NATO Codification System NCB College AC/135 Codification Training

Course for Managers and Directors Tuesday 18 - Thursday 20 June 2024

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Course for Codifiers and Logisticians Tuesday 25 June – Thursday 04 July 2024

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Important! Registration dead-line for both courses is April 15th, 2024

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Course for Managers and Directors 18-20 June 2024

The course is destined for managers and directors of logistics organizations concerned with materiel data, administrators of codification bureaus and logistics experts involved in codification data exchange either nationally or internationally.

Maximum numbers of students: 30
Duration: 18-20 June 2024
Language: English

Prerequisite: Study e-learning Course 1-6


Registration Fees

Government: 350 €
Non-Government: 1050 €

(By registering for this course, students agree to abide by NCB College Policy)

Course Agenda

  • Purpose and principles of NCS operations
  • Management of the NCS: AC/135’s role within NATO
  • Organisation of the AC/135, roles and budgeting
  • National responsibilities in codification processes
  • Tutorial for Directors of National Codification Bureau
  • Sponsorship of non-NATO Countries within the NCS
  • Interfaces with logistics systems
  • Compliance of national codification data
  • Applications and publications on codification
  • NSPA role in the NCS and support to the Nations

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Course for Codifiers and Logisticians 25 June - 04 July 2024

This course demystifies codification procedures and teaches how to apply them in realization of codification tasks. The theory of codification concepts is being explained and illustrated with practical cases of codification. The course provides comprehensive extension to the NCS course for Managers and Logisticians.

Maximum numbers of students: 30
Duration: 25 June - 04 July 2024
Language: English

Prerequisite #1: Study e-learning Course 1-7

Prerequisite #2: All students must bring over their own laptop in order to access course's materiel. Following registration, NSPA will email to registrants a specific form in order to provide Wi-Fi access during the course. NSPA cannot provide any laptops during the course.


Registration Fees

Government: 700 €
Non-Government: 2100 €

(By registering for this course, students agree to abide by NCB College Policy)

Course Agenda

  • Codification procedures and data elements: NSN, NCAGE.
  • Methods of item identification towards assignment of NSNs.
  • Rules for the international exchange of codification data.
  • National responsibilities in codification processes.
  • NSPA role in the NCS and support to the Nations.
  • Applications with the codification data and explanations on how to use them.
  • Maintenance of codification data elements: writing rules of reference.
  • Processing study of requests for codification.
  • Exercises in identification of item, use of references, and registration of user.
  • Measuring quality of codification data for compliance purposes.

The students will receive a detailed course programme with the study material on the day the course commences.

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About the Event

Codification uses a single 13-digit NATO Stock Number (NSN) to identify an item (or group of functionally interchangeable items) according to its form, fit and function. It enables global identification of materiel and spares allowing identifying replacements quickly. This method of cataloguing facilitates equipment interoperability, while reducing inventory and significantly simplifying the procurement process and associated costs.

This course provides comprehensive information about the NATO Codification System (NCS) and its added value to logistics processes. It comprises of two courses: the Course for Managers and Directors, and the Course for Codifiers and Logisticians.


Security

All non-NATO participants are requested to email copies of their passports to the AC/135 Secretariat at least 40 days before the course commences AC135secretary@nspa.nato.int. Failure to comply will result to non-admittance to NSPA premises. The original passports must be presented at the NSPA gate at the first day of the meeting in order to access NSPA premises.


COVID Information

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Program

Course for Managers and Directors Agenda

  • Purpose and principles of NCS operations
  • Management of the NCS: AC/135’s role within NATO
  • Organisation of the AC/135, roles and budgeting
  • National responsibilities in codification processes
  • Tutorial for Directors of National Codification Bureau
  • Sponsorship of non-NATO Countries within the NCS
  • Interfaces with logistics systems
  • Compliance of national codification data
  • Applications and publications on codification
  • NSPA role in the NCS and support to the Nations

Course for Codifiers and Logisticians Agenda

  • Codification procedures and data elements: NSN, NCAGE.
  • Methods of item identification towards assignment of NSNs.
  • Rules for the international exchange of codification data.
  • National responsibilities in codification processes.
  • NSPA role in the NCS and support to the Nations.
  • Applications with the codification data and explanations on how to use them.
  • Maintenance of codification data elements: writing rules of reference.
  • Processing study of requests for codification.
  • Exercises in identification of item, use of references, and registration of user.
  • Measuring quality of codification data for compliance purposes.
The students will receive a detailed course programme with the study material on the day the course commences.

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Location

NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) is a customer-funded agency, operating on a no profit - no loss basis. NSPA brings together in a single organization NATO's logistics and procurement support activities, providing integrated multinational support solutions for its stakeholders. In 2015, the NATO North Atlantic Council (NAC) approved changes to the Charter, marking the expansion of the Agency's capability scope and the inclusion of major, multi-national weapons system acquisition in our broad capability set.

Over the years, the Agency has expanded greatly its capability portfolio, creating competency in 5 main capability areas; Support to Operations and Exercises, Systems Procurement and Life-Cycle Management, Fuel Management, Strategic Transport and Storage, and Logistics Services and Project Management.

NATO Support and Procurement Agency NSPA
11 rue de la Gare
L-8325 Capellen
Luxembourg
www.nspa.nato.int

Transportation

Public transportation in Luxembourg is free for residents and tourists. This is the case for trains, trams and buses (RGTR, TICE, AVL). In other words, you don't need to buy a ticket anymore. The only exception are tickets and subscriptions for first class, which still have to be paid for. However, every passenger has to present a piece of identity if a conductor demands to see one.

Registrants have to self-arrange their transportation to the NSPA gate, where they will be picked up by NSPA personnel. The most preferred method is a train ride from the Luxembourg city central train station (Gare) to Capellen and then walk a 300 meter distance to the NSPA gate.

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Accommodation

Hotels secure room reservations if only visitor(s) provide hotels with a valid credit card number as a guarantee. Reservations that are not guaranteed by a credit card can be cancelled in case hotels are fully booked. In case of “no-show” or late cancellation, hotels will issue the associated invoice.

Your hotel reservation should be made through the NATO Hotel Reservation System Internet site at:

Course for Managers and Directors 18 - 20 June 2024

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During the reservation process use the password: 6X585YJJ

Course for Codifiers and Logisticians 25 June – 04 July 2024

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During the reservation process use the password: xHh5SQB4

Please note!
Please copy the aforementioned URL to your web browser and perform your reservation. We strongly recommend you to reserve accommodation prior 15 April 2024. After this date rooms which will not be reserved will be automatically released to the hotels. Finally, it is to be reminded that NSPA is not allowed to perform any accommodation reservations, these must be exclusively performed through the aforementioned web site or else individually.

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Terms and Conditions

The use of this web site constitutes agreement with the following terms and conditions:

  1. The Secretariat of this event (the "Secretariat") maintains this web site (the "Site") as a courtesy to those who may choose to access the Site ("Users"). The information presented herein is for informative purposes only. The Secretariat grants permission to Users to visit the Site and to download and copy the information, documents and materials (collectively, "Materials") from the Site for the User's personal, non-commercial use, without any right to resell or redistribute them or to compile or create derivative works therefrom, subject to the terms and conditions outlined below, and also subject to more specific restrictions that may apply to specific Material within this Site.

  2. The Secretariat administers this Site. All Material on this Site from the Secretariat appears subject to the present Terms and Conditions.

  3. Unless expressly stated otherwise, the findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed in the Materials on this Site are those of the various Secretariat staff members, consultants and advisers to the same Secretariat who prepared the work and do not necessarily represent the views of the Secretariat or its Parties.

  4. This Site may contain links and references to third-party web-sites. The linked sites are not under the control of the Secretariat, and the Secretariat is not responsible for the content of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site. The Secretariat provides these links only as a convenience, and the inclusion of a link or reference does not imply the endorsement of the linked site by the Secretariat.

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Contact

In case you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us or to send us a message using the contact form:


Address
Secretary AC135 NATO Codification
NSPA LB-LC

11, rue de la Gare
L-8325 Capellen
G.-D. Luxembourg


Email
ac135secretary@nspa.nato.int

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