2. LANGUAGE TRAINING POLICY DESIGN Ms Inese Kaive, Deputy Head Military Education and Science Section Personnel Development Department Ministry of Defence, Latvia

3. OVERALL STATE DEFENCE POLICY  Ministry of Defence PERSONNEL POLICY (November 2012):  Career  Education and Training  Pay and Allowances  Sport and Recreation  Pension  Veterans Policy etc. MILITARY EDUCATION POLICY LNG TRNG Policy / Requirements NATO REQUIREMENTS MILITARY SERVICE LAW

4. Minister of Defence NAF Commander NAF JHQ J-1 Personnel Department NAF TRADOC NAF LANGUAGE SCHOOL 1 - RĪGA Trng Group 2 - ALŪKSNE Trng Group 3 - LIEPĀJA Trng Group Ministry of Defence Military Education and Science Section of Personnel Development Department NATO STANAG 6001 Testing Team POLICY & STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION LNG TRNG POLICY

5. MILITARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS (UNITS) of the NATIONAL ARMED FORCES NCO School Signal School Naval Training Centre Infantry School EOD School LANGUAGE SCHOOL

6. MoD LNG TRNG POLICY LNG TRNG Policy / Requirements MILITARY SERVICE LAW 30 July 2008 Regulation Language Requirements for the Officers «Training of NATO Official Languages to Soldiers and Civilian Employees of Military Units and Language Requirements for the Officers» 03 February 2009 Regulation «Organization of Foreign Language Training and Testing and Personnel Foreign Language Training in Latvia and Abroad»

7. LNG TRNG POLICY LNG TRNG Policy / Requirements Military Service Law Article No.33 (after March 2013) (2) «Ranks of the Officers shall only be awarded to those soldiers who are fluent [latvian version – know] in at least one of the official languages of NATO. The knowledge of language shall be examined in accordance with the procedures specified by the Minister of Defence.»

8. LNG TRNG POLICY 30 July 2008 Regulation «Training of NATO Official Languages to Soldiers and Civilian Employees of Military Units and Language Requirements for the Officers for the Officers» NATO STANAG 6001 English or French (National Requirements): -Level 2222* - Senior and Higher Officers -Level 1111 or ALCPT/ECL 70 – Junior Officers *Level «1» in Writing (Sept 2010 – July 2013)

9. LNG TRNG POLICY LNG TRNG Policy / Requirements Military Service Law Article No.33 (before March’2013) (2) «Ranks of the Senior and Higher Officers shall only be awarded to those soldiers who are fluent [latvian version – know] in at least one of the official languages of NATO. The knowledge of language shall be examined in accordance with the procedures specified by the Minister of Defence.»

10. LNG TRNG POLICY 30 July 2008 Regulation «Training of NATO Official Languages to Soldiers and Civilian Employees of Military Units and Language Requirements for the Officers for the Officers» NATO STANAG 6001 English or French (National Requirements): -Level 2222* - Senior and Higher Officers -Level 1111 or ALCPT/ECL 70 – Junior Officers *Level «1» in Writing (Sept 2010 – July 2013)

11. PROMOTION of OFFICERS

13. POLICY IMPLEMENTATION Responsible Unit - NAF Language School ELT Intensive Courses 4 months long (Jan’2013) NATO STANAG 6001 «+» Levels (Jan’2013) NATO STANAG 6001 «+» Levels in ELT Programs (Aug’2013) ELT Intensive Courses Final Test – NATO STANAG 6001 (Dec’2013) Specialized ELT (Writing, 3-skills, BALTDEFCOL Courses)

14. ATTENTION! THANK YOU FOR YOUR