Colonel Richard Gray is the Commandant of SWEDINT.

SWEDINT's international courses offer both residential and online courses, as you can see in the course list below. 

The courses we conduct are constantly updated and revised in accordance with new Standard Training Modules (STM), lessons learned from current PSO, development of doctrines and last but not least, in line with the pedagogy of modern adult learning.

Course participants must be proficient in English as described in NATO Standard Agreement (STANAG) 6001: Listening - Professional (3), Speaking - Functional (2), Reading- Professional (3), Writing - Functional (2).

More information about STANAG 6001 is available at www.natobilc.org

SWEDINT acknowledges that this is a NATO standard which may not apply to all nations.

Basic computer skills are necessary. No additional training or translation will be provided during the courses. Each student will be provided with a laptop for use throughout the course. All students have access to the public Internet through SWEDINT's laptops. WiFi for use on SWEDINT laptops is only provided within SWEDINT premises. WiFi with access to the public Internet on personal devices is provided at the Student Hotel.

Meals are served in the Officers' Dining Hall. Social events and welfare arrangements are integrated and mandatory parts of the courses and included in the course fee.

SWEDINT places high demands on personal behaviour and respect for others regardless of religion, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation. The SWEDINT Code of Conduct is available for all to read on the student's network at SWEDINT and also here below.

Our courses

NATO Land Tactical Planning Course (NLTPC)
1-12 June
23 November-4 December

NATO Joint Synchronisation Course (JSC)
2-13 November

NATO Senior Joint Synchronisation Course SJSC

NATO English for Military Planners (NEMP)

NATO Comprehensive Operations Planning Course (COPC)

NATO Lessons Learned Staff Officer Course (LL SOC)
25-29 May
5-9 October

United Nations Staff Officer Course (UNSOC)
5-16 October

United Nations Police Officer Course (UNPOC)

United Nations Police Integrated Mission Training (UNPIMT)

Prison and Probation Officer Course (PRIPOC)

 

Courses and dates may be subject to change.

How to apply

If you would like to apply to a course at SWEDINT, please use the application form below. 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us: swedint@mil.se

Documents

Application form (pdf, 579 kB)

Language proficiency (pdf, 57 kB)

Code of conduct (pdf, 70 kB)

Insurance (pdf, 5 kB)

SWEDINT's Quality Management System (QMS) ultimately aims to ensure the highest quality and relevance in SWEDINT's processes and standing orders, staff and instructors' competence and development, management and evaluation of experiences, communication and information and education systems, range/content of courses and activities, ability and capacity for education (facilities) as well as student evaluation and ability to achieve results.

The QMS is not a main process in its own, it is integrated in all activities. It is is a tool and enabler of the main goal in delivering the right solutions for SWEDINT´s stakeholders. 

Swedint has since 2013 achieved NATO Unconditional Accreditation.

 

Below are photos from the facilities hosting SWEDINT and NCGM.

The building was built for the purpose of education and training and inaugurated in 2004, making it a well-functioning and - in relative terms - modern learning environment.

One of two amphitheatre-type lecture rooms.

One of several lecture rooms.

Student lounge.

Guards Regiment dining hall.

Guards Regiment officers mess.

Room at the student hotel.

Student hotel lounge.

Laundry facility at the hotel.

A NATO DH acts as the central coordinator for specific, specialised military disciplines, managing the "centralised coordination and decentralised execution" of NATO E&T activities. They align training with requirements, ensuring standardised, high-level operational capabilities across Allied forces in specific functional areas. 

Key responsibilities of a NATO Department Head include:

• Discipline Management: Managing specialised areas (e.g., operations planning, communications).
• Requirements Alignment: Bridging the gap between operational needs (Requirements Authority) and training providers (Education & Training Facilities).
• Standardisation: Developing, coordinating, and assessing operational standards within their discipline across NATO forces.
• Quality Assurance: Monitoring and improving training quality and relevance to NATO mission requirements.
• Execution Support: Coordinating with NATO Centres of Excellence (COE) and commands to ensure efficient, consistent training execution. 

The DH will strive to ensure that the solutions identified are delivered in the most effective, efficient, and affordable manner through NATO Allies, Partners, and Non-NATO Entities (NNE).  Additionally, the DH will conduct the Annual Discipline Conference, with participation from the community of interest, the Requirements Authority, Subject Matter Experts, E&T institutions and affiliated organisations, and produce a Discipline Alignment Plan (DAP).  The DAP will reflect the main developments and achievements and outline the way ahead, concerning NATO LANDOPS E&T, as well as highlight the contributions to the LANDOPS E&T by partners and NNE.

Launched in 1999, PTECs are one of NATO's key tools for enhancing the stability and resilience of both Allies and partners. They are fundamental to NATO's efforts to help partner countries develop efficient and resilient defence institutions. Through a wide range of educational training activities, they contribute to knowledge-sharing, capacity-building and innovation.

Currently, the PTEC network comprises 36 centres, with 19 centres based in NATO member countries and 17 centres in NATO partner countries. Every year around 50 000 people are trained at one or more of the 1 300 courses offered by the centres. PTECs are also actively engaged with other international organisations, including the United Nations, the European Union and the African Union.

Programmes and activities

As new security challenges worldwide require a coordinated response, NATO sees education and training as one of the best tools to help enhance stability and resilience. By supporting knowledge exchange, interoperability, regional confidence-building, lessons learned and best practices, PTECs are at the core of the Alliance's cooperative security efforts to increase the cohesion and readiness of its members and partners.

PTECs offer a broad spectrum of activities. These range from courses for military and civilian audiences, over seminars and workshops, to platforms of a more operational nature, such as field training or providing venues for exercises. Some PTECs also offer subject-matter experts (SMEs) and Mobile Education and Training Teams (METTs). All PTEC activities are open to personnel from Allies and partner countries alike based on the principles of transparency and non-discrimination.

PTECs have proven indispensable for the implementation of NATO’s key partnership programmes, most notably for the Defence Education Enhancement Programme (DEEP), Building Integrity (BI), Defence and Related Security Capacity Building (DCB) or the Operational Capability Concept (OCC).

Moreover, PTECs play an active part in NATO’s Partnership Cooperation Menu (PCM), a catalogue comprised of education, training and other events for Allies and partners across almost 40 areas of cooperation. These centres contribute to the PCM on topics like defence reform, protection of civilians in armed conflict, crisis management, cyber defence, leadership, language training and cultural awareness.

PTECs also provide pre-deployment training to troops for NATO operations and missions such as the Kosovo Force (KFOR) and Operation Sea Guardian. Moreover, they offer their expertise for missions of other international organisations such as the United Nations, the European Union and the African Union.

NATO Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium

At NATO Headquarters (NATO HQ), the International Staff’s Operations Division, in cooperation with the International Military Staff’s Cooperative Security Division, acts as NATO’s focal point for the PTEC community. They support the PTEC recognition process, the identification of education and training gaps, and the organisation of the annual PTEC Marketplace, where PTECs present their activities and achievements.

Allied Command Transformation, Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Allied Command Transformation (ACT) has the overall responsibility for the management of education and individual training across NATO. It offers support and guidance to the PTECs and ensures that all training courses are certified and reflect NATO standards. ACT’s oversight enhances interoperability within the wider training community and supports the establishment of NATO quality management standards. ACT also engages with the PTEC community through co-chairing the annual PTEC Conference of Commandants and PTEC Working Group.

NATO School Oberammergau, Germany 

The NATO School Oberammergau (NSO), with support from relevant NATO bodies, helps develop cooperation, coordination, information exchange and sharing of lessons learned among all PTECs. Together with ACT, it co-chairs the PTEC Conference of Commandants and the PTEC Working Group. It also manages the Train the Trainer Programme and the Instructor Exchange Programme. In addition, the NSO collaborates academically with several PTECs to deliver specialised education and training.