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JUNIOR COURSE CURRICULUM
The Junior Course is a 20-week programme for
officers of the rank of Captain in the Army and
equivalent in the other 2 Services. The Course is
run twice a year and is aimed at preparing officers
for command and Grade 3 staff appointments. Students
of the Junior Course undertake study tours to
selected formations of the 3 Services.
Specifically, visits are conducted to the Nigerian
Army School of Armour in Bauchi, the Nigerian Army
School of Engineers, Makurdi and the Nigerian Army
School of Artillery in Kontagora. The Nigerian Navy
Bases either in Calabar, Port Harcourt or Warri, and
the Nigerian Air Force Base in Kaduna are also
visited These visits enable the students to
experience the practical application of the weapons
and equipment that are available in the country’s
Armed Services. The junior course also benefits from
lectures in geo-political and strategic studies,
which are coordinated by the Department of Joint
Studies.
The Junior Course is in 2 broad categories;
 The
tri-service and
single
Service.
The breakdown of the overall syllabus reflecting
the tri-Service and departmental packages is as
follows:
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General
Outlook |
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Total
number of weeks |
20 weeks. |
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Period
per week |
29
periods. |
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Total
number of periods |
(20
weeks) - 580 periods. |
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Total
teaching periods |
(18weeks)
- 552 periods. |
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Mid term
break |
29
periods. |
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IPS,
public holidays etc |
29
periods. |
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Total
tri-Service periods |
297periods. |
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Total
single Service periods |
225
periods. |
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Number of
terms |
(9 weeks
each) - 2 terms. |
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Tri-Service
Packages. |
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(1) Staff
Functions. |
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Routine
Staff Work |
110 periods. |
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Communication
Skills |
13 periods. |
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Operational Staff
Work |
18 periods. |
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Managerial Staff
Work |
18 periods. |
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(2)
Professional Development |
117 periods. |
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(3)
General Studies |
24 periods. |
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(4)
Total |
297 periods. |
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Single
Service Packages (DLW) |
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(1) |
Operational Staff
Work |
68 periods. |
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(2) |
Professional
Development |
158 periods. |
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(3) |
Total |
226 periods. |
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Single
Service Packages (DMW) |
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(1) |
Operational Staff
Work |
65
periods. |
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(2) |
Professional
Development |
160 periods. |
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(3) |
Total |
225 periods. |
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Single
Service Packages (DAW). |
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(1) |
Operational Staff
Work |
111 periods. |
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(2) |
Professional
Development |
114 periods. |
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(3) |
Total |
225 periods. |
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