The Joint Junior Staff Course is an intense, eight-week residential course which aims to prepare selected Junior Officers for Major (E) responsibilities.
The target population includes New Zealand Defence Force officers of Captain equivalent rank together with selected officers of equivalent rank from a foreign military service and personnel from public service at grade 450.005.
The eight-week residential course covers an intense undergraduate syllabus at level six on the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) framework and includes the week long Introduction to Joint Warfare Course.
Based on adult learning methodologies, the Joint Junior Staff Course aims to develop a high standard of written and oral communication skills through the use of essays, syndicate discussions and oral presentations.
The syllabus includes a study on the nature of war; an understanding of Single Service as well as Tri Service roles and tasks; an introduction to joint warfare; the development of strategic concepts; introduction to world politics and an overview of principles of command leadership and management, including practical applications.
This course includes one Massey paper World Politics (200.261).
Course members who successfully complete the Joint Junior Staff Course will be awarded a Certificate of Completion.