WHAT IS BILC?

The purpose of BILC is to foster cooperative professional support and to extend support to NATO within the field of language proficiency, language training and education, and language testing.

Mission

To promote and foster interoperability among NATO and PfP nations by furthering standardization of language training and testing, and harmonizing language policy. BILC supports the Alliance through the exchange of knowledge and best practice, IAW established procedures and agreements.

Vision

To achieve levels of excellence where progress made by one is shared by all.

BILC has the following responsibilities:

  1. The dissemination of information on developments in the field of language training to participating countries.
  2. The convening of an annual conference and a professional seminar during which participating nations review the work done in the co-ordination field and in the study of particular language topics.

Upon request from NATO and nations, BILC has expanded its roles and responsibilities over the years to include advice on language proficiencies as defined in job descriptions and has initiated training and co-ordination within the field of language testing and included other languages than the official NATO languages.BILC has three component elements:

  1. The Members;
  2. The Secretariat; and
  3. The Steering Committee.

UPCOMING EVENTS

NATO BILC Conference
The Future of Military Language Training: Embracing Innovation, Adaptation and Collaboration
26-29 May 2025
Zagreb, Croatia

NATO BILC STANAG 6001 Testing Workshop 
Theme: TBD
1-5 September  2025
The Netherlands

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