Joint Services Command and Staff College - Courses

Courses

Courses delivered by JSCSC include:

Higher Command and Staff Course - Delivered annually to around thirty officers of one-star rank (OF6) (commodore, brigadier, air commodore) and half-star rank (OF5) (captain RN, colonel, group captain) or civilian equivalent, including candidates from NATO partners. The course takes fourteen weeks and concentrates on the operational art in a joint and multinational (combined) context, and the nature of high command.

Advanced Command and Staff Course - Delivered annually to 330 officers of SO1 (OF4) (commander, lieutenant colonel, wing commander) and SO2 (OF3) (lieutenant commander, major, squadron leader) grades and civilian equivalents. Attendees include 90 candidates from NATO and other partners. The course is delivered over 42 weeks and concentrates on operational command, the planning and conduct of campaigns and major operations in theatre. The course is accredited by King's College London for the award of a Master of Arts degree in Defence Studies.

Intermediate Command and Staff Course - Delivered throughout the academic year to officers of SO2 (OF3) (lieutenant commander, major, squadron leader) and SO3 (OF2) (lieutenant RN, captain, flight lieutenant) grades and civilian equivalents. The course is delivered by single service and is structured to meet the differing career requirements of each service, concentrating on preparation for command or staff appointments at OF3 level. Successful completion of ICSC and recommendation for further staff training is required for selection and loading onto ACSC.

• ICSC (Maritime) - Delivered over eight weeks to senior lieutenants, junior lieutenant commanders and civilian equivalents, five courses of up to fifty students each are delivered annually. Attendance is not required for further promotion although warfare officers selected for Principal Warfare Officer training are loaded onto the course immediately preceding PWO course. The course is accredited by the Open University and the Chartered Management Institute.

• ICSC (Land) - Delivered over thirty-two weeks to all Army and Royal Marines majors on promotion, two courses of two-hundred students are delivered annually. The course is undertaken in two phases, foundation studies of the defence environment and an operations stage concentrating on brigade level considerations.

• RAF Intermediate Level Command and Staff Training - A series of mainly voluntary periods of training which culminate in ICSC (Air).

• ICSC (Air) - Delivered over eight weeks to squadron leaders and civilian equivalents, eight courses of up to forty students each are delivered annually. Attendance is voluntary but completion is expected within two years of promotion to the rank. The course is accredited by the Open University and the Chartered Management Institute.

• Junior Officers Command Course - Delivered over three weeks to flight lieutenants, eleven courses of up to forty students are delivered annually. Attendance is required for promotion to squadron leader and for loading onto ICSC(Air). The course is accredited by the Open University and the Chartered Management Institute.

• Individual Staff Studies Course - Delivered by distance learning over a fifty-one week period to RAF officers who have completed basic training. Participation is voluntary however is required for leading onto JOCC.

Joint Services Warrant Officers' Course - Delivered over two weeks to warrant officers of all three services and NATO or partner countries. the course is intended to prepare warrant officers on promotion for employment in the joint environment or in single service Headquarters.

Reserve Forces Command and Staff Courses - Courses to support Royal Naval Reserve and Territorial Army requirements are delivered to provide command and staff training for officers of the reserve forces.

• Intermediate Command and Staff Course (Maritime Reserve)
• Junior Staff Course (Territorial Army)
• Senior Reserve Officers Defence Course
• Territorial Army Command and Staff Course