Mission

"...provide flexible language training for US personnel while offering English and strategic language instruction and expertise for NATO Allies and worldwide partners."

* Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England's 1 June 2007 memo, Subject: Functional Transfer of Foreign Language Training Center Europe

Vision

The "Go To" center for defense-sector advanced language training practices and expertise for NATO Allies and worldwide partners.

In 2016, PLTCE was designated a NATO Approved Education and Training Facility by the NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT) Joint Force Trainer. PLTCE earned this recognition by upholding the rigorous standards of NATO ACT quality assurance and successfully completing the NATO institutional accreditation process. The objective of the NATO ACT quality assurance effort is to foster standardized quality processes for curriculum development, instruction and school house operations that ensure courses delivered for NATO requirements meet high levels of excellence.

PLTCE’s English Department Courses for language teachers and testers as well as the online writing course for NATO staff officers have been certified as NATO Approved. This designation comes as part of the PLTCE accreditation status as well as through meeting the additional requirements of NATO ACT quality assurance.

The Partner Language Training Center Europe (PLTCE), a NATO Partner Training and Education Centre, offers advanced and specialized classroom instruction in Arabic, English, French, Persian-Farsi, and Russian to more than 400 US military and NATO/Partner attendees each year.

Included in this are faculty professional development courses in language testing and classroom instruction and assessment.

For additional information or questions, contact us via email: pltce [at] marshallcenter.org

Bureau for International Language Coordination

Bureau for International Language Coordination (BILC) is a consortium of NATO and Partner Nation defense language schools and national military language testing offices. It is NATO’s consultative and advisory body for all language training and testing issues. As custodian of the BILC NATO STANAG 6001 language proficiency guidelines, BILC leads standardization efforts for all NATO STANAG 6001 tests.
 
PLTCE has had a long-standing role in the BILC Secretariat. In addition, all of PLTCE’s English Department NATO-approved courses that focus on language testing and education are conducted on behalf of BILC and the standardization efforts for NATO STANAG 6001.

For additional information or questions, contact us via email: BILC [at] marshallcenter.org

A Partnership Training and Education Centre

Partnership Training and Education Centres (PTECs) are a global network of institutions offering courses and academic seminars to both civilian and military staff from NATO and partner countries. Their goal is to improve the professionalism of national personnel, increase international troop interoperability, and conduct education and training activities related to NATO partnership programmes and policies. Launched in 1999, PTECs are one of NATO's key tools for enhancing the stability and resilience of both Allies and partners.

• Launched in 1999, PTECs are one of NATO's key tools for enhancing the stability and resilience of both Allies and partners.
• PTECs are fundamental to NATOs 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 34 centres, with 18 centres based in 13 NATO countries and 16 centres in 14 partner countries.
  PTECs are actively engaged with other international organisations – including the United Nations (UN), the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU) – to address potential synergies in the field of training and education, such as the protection of civilians in armed conflict or gender policy.
• All centres are invited to present their activities as well as their training and education efforts during an annual PTECs Marketplace.