Air Campaign Planning Formulation Training

Learning Outcomes

• Analyze strategic guidance and operational environment to define air campaign objectives and constraints.
• Design a comprehensive air campaign plan that integrates air, space, and cyber capabilities.
• Evaluate threat capabilities and friendly force readiness to allocate resources effectively.
• Apply joint planning processes and doctrine to formulate phased air operations.
• Demonstrate the ability to brief and defend an air campaign plan to senior decision-makers.
• Implement risk management and mitigation strategies within the campaign plan.

Target Audience

This course is designed for military officers, air force planners, and defense analysts involved in operational planning, as well as senior aviation managers in government or private sectors responsible for strategic air operations.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Practical sessions allow learners to apply air campaign planning concepts in simulated environments, including wargaming, ATO development, and plan presentation. These hands-on exercises reinforce theoretical knowledge and develop critical thinking and decision-making skills.

Practical Activities

• Practical 1: Wargaming and Centre of Gravity Analysis — Learners participate in a tabletop wargame to analyse centres of gravity, develop operational approaches, and test campaign plans against a scripted adversary. (12h)
• Practical 2: ATO Development and Mission Planning — Using a simulated air operations environment, learners create ATO inputs, allocate assets, and produce a complete air tasking order for a 24-hour period. (16h)
• Practical 3: Targeting and Collateral Damage Estimation — Learners conduct target development, validate targets, and perform collateral damage estimation using real-world scenarios and tools. (8h)
• Practical 4: Full Campaign Plan Development and Presentation — In groups, learners develop a comprehensive air campaign plan from strategic guidance to execution, then present and defend their plan to a review panel. (12h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.