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 will be trained in :   At The end of the course, the student is subject to a diploma examination. In addition, some will go for advanced training at the commandos training centre (EFCIP) in Boghar. Para-commando units are basically 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 very advanced in all areas of individual and collective combat (close-combat, shooting, sabotage, camouflage, reconnaissance, parachuting, interrogation of prisoners, etc.).