KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – In preparation for the transition of training and operations to the Afghan National Security Forces, U.S. and other Coalition forces with NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan are doing their best to train themselves out of jobs.
While basic training courses for members of the Afghan National Police and Afghan National Army will continue to be vital to the country’s security, advanced courses for Afghanistan’s officers and noncommissioned officers are equally essential.
ANSF leaders made that clear during graduation ceremonies for the ANP’s Criminal Investigations course at Camp Nathan Smith and the ANA’s Train the Trainer Instructor courses at the Regional Military Training Center.
Members of the Kandahar Police District’s sub-stations were chosen for the criminal investigations course based on “those who can absorb the material the best,” said U.S. Army 1st Lt. Paul Elliott, officer-in-charge at the CNS Academy.
The 16 students spent three weeks studying a variety of subjects from interview techniques to forensics and basic medical procedures.
The students are required to have a third-grade literacy level to take the course, and the curriculum called for additional literacy lessons for two hours each day during the course.
ANP Brig. Gen. Nasrullah Zarifi, commandant for police training in the south, told the graduates that advanced police courses have been responsible for improved security in southern Afghanistan this past year.
ANP Col. Shir Shah, chief of Security for Kandahar City, stressed that the Ministry of the Interior’s policy is to bring in more exclusive courses and that both the police and army will be offering more and better courses in the future.
The ANA Train the Trainer Instructor courses are designed to show ANA non-commissioned officers how to effectively teach their fellow soldiers.
The 10 graduates of the course are now qualified to instruct the ANA’s Infantry NCOs battle course.
Meanwhile, the 14 Military Skills Instructor Course graduates spent six weeks training to deliver battle-focused training and education in the ANA School System.
“The basic methods for Army instructors is previewing and presenting the task, practicing the task, and performing the task to standard during evaluation,” said Paul Stanfill, lead training adviser for ANA training in the south.
“This method is enhanced during the course by applying variety of presentations, practice methods and training techniques,” said Stanfill. “The course also addresses critical warrior knowledge in essential subject areas and tasks which best represent the total army warrior.”
The Instructor Development Program students are now qualified to instruct the Infantry NCO Battle Course, while each of the MSIC grads earned the rank of master trainer.
ANA Col. Haroon Momand, RMTC-South commandant, reminded the graduating students of their great responsibilities training Afghanistan’s future leaders, and to be involved with their students from the beginning of their training until the end.
| Date Taken: |
10.06.2011 |
| Date Posted: |
10.15.2011 06:30 |
| Story ID: |
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| Location: |
KANDAHAR, AF |
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