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IN DEPTH

Pre-deployment training for

CSDP missions developments

By Annalisa Creta training and, more in general, This short contribution gives an
at fostering harmonized training overview of the current CSDP Mis-
standards for increasing integra- sions pre-deployment training pra-
tion, inter-operability and effective xis in terms of the why, the who,
The (new) EU Policy on Training mission mandate implementation. the what and how of such formati-
for CSDP (The Common Security How this is going to be done or, ve activity.
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& Defence Policy – E.D.) and the better, how effectively this is going Pre-deployment training defined
related Implementing Guidelines to be made, largely depends on Paragraph 26 of the EU Policy on
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aim at creating an overall CSDP the role the EU Civilian Training Training for CSDP states that “[a]
Training Architecture and at ren- Group (EUCTG) will play in this ppropriate training is a manda-
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dering pre-deployment training regard and on the concurrent re- tory prerequisite of deployment.
systematic and compulsory, at bet- sponsiveness of member States. Pre-deployment training is instru-
ter synchronizing it with in-mission mental to the maintenance of a
“[a]ppropriate training is a man- common organisational standard
datory prerequisite of deployment. for all personnel and assists in
developing a common organi-
Pre-deployment training is instru- sational culture, it is linked to the

mental to the maintenance of a duty of care as well as ensuring
the accountability and credibility of
common organisational standard the EU, including through generic
standards of behavior and a code
for all personnel and assists in de- of conduct. Consequently, all staff

veloping a common organisational recruited for CSDP missions or
operations shall receive certifica-
culture[...] ted pre-deployment training as a
prerequisite prior to deployment”
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