Federal Academy of Defence
Administration and Technology
Mannheim - Berlin
European Education and Training
in Armaments Co-operation
- The Way Ahead -
Panel II: "A European Armaments Educational and
Training Platform – Finding a Common Ground"
German Presentation
Prague, June 16th, 2009
Director Defence Technology Education and Training Division
LWissDir Bernd-Ulrich von Wegerer
Agenda
Introduction and background
EDAMIC – European Defence Acquisition
Manager Intercultural Course
STAMP – Seminar for Top Armaments
Manager Personnel
Conclusion
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Location & Figures
BAkWVTexternal site
Berlin
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Organisation
Federal Ministry
of Defence
Armed Forces
BAkWVT-Mannheim
Courses
413
special events
symposia
participants
11219
Scientific Staff
34
Visiting Lecturers
100
Federal
constitution
Article 87a
Federal Defence
Administration
Federal
constitution
Article 87b
Federal Academy
of Defence
Administration
and Technology
1352
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Basic mission
preparation of
civil service
trainees
skills training
and career
preparation
leadership
training and
seminar
Senior and graduate civil service level
and partial for the Armed Forces
(approx. 19 % of all participants)
The Federal Academy of Defence Administration and
Technology is the highest educational institution for the entire
leadership and specialist staff of the Federal Defence
Administration and for the armed forces in specific areas.
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Training areas
leadership
training
law
economics
administration
security
Policy
Civil Servants
Officers
Employees
Others
weapon
systems
quality
management
information
technology/
e-Learning
environmental
protection
applied
sciences
armament/
project
management
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International leadership training under the framework of:
Letter of Intent countries Human Resources Directors in Armament Network
Participating countries:
• France
• Sweden
• United Kingdom
• Spain
• Germany
• Italy
Main goal:
international armaments cooperation and international
institutions (EDA, OCCAR, NATO) demand standardized
leadership training and intercultural competence
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History
Based on the LoI-HRDN paper "Skills and
Requirements for a European Acquisition
Manager" Germany and France volunteered
to set up a pilot program consisting of:
• EDAMIC - European Defence Acquisition
Manager Intercultural Course
• STAMP - Seminar for Top Armament Manager Personnel
To prepare personnel to manage projects and
programmes in an international environment effectively
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Briefing on EDAMIC
• EDAMIC is proposed for officers and civilian equivalents at
the level of LTCol.
• This course for prospective armament acquisition managers
and officers has been jointly set up by CHEAr and BAkWVT.
• The course is open to LoI countries plus Belgium, the
Netherlands, EDA and OCCAR.
• EDAMIC has been scheduled for 2 weeks:
1 week in Paris & 1 week in Berlin.
• The course is proposed for 7 participants each from
Germany and France plus 1 participant from each of the
other invited countries / organisations.
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General aim of HRD-LoI nations for
EDAM European Defence Acquisition Manager
•
Create a system of leadership training courses for a
European Defence Acquisition Manager (EDAM)
out of national Defence Acquisition Managers.
•
To train them in managing intercultural differences:
- in the personal and professional behaviour,
- in procurement procedures,
- in the decision making process.
•
Build up an international network of EDAM.
•
The participants should be officers and civilian equivalent at the
level of a LTCol who are foreseen for an international program,
working group or assignment.
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EDAMIC 2005, 2006, 2007 & 2008
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Briefing on STAMP (1)
• STAMP is proposed for officers and civilian equivalents at the
level of Brigadiers or higher.
• This course for high level armament acquisition managers
and officers has been jointly set up by CHEAr and BAkWVT.
• The course is open to LoI countries plus Belgium, the
Netherlands, EDA and OCCAR.
• STAMP has been scheduled for 4 days within one week:
2 days in Paris & 2 days in Berlin.
• The course is proposed for 4 participants each from
Germany and France plus approximately 4 participants from
the other invited countries.
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Briefing on STAMP (2)
The general goal of STAMP:
Extend and deepen the knowledge in
• International/European defence and security policy
• Defence technology and industrial development and evolution
• R&T activities (Europe, international)
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STAMP 2006 & 2008
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International Co-operation – Courses at a glance
Seminar for Top Armaments
Manager Personnel
(CHEAr – Paris)
Seminar for Top Armaments
Manager Personnel
(BAkWVT – Berlin)
European Defence Acq.
Manager Intercultural Course
(CHEAr – Paris)
European Defense Acq.
Manager Intercultural Course
(BAkWVT – Berlin)
International
Project Management
Defense Acquisition
University / BAkWVT
CHEAr (Paris)
IDEAA
2
12
1
2
12
1
Working with the U.S. in
International Cooperative
Acquisition Programs
5
50
0,5
5
10
1
Network Centric Warfare
(NetOpFü)
5
20
2
5
10
1
Training for applicants for
international Positions
3
12
4
5
18
1
Transnational
Communication
5
20
1
Division for
Defense Techn.
Division for
Defense Admin.
Duration (Days)
Max. Participants / Course
Courses / Year
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Conclusion
European armament cooperation demands an
adaptation of national leadership training and joint
efforts for standardisation in advanced leadership
training
Mutual opening and respect for national cultures
EDAMIC and STAMP contribute to the "horizontal
Europeanization"
BAkWVT will contribute to the "European Training"
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The future of STAMP….. our proposal
Today:
LoI-HRDN
Participants from
6 LoI Countries,
BEL, NLD
OCCAR, EDA
Course in 2 places,
1 week
Future:
BAkWVT
STAMP will
transform to
EuroSTAMP
Participants from
all EU Countries,
OCCAR, EDA
Course in 1 place,
3 days
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Federal Academy
of Defence
Administration
and Technology
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Background information…..
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STAMP
Course
(IGA**) / (B 4+)
leadership seminar
III
top-level personnel
leadership course
for program
directors
(ICA)
SERA
Course
leadership course
II
(A 15)
preparation for
program directors
(IPA)
EDAMIC
Course
leadership course
I
(A 12g, A 13/14)
preparation of civil
service trainees for
(state) examination
basic training course
for armament
engineers
BAkWVT
leadership
seminar for top
level personnel
Advanced Skills Training
Formation Continue
International Co-operation - One Example
in Cooperation
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EDAMIC – program Paris
15-19 Sep 2008
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EDAMIC – program Berlin
6-10 Oct 2008
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STAMP Program
7-11 April 2008
Paris (7./8.04.08)
Monday
Tuesday
Paris/Berlin (9.4.08)
Wednesday
8 h 30
9 h 00
9 h 30
"Welcome to Paris and
introduction to STAMP"
IGA Nathalie GUILLOU
8 h 30
9 h 45
9 h 30
10 h 45
"Budgetary and financial
aspects"
IGA Philippe JOST
11 h 00
11 h 40
"Keynote"
French NAD
10 h 15
11 h 45
common lunch
14 h 00
15 h 45
16 h 00
17 h 30
9 h 00
"Industrial Presentation"
THALES
"Future Preparation"
IGA Jean-Pierre
DEVAUX
10 h 00
Travelling from Paris to Berlin
(self-organized by the
participants)
14 h 00
"Recruitment - selection training of the high potentials
of the DGA"
IGA Alain Guillou
16 h 30
Departure at conference
hotel by bus
19 h 00
Common dinner
"Palais du Luxembourg
Sénat"
(Welcome and speech
Sénateur Josselin de Rohan)
15 h 30
Departure at
16 h 00 conference hotel
by bus
16 h 30
17 h 30
Guided tour
Bundesrat
17 h 30
Transfer to
conference hotel
19 h 00
by boat
19 h 15
Departure at
conference hotel
19 h 30
Non hosted
dinner
16 h 00
17 h 30
Voluntary programme
18 h 20
Meeting in the German
Embassy
with Defense Attaché
"Welcome to Berlin and general
presentation"
President/Deputy of BAkWVT
"Industrial Presentation"
MTU
"Keynote"
Director General
International Armaments
Cooperation
"The Transformation of the
Bundeswehr"
Deputy Commander Center of
Transformation
Common lunch at conference centre
14 h 00
Stefen FRENCH
Transfer to conference hotel
by bus
12 h 00
common lunch
"The UK Defense
procurement policy"
17 h 45
10 h 30
Berlin (10./11.04.08)
Thursday
Friday
Departure at conference hotel by bus
Debriefing
"Lessons from a visionary project Farewell from Berlin
the EDA three years after"
German permanent representative
Transfer to conference hotel
for armaments to the EU
by bus
"Challenges in Swedish Armed
Forces Acquisition"
Director Naval Material
Procurement Command
17 h 30
Transfer to conference hotel by
bus
18 h 30
Departure at conference hotel by
bus
19 h 00
Common dinner
Officers' mess
Julius-Leber Barracks Berlin
(Welcome and speech MdB ErnstReinhard Beck)
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