The ABIC Course, previously called the Total Army Instructor Training Course is a comprehensive core course that trains instructors to deliver battle-focused training in the Total Army School System. The Army Basic Instructor Course is designed for delivery in the traditional classroom setting.

The ABIC Course is a ten day, eighty (80) hour course designed to teach personnel selected as instructors how to prepare and present a quality training session. ABIC emphasizes learning by doing.

The Small Group Instructor Training Course (SGITC) is a TRADOC approved course that provides a standardized training support package for training Small Group Instruction (SGI). The course is designed to teach Instructors how to prepare and facilitate small group instruction through the conventional classroom or field environment. It provides the Small Group Leader (SGL) with the skills required for training using SGI methodologies, provides an overview of the requirement to conduct SGI, and meets the training standard for certifying small group leaders.