NATO CBRN EOD Incident Management Staff Officer Training 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                 

20 OCT - 24 OCT 2025
EOD COE, Trenčín, Slovakia
 

Aim:

The aim of the NATO CBRN EOD Staff Officer Incident Management Training is to train qualified personnel (EOD staff officers) in managing CBRN EOD incident up to brigade staff level during multinational operations and advising commander on chemical, biological and radiological explosive ordnance disposal and CBR IED matters.

Course objectives:

After successful completion of the course, the graduates will be able to:

  • apply CBRN EOD threat management including CBRN weapons.
  • advice commander on up to Brigade Staff level on CBRN Explosive ordnance disposal.
  • manage CBRN EOD Incident within the overall spectrum of EOD tasks.
Depth of knowledge:

Apply (on the basis of Bi-SC 075-7 Education and Individual Training Directive)

Course length:

5 days (4 days of theory, 1 day of practical exercise)

Iteration per year:
1
Seats per iteration:
16
Rank:
OF1 - OF4 or OR7 - OR9
Target audience:

EOD and CBRN staff officers or senior NCOs from NATO and Interoperability Platform Countries to be appointed during multinational deployments as officers at Combined Joint EOD Cell, Multinational EOD Coordination Cell, EOD Cell or as a National EOD Point of Contact.

Security classification:
NATO Unclassified
Prerequisites:
  • Language: English, desired level of standard language proficiency (SLP) is 2222 (in accordance with STANAG 6001)
Location:
NATO EOD COE, Trenčín, Slovakia
Course fee:

EOD COE  Sponsoring nations (SVK, CZE, POL, HUN, ROU): None
Non-EOD COE Sponsoring nation: 460 EUR per attendee

Partnership:

Major partners of this event are:

  • SVK National EOD and CBRN Centre in Novaky
  • Italian C-IED Centre of Excellence
  • CBRN battalion, Slovak Armed Forces
POCs:

Course Director:
MAJ Marek VLNKA, SVK-A
E-mail: marek.vlnka@eodcoe.org

Phone: +421 960 333 533 

Admin:
Mr Ján PLINTA
E-mail: jan.plinta@eodcoe.org

Phone: +421 960 333 552