NATO Joint Target Folder (JTF)

COURSE NAME

NATO JOINT TARGET FOLDER (JTF) - NATO APPROVED, ETOC CODE JGT-JT-35694

PURPOSE OF THE COURSE

THIS COURSE PROVIDES FOUNDATIONAL TRAINING FOR MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL ASSIGNED, OR SELECTED FOR ASSIGNMENT, TO A NATO ORGANIZATION OR TO A NATIONAL POSITION SUPPORTING JOINT TARGETING. IT IS ALSO ESSENTIAL FOR INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN THE PRODUCTION OF TARGET DEVELOPMENT WORKSHEETS (TDW) IN SUPPORT OF NATO.  THE COURSE IS GROUNDED IN THE MOST RELEVANT NATO DOCTRINE, INCLUDING SHAPE J2T STANDARD OPERATING INSTRUCTION FOR INTERMEDIATE TARGET DEVELOPMENT SOI-007, AJP-3.9, ACO MANUAL 80-70 AND NATO-ADOPTED U.S. CJCSI 3370.01 TARGET DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

DURING THE COURSE, INSTRUCTORS AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS (SMES) WILL DELIVER FRONTAL LECTURES, INTERACTIVE LECTURES, AND CASE STUDIES, SUPPORTED BY PRESENTATIONS AND PRINTED MATERIALS, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED TO CONDUCT GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL PRACTICAL EXERCISES. THE COURSE INCLUDES DAILY Q&A PERIODS AND PRACTICAL EXERCISE REVIEW SESSIONS TO REINFORCE KEY CONCEPTS AND DEVELOP THE SKILLS NEEDED TO ACHIEVE THE LEVEL OF INDEPENDENCE REQUIRED BY THE PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES.

TO PASS THE COURSE, EACH STUDENT HAS TO PASS A PRACTICAL EVALUATION (DEVELOPING A TARGET FOLDER) AND A THEORETICAL EVALUATION (MULTIPLE-CHOICE TEST) COVERING ALL MAIN TOPICS ADDRESSED DURING THE COURSE, ACHIEVING A MINIMUM AVERAGE SCORE OF 80%.

COURSE CONTENT

-   INTEL SUPPORT TO TARGETING;

-   TARGET SYSTEM ANALYSIS (TSA);

-   TARGET DEVELOPMENT;

-   DATABASING;

-   JOINT TARGETING CYCLE;

-   DEVELOPMENT OF 3 TDWS (NON-EVALUATIVE)

-   DEVELOPMENT OF 1 TDW (EVALUATIVE)

-   THEORETICAL TEST (EVALUATIVE)

COURSE DURATION

1 WEEK (5 WORKING DAYS)

2 COURSES PER YEAR

TOTAL NUMBER OF SEATS

MIN 8 - MAX 12 (ITALIANS + INTERNATIONALS)

COURSE ELEGIBILITY

-   ATTENDANCE OF THE NATO “INITIAL JOINT TARGETING” COURSE (ETOC CODE JGT-JT-22121) OR THE EQUIVALENT N3-17 “NATO JOINT TARGETING STAFF” COURSE (ETOC CODE JTG-JT-2535) DELIVERED BY THE NATO SCHOOL OBERAMMERGAU (NSO) IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND THIS COURSE.

-   PERSONNEL MUST NOT HAVE PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED THE EQUIVALENT N3-139 “NATO JOINT INTERMEDIATE TARGET DEVELOPMENT” COURSE (ETOC CODE JTG-JT-31755) HELD AT THE NSO.

-   AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY LEVEL EQUAL TO OR HIGHER THAN NATO STANAG 6001 LEVEL 2.2.2.2 IS REQUIRED.

-   SECURITY CLEARANCE: NS (NATO SECRET).

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

€ 321,45 FOR EACH STUDENT.

COSTS FOR MEALS AND LODGING NOT INCLUDED.

NOTE

-   THE COURSE IS INTENDED FOR PERSONNEL PURSUING THE ITALIAN “JOINT TARGETEER” QUALIFICATION OR NATO “JOINT TARGETING INTEROPERABILITY CURRICULUM” (JTIC).

-   THE JTF COURSE IS EQUIVALENT TO THE N3-139 “NATO JOINT INTERMEDIATE TARGET DEVELOPMENT” HELD AT NATO SCHOOL OBERAMMERGAU (NSO).

-   THE JTF IS A MANDATORY REQUIREMENT TO ATTEND THE “INTERMEDIATE TARGET DEVELOPMENT WORKSHEET QUALITY CONTROL” (ITDWQC) COURSE (ETOC CODE JTG-JT-37194) AT ITAJAOS OR THE EQUIVALENT “JOINT QUALITY CONTROL FOR THE INTERMEDIATE TARGET DEVELOPMENT WORKSHEETS” (ETOC CODE JTG-JT-47188) AT SHAPE J2T.

-   ALL PERTAINING INFORMATION ARE AVAILABLE ON-LINE THROUGH THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES CATALOGUE (ETOC) OF THE NATO ALLIED COMMAND FOR TRANSFORMATION ACO (NORFOLK, VA - USA).