Officer Cadet to General Staff Officer

The Zimbabwe National Defence University command ladder: from officer cadet training through regimental command to the general staff, with each promotion gate backed by a ZNDU qualification.

The journey

Officer Cadet

NQF ZNQF 5 · 18 months

Commissioning course with the Diploma in Project Planning and Management: military law, staff duties and planning fundamentals.

Lieutenant - Troop Commander

NQF ZNQF 8 · 4 years

First command appointment while reading the BSc Honours in Security and Disaster Management Studies.

Major - Staff Officer

NQF ZNQF 9 · 18 months

Formation staff appointment with the Master of Arts in Defence and Security Studies.

Colonel - National Defence Course

NQF ZNQF 8 · 11 months

Selection for the National Defence Course, ZNDU's senior command and strategic studies programme.

Brigadier-General - General Staff

NQF ZNQF 10 · 3-5 years

General staff and policy appointments, with doctoral research (DPhil) in defence and security.

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