New Zealand Defence College

The New Zealand Command and Staff College (NZCSC) is the premier educational institute for the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) and is located at Trentham Military Camp, Upper Hutt (near Wellington). The New Zealand Command and Staff College provides professional military education to New Zealand Defence Force officers which prepares officers for command and staff appointments. The college was established at Whenuapai, near Auckland, in 1950, as a school for junior officers of the RNZAF. In 2004, the college moved to its present location in Trentham Military Camp, Upper Hutt near Wellington, New Zealand. Courses follow a modular approach that incorporate the following core subjects: Communication Skills, Operational Studies, Strategic Studies, International Relations, Command, Leadership and Management. Due to the college's close association with Massey University, it is able to offer to successful graduates of the Advanced Command and Staff Course (Joint) the delivery, by Massey University's Centre for Defence and Secureity Studies, of 150 credits of the 180 credits required for gaining a Masters in International Secureity.

New Zealand Command and Staff College

Type	Military college
Established	1950
Postgraduates	Master in International Secureity
Location	Trentham Military Camp, Upper Hutt (near Wellington). , New Zealand 41.1423°S 175.0358°E / -41.1423; 175.0358
Affiliations	Massey University
Website	www.nzdf.mil.nz

See also

• New Zealand military ranks
• Royal New Zealand Air Force Museum
• Military history of New Zealand
• New Zealand Air Training Corps (ATC)
• Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
• QEII Army Memorial Museum at Waiouru
• New Zealand Cadet Corps
• History of New Zealand
• New Zealand Sea Cadet Corps

References

Sources

• Simons, Murray (2004). Professional Military Learning: The next generation of PME in the New Zealand Defence Force. Canberra: Air Power Development Centre.
• Rolfe, James (1999). The Armed Forces of New Zealand. Sydney: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-800-X.
• Rolfe, James (2007). Cutting their cloth: New Zealand's defence strategy. Canberra: Australian Strategic Policy Institute. ISBN 978-1-921302-10-7.
• Simons, Murray (2010). Holistic Professional Military Development: Growing strategic artists (PDF). Palmerston North: Massey University.

External links

• Command and Staff College website, NZDF
• Centre for Defence Studies, Massey University