AFCSC COURSES

PACKAGE HIGHLIGHTS

(JUNIOR COURSE CURRICULUM)                                                                Back

Staff Functions:.
The staff functions form about 45 percent of the curriculum. The bulk of the packages are handled in Term 1, the tri-Service term. Some of the packages, especially those peculiar to the Services are treated by the various Departments in the single Service term. The objective of the packages is to enable students understand the techniques and practice of various staff functions. In addition, the package develops students’ skills in performing staff functions as would be expected of them in their various Service headquarters and units.

Routine Staff Work:.
Routine Staff Work is a critical part of the staff functions. Training on routine staff work involves presentations, syndicate rooms discussions, tutorials and Red Ink Correction (RIC). It involves in –depth studies of the provisions of the Joint Service Writing Manual (JSWM) as well as practice students in written and oral staff works expected of a staff officer in the day to day running of a head-quarter or unit. The package is designed such that all major Service Writing subjects would have had adequate tutorials and debriefs before the RIC on that subject. The objective of the package is to develop students ability to handle various correspondence especially Service documents.

Communication Skills:.
Communication skill package is structured to provide means of developing the oral and written communications skills of the students. It is aimed at developing the thought process of the students and sharpening their power of expression both orally and written.

Operational Staff Work:.
Operational Staff Work provides the framework upon which students would be schooled in various operational writing that would be useful to them in future as operations and staff officers. The objective of the package is develop in them working knowledge of operations writing procedures and style, as well as the workings and functions of operations room.

Managerial Staff Work:.
Managerial Staff Work includes subjects that would develop students’ knowledge and skills in management procedures. The subjects are mainly secretarial in nature and are aimed at developing students’ skills in office management. It involves mostly practical exercises with few syndicate room discussions.

Professional Development:.
The professional development package introduces students to some fundamental military concepts in line with the modern doctrinal concept of manouverist approach to warfare. It is prominent both in the tri- Service and single Service terms of the course. The lectures, presentations and visits would enable students understand the structure, roles, functions and capabilities of the Services to facilitate mutual understanding among the various Services personnel. The students would achieve in –depth knowledge of the modes of operations of the land, maritime and air forces and therefore enhance effort in attaining jointness. It also enables an understanding of the higher management of the Defence and Services headquarters and how they interact at the operational level. Students would be introduced to the basic principles of Peace Support Operations (PSO) and Counter Insurgency (CON) operations adequate enough before their attendance of the senior course. The package also introduces students to the operational concept and doctrine of the Nigerian Armed Forces, as the basis for all other operational studies and practical exercises.

General Studies:.
The General Studies package contains subjects which, updates students on some aspects of Nigeria’s domestic and international affairs, especially as they affect national and international security. It enlightens students on the workings of some of the regional and sub-regional organizations. The basic principles of leadership and how it could be applied at various levels of command and control are treated in this package.