• Length of course: 2 days:
• Numbers of courses per year: 2
• Max number of cadets per course: 20

Overview:

This course is intended to take the training provided on the JNCO course, and refresh and build further. The Finale to this course, is the candidates staging a FULL ceremonial parade, with parade executives provided by the course candidates.

Pre-requisites:

• Candidates must have previously attended the JNCO course
• Candidates must be a JNCO (with 12 months seniority), and/or be likely to be promoted within the forthcoming or preceding 6 months to Sergeant or above.
• Candidates should be smart, alert, and well motivated, and willing to work hard for the duration of the weekend

Course syllabus:

• Role of a SNCO
• Morale
• Lecture Techniques
• Revision of leadership techniques - SMEAC
• Mess Etiquette
• A Syndicate presentation to research, prepare and present
• Fundamentals of teaching drill
• Staff a ceremonial Parade

Structure:

The course starts on Friday evening, when the candidates are put into syllabus groups, in which they will complete several of the group tasks over the course. The classroom work is interspersed with Drill practical sessions, which culminate in the students filling the executive roles in a full ceremonial parade, which forms the graduation parade for all the weekend’s courses.

The course aims to provide feedback to Unit commanders on the Course Staff’s impressions of the candidate over the complete spectrum of events, activities, and learning sessions over the whole weekend, culminating with a series of short, but hopefully useful comments on the Course Staff’s thoughts on the candidate’s usefulness or otherwise as a potential SNCO.

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