The SCO-250/SCO-300 Qualification Course is required for military and civilian personnel in SC-coded SCO functional area positions at the Practitioner (Security Cooperation Officer) or Expert level who are on first-time assignment to U.S. embassy-based U.S. Military Groups conducting security cooperation. The course provides students with crucial knowledge and skills for executing security cooperation and security assistance programs and activities with U.S. allies and partners to meet U.S. national security objectives. This 7-week instructor-led course is held at DSCU Headquarters in the National Capital Region. The Defense Security Cooperation Service separately schedules Foreign Affairs Counter Threat (FACT) training for those who require this training.