STANAG Guide
STANAG Guide
What STANAG 6001 is and how the SLP profile works
The definitive guide to NATO’s language exam: levels, skills and what the four digits of your SLP mean.
Blog
Learn about STANAG 6001
Guides, strategies and tips to prepare your NATO language exam, written by someone who prepares it every day.
Levels
Levels
SLP 2222: the level that takes you back home
For many postings and specialties, SLP 2222 is the key. I explain what will be required and how to get there.
Speaking
Speaking
The STANAG 6001 Speaking: how to face the interview
The part that scares people most. Structure, question types and the strategy to avoid going blank before the board.
Strategy
Strategy
Reading and Listening: strategies to raise your SLP
Time-management, skimming and scanning techniques applied to the real texts and audio of the exam.
Comparison
Comparison
STANAG vs Cambridge: which certification do I need
Two exams, two purposes. When you are asked for the SLP profile and when a lifetime certificate suits you better.
Writing
Writing
SLP 3 Writing: the errors the board penalizes most
Register, connectors and structure. The recurring mistakes that separate an SLP 2 from an SLP 3 in the written part.