British Military Advisory and Training Team (Czech Republic)
Find out about military instructor training and personal development courses, provided by BMATT (CZ), to promote international co-operation.
As a bilateral UK-Czech Defence Engagement organisation, BMATT(CZ) provides military training and training assistance, mentoring and advice to international partners in order to build resilience to state threats, develop the capacity of armed forces and contribute to collective regional security.
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BMATT(CZ) offers a range of bespoke training drawn from the following core business:
- Training design management (TDM)
- Instructor training course (ITC)
- Junior command leadership course (JCLC)
- Multinational Peace Support Operations Training Course (MPSO)
- Marksmanship Coaching Course (MCC)
- Pre-Deployment Training (PDT)
- Senior officer briefing course (SBO)
BMATT(CZ)
This combined British and Czech team is located at Vyškov, within the Military Academy of the Czech armed forces, and has been in existence since 2000. BMATT(CZ) is a bilateral UK-Czech Defence Engagement organisation, composed of 18 UK and 5 Czech military personnel, with considerable training and administrative support provided by the Czech Army. BMATT(CZ) personnel are all high quality instructors with a wealth of operational experience from major theatres of conflict.
The team’s mission statement is:
As a bilateral UK-Czech Defence Engagement organisation, BMATT(CZ) provides military training and training assistance, mentoring and advice to international partners in order to build resilience to state threats, develop the capacity of armed forces and contribute to collective regional security.
Training is delivered in 2 ways:
First, throughout the year at Vyškov, BMATT(CZ) conducts a series of instructor training and personal development courses. This is multinational training, conducted in English, with a typical instructor training course being 4 weeks in duration and consisting of 30 students from between 11 to 15 countries. Command and leadership is a core theme, with courses to training instructors to teach practical military skills, to lead in a tactical environment and to train staff in key planning procedures within a multinational HQ (all underpinned by the theme of multi-national cooperation). Some 300+ officers, warrant officers, soldiers, marines and police officers of all ranks are trained at Vyškov each year.
Second, each year BMATT(CZ) deploys small teams known as BMATT Deployed Teams (BDT). A typical deployment is for 4 weeks, to selected countries, to provide a range of training assistance and advice (as requested by the host nation’s MOD).
The aim of these BDT is to contribute to regional security through the delivery of tactical level training to partner nations (drawn from Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans and the Caucasus).
All training is provided free of charge, less a small food and accommodation charge for students from NATO countries attending Vyškov courses.
BMATT(CZ) Vyškov based courses
Student information regarding Vyškov based courses:
The following courses are conducted and based at the Military Academy in Vyškov:
- Senior Officer Briefing
- Officer Command & Leadership Course
- Junior Command & Leadership Course
- Instructor Training Course
- Marksmanship Coaching Course
Senior officer briefing (SOB)
The aim of the SOB is to brief senior military delegations from individual partner countries on the multinational training courses conducted at Vyškov and on the range of bilateral assistance and advice that BMATT(CZ) provides via its BMATT(CZ) Deployed Teams, in order to further develop BMATT(CZ) engagement with each partner country.
Number per year: 5 to 8 briefings per year
Duration: 1.5 days
Maximum course loading: 8 personnel accompanied by the UK DA
The SOB can be delivered in the host partner country if required.
Officer Command & Leadership Course (OCLC)
The aim is to develop the command and leadership skills of Junior Officers primarily at OF-1/2 level.
Suitable for: OF1-OF 3 with OF1/2 being the most desirable. Nominations will also be considered for SNCOs selected for commissioning.
Number per year: 2 courses per year
Duration: 4 weeks
Maximum course loading: 30 students per course
Junior Command & Leadership Course (JCLC)
The course aims to develop the command and leadership skills of junior commanders in order to better prepare them for planning and conducting operational training within their own unit.
Suitable for: OF1, OR4, OR5, OR6
Number per year: 2 courses per year
Duration: 4 weeks
Maximum course loading: 30 students per course
Instructor training course (ITC)
The aim is to provide instructors with the necessary techniques to train conscripts contracted soldiers and professional soldiers in conventional military skills.
Suitable for: OF1, OR4, OR5, OR6
Number per year: 6 courses per year
Duration: 4 weeks
Maximum course loading: 30 students per course.
Marksmanship Coaching Course
To develop the military education and training of Senior and Junior Non Commissioned Officers so they have the ability and knowledge to improve their units’ Marksmanship standards.
Suitable for: OR5, OR6 and OR7
Number per year: 2 courses per year
Duration: 2 weeks
Maximum course loading: 30 students per course
Vyškov based courses for 2024 to 2025 are as follows:
| Ser | From | To | Duration (weeks) | Code | Title | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 Jan 24 | 09 Feb 24 | 4 | ITC-2401 | Instructor Training Course | 30 |
| 2 | 25 Feb 24 | 22 Mar 24 | 4 | ITC-2402 | Instructor Training Course – Žatec Czech Republic | 30 |
| 3 | 21 Apr 24 | 17 May 24 | 4 | JCLC-2401 | Junior Command and Leadership Course | 30 |
| 4 | 26 May 24 | 07 Jun 24 | 2 | MCC-2401 | Marksmanship Coaching Course | 30 |
| 5 | 09 Jun 24 | 21 Jun 24 | 2 | MCC-2402 | Marksmanship Coaching Course | 30 |
| 6 | 01 Sep 24 | 27 Sep 24 | 4 | JCLC-2402 | Junior Command and Leadership Course | 30 |
| 7 | 06 Oct 24 | 01 Nov 24 | 4 | ITC-2403 | Instructor Training Course | 20 |
| 8 | 10 Nov 24 | 06 Dec 24 | 4 | ITC-2404 | Instructor Training Course | 12 |
| 9 | 12 Jan 25 | 07 Feb 25 | 4 | ITC-2501 | Instructor Training Course | 20 |
| 10 | 23 Jan 25 | 21 Mar 25 | 4 | ITC-2502 | Instructor Training Course | 30 |
BMATT courses handbook 2024 to 2025
BMATT Deployed Teams (BDTs)
BDTs tasks are a key part of the unit’s mandate and some 66% of our time and workforce resources are dedicated to this vital defence engagement work.
A typical BDT comprises an officer or WO as team leader and up to 4 OR6 or OR7 as instructors. All will have recent operational experience or have come from employment in key training posts. Wherever possible, this team is reinforced with BMATT(CZ) trained instructors serving with the host nation and normally the target audience will be potential instructors. Ideally the host nation instructors will have attended a BMATT(CZ) course at Vyškov although frequently this requirement is met by their having been trained on an earlier BDT. ‘Train the trainer’ is the key to an effective cascade of best practice and that is what BMATT(CZ) instructors strive to achieve.
BDT deployments during 2024/25 are planned to:
- Albania
- Armenia
- Bulgaria
- Georgia
- Kosovo
- Moldova
- North Macedonia
- Romania
- Uzbekistan
Assignment to BMATT(CZ)
UK and Czech military personnel interested in serving with BMATT(CZ) should contact the Chief of Staff:
Chief of Staff
BMATT(CZ)
VÚ 1970
Víta Nejedlého
Vyškov 682 01
Czech Republic
Telephone: +420 703 121 896 Email: cos@bmattcee.moduk.cz
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