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PRIORITISING THE NEEDS OF MILITARY PERSONNEL. Piret Paju ESTONIA 2003. CONTENT. What is our goal? What we achieve d ? What is to be done?. DEFINING NEEDS (history). 2001 – 32 key personnel level 3333 2002 – 285 key personnel level 3333 2003 – 331 - level 3333 374 - level 3232
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PRIORITISING THE NEEDS OF MILITARY PERSONNEL Piret Paju ESTONIA 2003
CONTENT • What is our goal? • Whatwe achieved? • What is to be done?
DEFINING NEEDS (history) • 2001 – 32 key personnel level 3333 • 2002 – 285 key personnel level 3333 • 2003 – 331 - level 3333 374 - level 3232 25 - level 2221
PG G 0355 (2003) • Ensure that all personnel in deployable high readiness units (90 days or less) could achieve the following minimum English language standards: • (1) Officers: SLP 3-3-3-3. • (2) Appropriate NCOs, OR-5 and above: SLP 3-2-3-2. • (3) Enlisted men/women planned to operate tactical communications: SLP 2-2-2-1.
(cont) Ensure that all personnel of in-place forces (i.e. non-deployable and territorial forces) could achieve the following minimum English language standards:(1) Unit commanders at battalion level and above: SLP 3-3-3-3.(2) Unit commanders below battalion level: SLP 3-2-3-2.(3) Enlisted men/women planned to operate tactical communications: SLP 2-2-2-1.
PRINCIPLES OF DEFINING SLPs • Joint staff level • Other staffs’ level • Training centres’ (battalions’) level • High readiness units’ level
ASPECTS • NATO requirements • General Staff considerations • Unit commanders’ considerations • Person’s actual language needs
CIVIL SERVANTS & SERVICE MEMBERS • “-” means – there is no defined language level • Civil servants employed from labour market have language level defined in their job description. • Service members need some basic language but this level doesn’t achieve level 1111.
TRAINING NEEDS & PRIORITIES (GS viewpoint) • JS level • Arms & services level • Units under central command level • High readiness units’ level
Persons’ side English Profile Self Assessment Military side Priorities Needs analysis summary Course decision Career decision NEEDS ANALYSIS & PRIORITY ASSESSMENT
PERSON’S SIDE Robert Buckmaster, BC Tallinn English profile Self Assessment ELT priorities Needs analysis summary Course decision
ACTION PLAN • Give screening EL test for all EDF personnel (as it was done in 1999) • Impose STANAG-test using administrative measures • Re-define SLPs according to actual needs • Washback effect on teaching