COPD Planning for Space Planner
Bring space into the NATO operational planning process. An in-depth course on the Comprehensive Operations Planning Directive (COPD) for planners who deliver space input to operational-level planning.
COPD Planning for Space Planner
Next Course:
05.07.-09.07.2027
In Residence: Tallinn, Estonia
10 Participants: 1.650 € per Person +VAT
15 Participants: 1.390 € per Person +VAT
20 Participants: 1.250 € per Person +VAT
Distance Learning due to our E-Campus
750 € per Person +VAT
Mobile Training Team on request
Become the space planner every joint planning group wants at the table and register now.
About the course
Space planners are most effective when they speak the language of the joint planning group. This course walks through the operational-level planning process of the COPD step by step. At every step, it shows where and how space considerations shape the plan.
Participants work through a scenario as a planning team, from initial situational awareness to the concept of operations and the operation plan. They produce the space contributions a joint headquarters expects.
Who should attend
- Space planners in joint, component and national headquarters
- Staff officers preparing for planning posts in NATO structures
- Graduates of the Operation and Mission Planning course
Completion of Operation and Mission Planning or equivalent planning experience is recommended.
What you will learn
- Navigate the phases and products of the COPD at the operational level
- Contribute space expertise to mission analysis, including factors, centres of gravity and assumptions
- Develop space input for course of action development and wargaming
- Draft space contributions to the CONOPS and OPLAN, including the space annex
- Work effectively within a joint operational planning group