Joint Personnel Recovery Staff (JPRS)

COURSE NAME

JOINT PERSONNEL RECOVERY STAFF (JPRS) - (ItaJAOS: NATO LISTED, ETOC CODE AOP-JF-36949) (EPRC: NATO SELECTED, ETOC CODE AOP-JF-35548)

PURPOSE OF THE COURSE

PROVIDE BASIC SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED TO OPERATE AS A

PERSONNEL RECOVERY (PR) MEMBER WITHIN A NATO, EU OR NATIONAL JOINT PERSONNEL RECOVERY CELL (JPRC) / PERSONNEL RECOVERY COORDINATION CELL (PRCC) STAFF IN OPERATIONS OR EXERCISES.

THE COURSE IS DESIGNED TO PRIMARILY PREPARE PERSONNEL SERVING AS:

-    STAFF MEMBERS

-    CONTROLLER AND DUTY OFFICERS

-    SERE (SURVIVAL, EVASION, RESISTANCE, AND ESCAPE) SPECIALISTS

-    AND INTEL (INTELLIGENCE) SPECIALISTS,

-    DIRECTORS/CHIEFS AND THEIR DEPUTIES.

SECONDARY TARGET AUDIENCE FOR THIS TRAINING:

-    NATIONAL STAFF MEMBERS RESPONSIBLE FOR ESTABLISHING AND OVERSEEING JPR-RELATED PROGRAMS.

-    PUBLIC RELATIONS (PR) OFFICERS AT THE UNIT LEVEL.

-   PERSONNEL AFFILIATED WITH PLANNING GROUPS AT THE JOINT (JOPG) OR COMPONENT LEVEL.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

WITH A 9-DAY TRAINING PROGRAM (1 ADDITIONAL FIRST DAY FOR TEACHER MEETING), ALIGNED WITH THE LATEST NATO POLICY, DOCTRINE, AND TACTICAL TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES (TTPS), THE COURSE IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE THEORETICAL CONCEPTS AND SUBSEQUENTLY PRACTICAL EXERCISE IN 4 WORKING SYNDICATES.

COURSE CONTENT

THE COURSE ITSELF CENTERS ITS ATTENTION ON THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF JOINT PERSONNEL RECOVERY (JPR) SPECIALISTS (STAFF MEMBERS) OPERATING AT EITHER THE JOINT OR COMPONENT/SECTOR LEVEL DURING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF JPR OPERATIONS (OR EXE).

THIS COURSE COVERS: FUNDAMENTAL JPR CONCEPTS WHILE DELIBERATELY NARROWING DOWN THE SCOPE OF OPERATIONAL PLANNING TASKS, FOCUSING PRIMARILY ON MISSION AND TACTICAL PLANNING, AS WELL AS THE EXAMINATION OF PRE-EXISTING DOCUMENTATION.

ONLINE PREPARATION

PR HISTORY, PR DOCTRINE

DURATION

2 WEEKS (10 WORKING DAYS), TO BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE RESIDENTIAL PHASE.

RESIDENTIAL PHASE: 2 WEEKS (9 WORKING DAYS FOR ATTENDEES, 10 FOR INSTRUCTORS) PR DOCTRINE, PR COMMAND AND CONTROL, SERE, INTEL SUPPORT TO PR OPS, PR STRUCTURE, PR DOCUMENTS AND FORMATS, PR OPS PLANNING, ARMY-NAVY-AIRFORCE ORGANIZATION, PR TASK, REINTEGRATION, PR EDUCATION AND TRAINING, SYNDICATES WORK

DURATION: TWO WEEKS (9 WORKING DAYS FOR ATTENDEES).

OVERALL COURSE DURATION

3 WEEKS (1 WEEK FOR THE ONLINE PHASE, 2 WEEKS FOR RESIDENTIAL PHASE)

TOTAL NUMBER OF SEATS

MIN 12 - MAX 24 (14 ITALIANS + 10 INTERNATIONALS)

COURSE ELEGIBILITY

MANDATORY PRE-REQUISITES:

-    RANK LEVEL OR-6 TO OF-4

-    POSSESS BASIC JPR KNOWLEDGE BY SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING A PRE-ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE

-    ENGLISH JFLT REQUIREMENT: L2 S2 R2 W2

-    SECURITY CLEARANCE: NOT NECESSARY

RECOMMENDED PRE-REQUISITES:

-       SERE CERTIFICATE (IT CAN BE ALSO OBTAINED UPON REGISTRATION

-       IN THE WEBSITE https://jadl.act.nato.int/ AND COMPLETION OF THE PERTINENT MODULES);

-       HAVE ATTENDED JPR BASIC COURSES, IN PRESENCE OR E-LEARNING;

-       TACTICAL PR EXPERIENCE AT UNIT LEVEL AS SERE INSTRUCTOR, INTEL OFFICER IN SUPPORT OF PR OPERATIONS, OR MEMBER OF A PR TASK FORCE

-   PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE AT A NATIONAL JPRC/PRCC.

COURSE AUDIENCES

COURSE IS OPEN TO ACTIVE DUTY STUDENTS FROM NATO NATIONS PLUS AUS, AUT, CHE, IRL, NZL

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

€ 642,90 FOR EACH STUDENT.

COSTS FOR MEALS AND LODGING NOT INCLUDED.

NOTE

LANGUAGE: THIS COURSE IS DELIVERED IN ENGLISH.

E-LEARNING PHASE AND EX-ANTE TEST WILL BE SUPPORTED BY LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (LMS) ELDAM PLATFORM ONLINE.

TARGET AUDIENCE COULD BE SUBSEQUENTLY DESIGNATED JPRC/PRCC STAFF MEMBERS IN NATO (PE OR CE), EU OR AT NATIONAL LEVEL, INCLUDING CONTROLLERS AND DUTY OFFICERS, SERE AND INTEL SPECIALISTS, PR PLANS OFFICERS, DIRECTOR/CHIEFS AND DEPUTIES.

COURSE IS A JOINT EFFORT BETWEEN ITAJAOS AND EPRC BY SHARING SAME  PROCEDURES, LESSONS, EXERCISE AND INSTRUCTORS.

MAIN NATO REFERENCES

-    AJP-3.7 ALLIED JOINT DOCTRINE FOR RECOVERY OF PERSONNEL IN A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT

-    ATP-3.7 PERSONNEL RECOVERY TACTICS, TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES

-    NATO PERSONNEL RECOVERY POLICY

-    BI-SC PERSONNEL RECOVERY DIRECTIVE

-    APPLICABLE STANAGS AND ALLIED PUBLICATIONS.