Specialisation Course - Mission Management, Administration and Support
The aim of this course is to provide training programmes in line with the needs of future field missions of the EU and a mix of staff that would be pre-qualified and ideally on stand-by for short-notice deployment.As with th e other specialization courses, this course is building on the training goals of the core course, aiming at deepening the knowledge and skills related to the management and support of field missions. It will not only provide skilled staff for future missions but also benefit ongoing EU field operations such as the EUPM in BiH. Taking into account the different categories of staff involved in the missions, the course will address not only technical and administrative experts but also middle and senior management staff. Therefore, the target group will comprise of participants with previous experience in these fields.
The overall objective of the Mission Administration and Support Course is to provide its participants with in-depth knowledge and skills needed to plan, set up and run small and larger-scale field missions. In addition, the course shall contribute to the creation of a similar management culture among future mission members who have different professional, organisational and cultural backgrounds, and a sense of common identity and purpose for EU mission support.
The course will consist of four main modules divided into different subject areas aiming at increasing participants’ and future field mission personnel’s operational awareness and handling of:
a) the planning of a field operation/mission
b) the set-up and implementation of field missions
c) a sustainable and efficient support and management of field missions.
The methodology is participatory and will include case studies, scenarios, group discussion and exercises. It is foreseen that senior staff from existing field mission (EU, UN, OSCE) will be available as resource persons. Moreover, the methodology encourages the creation of new knowledge and skills through the interaction that takes place between participants with diverse experience, professional skills, and national backgrounds.
The objectives of the modules are for participants to:
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Understand key aspects of the EU mission administration and support system from which they must perform specific functions;
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Know the EU guidelines for performing daily tasks;
Recognise roles and responsibilities of partners in the field both within and outside the EU system, thus facilitating co-operation among different international organizations.
