Parachute cadets are trained at the Special Troops Training Centre (CFTS) (for non-commissioned men) which is part of the Special Troops Superior School (ESTS) (which trains non-commissioned officers and officers) in
Biskra, where they are trained in: • Weapons handling: pistol shooting and automatic rifle, among others. • Fighting in urban, desert, and forest areas, among others. • Survival in hostile environments. • Sabotage and demolitions. • Skydiving. • Fighting with bare hands and knives (with handguns or throwing). • Close combat,
kuk sool won is taught to future parachutists. • Special operations techniques (reconnaissance operations, parachuting, patrolling inside enemy lines, intelligence gathering...). At the end of the course, the student is subject to a diploma examination. Some will go for advanced training at the commandos training centre (EFCIP) in
Boghar. Para-commando units are organized on the model of the
Russian Spetsnaz, and many officers and non-commissioned officers have undergone additional and specialized training in
South Korea,
China,
South Africa, the
United Kingdom, the
United States,
Italy,
Germany,
Russia, and
France. The level of training there is advanced in all areas of individual and collective combat (close combat, shooting, sabotage, camouflage, reconnaissance, parachuting, interrogation of prisoners, etc.). == Equipment and armament ==