The purpose of these courses are to provide cultural awareness and language training using gaming technologies along with other innovative methods.

These are web-based courses on JKO that delivers one customized course of instruction which is based on the specific area of deployment and the specific area of interest selected by the learner. Learners are tested on their level of knowledge and must pass with a score of 100% in order to graduate and receive their certificate of completion.

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VCAT Courses

United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM)

VCAT Horn of Africa
VCAT Horn of Africa 2.0 focuses on the countries of Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mauritius, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and provides a basic introduction to Swahili focused on the missions of Humanitarian Assistance and Senior Leader Engagements.
VCAT Northern Africa
VCAT Northern Africa focuses on the countries, regions, and languages that comprise the area known as Northern Africa. It is a web-based course on JKO that delivers sixteen customized courses of instruction, each based on the specific area of deployment and the specific area of interest selected by the learner.
VCAT West Africa
VCAT West Africa focuses on the countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo within the context of humanitarian assistance and senior leader engagement missions.

United States Central Command (USCENTCOM)

VCAT AFPAK
The purpose of this course is to provide cultural awareness and language training using gaming technologies along with other innovative methods. VCAT AFPAK focuses on the countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan; and provides a basic introduction to Dari, Pashto, and Urdu focused on the missions of Humanitarian Assistance and Leader Engagements. It is a web-based course on JKO that delivers a customized course of instruction which is based on the specific area of deployment and the specific area of interest selected by the user. Users are tested on their knowledge and must score a passing grade in order to graduate and receive their certificate of completion.
VCAT Arabian Peninsula
VCAT Arabian Peninsula focuses on the countries of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen; and provides a basic introduction to Gulf Arabic focused on the missions of Providing Humanitarian Assistance, Leader Engagements, and Training with Host Nation Military.
VCAT Central Asian States
VCAT Central Asian States focuses on the countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan; and provides a basic introduction to Russian focused on the missions of Humanitarian Assistance, Leader Engagements, and Training with Host Nation Military.
Camel in desert scene.
VCAT Levant focuses on the countries of Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, and Iraq; and provides a basic introduction to Modern Standard Arabic focused on the missions of Humanitarian Assistance, Leader Engagements, and Training with Host Nation Military.

United States European Command (USEUCOM)

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The purpose of this course is to provide cultural awareness and language training using gaming technologies along with other innovative methods. The VCAT Ukraine focuses on the country of the Ukraine. It provides a basic introduction to Ukranian and Russian focused on the missions of Supporting Leader Engagements, Training with Host Nation Military, and Studying Abroad in Eastern Europe. It is a web-based course on JKO that delivers a customized course of instruction which is based on the specific area of deployment and the specific area of interest selected by the user. Users are tested on their level of knowledge and must score a passing grade in order to graduate and receive their certificate of completion.

United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM)

Image of an alleyway of shops lit by lanterns, with "VCAT Japan" on the left, logo for Virtual Culture Awareness Trainer Japan
The purpose of this course is to provide cultural awareness and language training using gaming technologies along with other innovative methods. VCAT Japan focuses on the country of Japan, and provides a basic introduction to Japanese focused on the missions of Humanitarian Assistance and Leader Engagements. It is a web-based course on JKO that delivers a customized course of instruction which is based on the specific area of deployment and the specific area of interest selected by the user. Users are tested on their knowledge and must score a passing grade in order to graduate and receive their certificate of completion.
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The purpose of this course is to provide cultural awareness and language training using gaming technologies along with other innovative methods. The VCAT Republic of Korea focuses on the country of the Republic of Korea; and provides a basic introduction to Korean focused on the missions of Social Gatherings, Participating in Leader Engagements and Training with Host Nation Military. It is a web-based course on JKO that delivers a customized course of instruction which is based on the specific area of deployment and the specific area of interest selected by the user. Users are tested on their level of knowledge and must score a passing grade in order to graduate and receive their certificate of completion.
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The purpose of this course is to provide cultural awareness and language training using gaming technologies along with other innovative methods. VCAT South Asia focuses on the countries of Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka; and provides a basic introduction to Hindi focused on the mission of Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief. It is a web-based course on JKO that delivers a customized course of instruction which is based on the specific area of deployment and the specific area of interest selected by the user. Users are tested on their knowledge and must score a passing grade in order to graduate and receive their certificate of completion.
VCAT Southeast Asia
VCAT Southeast Asia provides maritime and mainland oriented missions within the countries of Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippine Islands (Maritime) and Vietnam and Thailand (Mainland).
VCAT Taiwan
VCAT Taiwan focuses on the countries of Taiwan and China and provides a basic introduction to operationally focused Mandarin Chinese.

United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM)

 VCAT Hispaniola
VCAT Hispaniola focuses on the countries and languages of Haiti (Haitian Creole) and the Dominican Republic (Latin American Spanish).
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VCAT Caribbean provides missions within the countries of Curacao, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados, Suriname, Guyana, Bahamas, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, St Lucia, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic.
VCAT Central America
VCAT Central America focuses on the countries of Costa Rica, Panama, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua, and provides a basic introduction to Latin America Spanish focused on the missions of HADR, CTOC-I, CTOC-SMEE SLE, as well as the topic of BPNC.
Andean mountains and valleys
VCAT South America focuses on the countries and languages within the Andean Ridge and Southern Cone regions.