[1] The Special Troops Training Center (CFTS), is located in the town of Biskra, 405 km south-east of Algiers.
Originally the CFTS was created under the supervision of the Special Troops Superior School (ESTS), however it became completely autonomous from January 1994.
It is devoted to the aptitudes enabling the djoundi (soldier) to accomplish the elementary acts of his speciality.
This school thus trains the future soldiers and corporals of the paratroopers commandos of the Algerian army.
The school has at its disposal:[1] Classrooms equipped with pedagogical means Instructional sketches and sectional material of various rifles, ammunition, grenades and instructional ammunition Various courses (combat, obstacle course, nautical, stress, psychological...) Several sports halls and multisports halls Replica of an aircraft for parachute jumping training Several exercise fields for practical combat training... Several firing ranges Transport vehicles Parachute jump simulator