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English Language Requirements for NATO Appointments

This document provides information on the English language requirements for NATO appointments, including the different levels of language proficiency and the analysis of language needs for various posts. It also highlights the stated SLP requirements in NATO job descriptions.

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English Language Requirements for NATO Appointments

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  1. ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR NATO APPOINTMENTS turner.philip@hq.nato.int Mr. Philip Turner NATO Manpower Policy International Military Staff/ HQ NATO NATO UNCLASSIFIED

  2. ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR NATO APPOINTMENTS NATO UNCLASSIFIED

  3. STANDARD LANGUAGE PROFILE (SLP) LEVELS • Level 1 – Survival • Level 2 – Functional • Level 3 – Professional • Level 4 – Expert • Level 5 – Highly Articulate Native Speaker NATO UNCLASSIFIED

  4. ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR NATO APPOINTMENTS FACTORS • The SLP requirements for NATO posts are set without expert scrutiny. • STANAG 6001 is not non-specialist user- friendly. • SLP Level 5 is redundant. • Achieving SLP Levels 3 and 4 is not easy. NATO UNCLASSIFIED

  5. ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR NATO APPOINTMENTS LANGUAGE NEEDS ANALYSIS OF CE POSTS • All posts at Level 1 required less language ability than requested by the JD. • 70% of the JDs requiring SLPs in the Level 2 range were considered ‘high’ • The majority of JDs for posts required Level 3 SLPs. Only 42% of these SLPs were considered appropriate. • Only 51% of the profiles at 4343 were considered to have tasks at that leve.l • Only 1% of the JDs had SLPs of 4444. 75% of these were considered appropriate. NATO UNCLASSIFIED

  6. STATED SLP REQUIREMENTS IN NATO JDs – MAY 2010 NATO UNCLASSIFIED

  7. SLP REQTS IN NATO JDs – IMS JUN 2013 NATO UNCLASSIFIED

  8. ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS IN NATO JOB DESCRIPTIONS NATO UNCLASSIFIED

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  10. ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR NATO APPOINTMENTS QUESTIONS? NATO UNCLASSIFIED

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