Pre-Deployment Afghanistan

Please note that this course has been CANCELLED.

TARGET GROUP

The course primarily addresses experts selected or nominated for missions in Afghanistan, however also experts looking to apply for a mission in Afghanistan in the near future can be considered.

COURSE VENUE

The course venues are located in Kuopio, Finland. The PD course is an intensive training and does not allow for other commitments during the course. Additionally, selected course participants must complete pre-course tasks with an estimated workload of 15 hours.

 COURSE CONTENT

The course consists of four elements

  • The first day looks at the context and environment. Topics such as cultural awareness and conflict dynamics in Afghanistan will be discussed. The soft skills needed in many civilian crisis management missions, namely monitoring, mentoring and advising, will be introduced.
  • The second day will look at the present day Afghanistan, the political context as well as the human rights and gender issues, and address the coordination and coherence of the international community and the role of EUPOL Afghanistan therein. Also the security sector reform in Afghanistan will be addressed.
  • During the third day, various missions and mandates of international organisations in Afghanistan will be introduced, including UNAMA and ISAF, while the EUPOL Afghanistan and EU civilian crisis management structures will be discussed in more detail. In particular, work in the justice and police sectors will be discussed. Moreover, the most common physical and psychological health issues relevant for personnel in international peace missions will be discussed.
  • The last day of the course looks at the security issues in the field and deals with the code of conduct.
AIM
By focusing on country-specific and function-specific issues the course aims to equip the course participants with the essential knowledge and information necessary to be active mission and team members and to operate smoothly in their respective area of assignment.

 

Implementing Partner

Lead implementing body: Crisis Management Centre (CMC), Finland.

Other partner implementing bodies: Centre for European Perspective (CEP), Slovenia.

 

Date & Location

25-29 January 2015. Kuopio, Finland.

 

Application

Please apply using the ENTRi database.

Please apply by 05 December 2014.

Applications received after the deadlinewill be considered only if slots are still available. The course organisers encourage early application.

In case of technical problems, please contact .

All enquiries regarding the course and practicalities should be addressed to .