Pre-Deployment Course Horn of Africa
This intensive 3,5-day pre-deployment training course is designed for experts being deployed to the Horn of Africa region. The course is open to experts from institutions working in the area of civilian crisis management in the region.
The overall objective of this pre-deployment training is to create a common understanding of the assignment among all participants and prepare their deployment to the HoA region. While the training will put a great emphasis on Somalia, it will also cover issues related to Djibouti, Kenya and Sychelles. Accordingly, the training will cover the region’s cultural, societal and political context, regional and international actors involved in crisis management in the area of maritime security, the fight against piracy and the rule of law. The course will specifically address the EU CSDP mission building up phase in the region and also orientate on EU crisis management concepts and structures as well as strategic and operational challenges of the mission in the field.
At the end of the course all participants will have a common understanding of the EU’s policy strategy in the region, the current state of play, the importance of coordination with the IC and local actors, the mission’s mandate and a specific understanding of each their tasks and responsibilities.
The course is made up of the following four modules:
- Introductions and state of play Horn of Africa
- Actors in the Region and strategic challenges for EU Civilian Crisis Management
- Operating in the Theatre
- Practical exercises
By focusing on the challenges and realities of the mission build up, the course aims to equip the participants with the essential tools, knowledge and information necessary to implement the mission’s mandate to enable them to operate smoothly in the several areas of assignment.
Implementing Partners
Lead implementing body: Egmont Royal Institute for International Relations, Belgium
Other implementing bodies: Center for International Peace Operations (ZIF), Germany
Date and Location
3 - 6 September 2012; Brussels, Belgium
Registration Fee
Short-listed candidates will have to pay a registration fee of 100 EUR to secure their seat in the course.
Application
Please apply using the ENTRi database
Deadline: 28.08.2012; applications arriving later than 28. August will still be regarded if slots are available. The Course organisers encourage to early registration in order to provide a better service for the participants!
last Update: 22 August 2012
