Mentoring in Civilian Crisis Management

The main objective of the course is to convey the significance of successful mentoring and advising for the implementation of the overall mission mandate and to determine how mentoring schemes and processes can successfully contribute to local ownership of a host nation.

The challenge of how to integrate local knowledge and traditions into the transitional process - how to strike the proper balance - in the implementation of internationally accepted standards is tremendous and demands patience and subtlety from all partners involved. Successful mentoring can contribute to reducing the friction caused by these transitions.

The fact that gaining and holding the respect of local staff is a pre-condition to being accepted in the role of a mentor is addressed in the training and participants are introduced to tools and techniques in working with interpreters.

Furthermore, the dilemmas of “intrusive” peace-building measures and how they can affect and influence the relationship of a mentor and mentee are discussed. Sustainable capacity development requires a comprehensive, continuous and logical process that begins with strategic planning and is followed by assessment of capacity needs, planning for capacity development interventions and finally periodical monitoring and evaluation.

 

Implementing Partners

Lead implementing body: Center for International Peace Operations (ZIF), Germany.

Other partner implementing bodies: Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna (SSSUP), Pisa, Italy;

Folke Bernadotte Academy (FBA), Sweden.

 

Date and Location

18-23 May 2014; Berlin, Germany.

 

Registration Fee

This course is free of charge. Accommodation and board will be covered by ENTRi. Course participants will be responsible for covering their own travel to the course venue.

Please note that while ENTRi courses are primarily geared toward civilian personnel working in international crisis management missions, police and military candidates are welcome to apply. Please note that course participants from the military are required to cover their own expenses during the course, including accomodation, board, and travel costs.

 

Application

Please apply using the ENTRi database.

Please apply by 23 March 2014.

Applications received after the deadline will be considered only if slots are still available.The course organisers encourage early registration.