Participants will be made familiar with the relevance of their respective professional expertise for international crisis management and stabilisation missions. They will have a better understanding of how their expertise will need to be adapted for use in a post-conflict environment while focusing on aspects such as local ownership and an active involvement of the host countries’ society.

Participants will also improve their soft skills, including inter-cultural communication, negotiation, and mediation techniques and gender awareness. All courses will aim at enhancing personal attitudes and promote a reflective and critical approach with regards to the complex issues of crisis prevention and confidence-building. Personal conduct will be given particular attention.

Candidates are considered who:

• Can demonstrate a professional link to the topic of the course;
• Have been selected to / contracted for an international crisis management mission;
• Have a very good command of the English language (or other(s) as appropriate).

ENTRi aims to cover 60 % of the course with participants already deployed or about to be deployed to international crisis management missions. In the selection process, ENTRi ensures that an appropriate gender and nationality balance is reflected in the pool of selected participants. Due consideration is also given to ensure participation of national mission staff, trainees from the Global South, and candidates nominated by EU Member States and other seconding nations.

The courses are co-funded by the European Commission and the ENTRi partners. The following costs are covered by the project:

• Full board and lodging.

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.