ON EXPERIENCE IN TARGET DEVELOPMENT TO SUCCESSFULLY PASS THE ADMISSION TEST ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE COURSE. FURTHERMORE, GIVEN THE SPECIFIC NATURE OF QUALITY CONTROLLER RESPONSIBILITIES, QUALIFIED PERSONNEL SHOULD EXPECT A GOOD LONGEVITY WITHIN THEIR ASSIGNMENT, PRIMARILY IN ITD ANALYST OR QUALITY CONTROLLER POSITIONS WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMAND OR NATION. THIS CONTINUITY IS ESSENTIAL TO ENSURE EFFICIENCY, READINESS, AND CONSISTENT AVAILABILITY IN PERFORMING THE QUALITY CONTROL FUNCTION IN SUPPORT OF NATO.
