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received pre-deployment training
seem to have not improved too
much.
Training is an investment, but it is
also an obligation in terms of the
duty of care of sending States or
Organisations vis-à-vis their per-
sonnel. CSDP training related po-
licies are going in the direction of
rendering PDT a compulsory re-
quirement for actual deployment.
The responsibility put on the shoul-
der of the Head of Mission and
the Operation Commanders for
‘proving’ the trainingxiii is a cle- 6. EEAS, Implementing Guidelines for
ar indication in this regard. It is
about time to enable a virtuous cir-
cle between training and deploy- 7.
ment. Findings of analysis focused
on the impact of pre-deployment
trainings show that such training
plays a pivotal role towards effecti-
ve implementation of operations’
mandates. It is about time to move
towards a culture of learning.
Consolidated curricula already
exist for CSDP related pre-deploy-
ment training courses. It is impe-
rative that, under the auspices of
EUCTG, a harmonised approach
to pre-deployment training is im-
plemented, also based on already
existing successful experiences in
this realm.
8. ENTRi certifies training courses in the
1. General Secretariat of the Council,
EU Policy on Training for CSDP, 3 April
2017, 7838/17.
2. EEAS, Implementing Guidelines for
the EU Policy on Training for CSDP, 17
January 2017, 5199/1/17 REV.1.
3. CIVCOM, Terms of Reference for the
EU Civilian Training Group (EUCTG),
20 September 2018, 12312/18
4. General Secretariat of the Council,
EU Policy on Training for CSDP, 3 April
2017, 7838/17, para 26.
5. EEAS, Implementing Guidelines for
the EU Policy on Training for CSDP,
17 January 2017- 5199/1/17 REV 1,
para 17 (c). Compared to the defini- can be consulted at https://www.en- Studies of Pisa, Italy.
tion in force at the UN level, where mentCourseConcept.pdf
pre-deployment training “refers to ge- 10. The ESCD PDT course curriculum is
neric, specialized, and where appro- available at https://eeas.europa.eu/
priate mission-specific peacekeeping
sites/eeas/files/2017-068standar-
training that is based on United Na- dcurriculum-predeploymenttraining.
tions standards and takes place prior pdf
to deployment to a field operations” 11. Training Impact Evaluation missions
- hence the expression refers to all (TIMs) to measure the impact of EN-
types of training activities taking place
before serving in the field - PDT for TRi training on participants and their
working environment were among
CSDP missions is the formative activi- the tools the project used to evalua-
ty that takes place immediately before te its courses. Through qualitative
a deployment and focuses on specific interviews, TIEMs analye the impact
aspects linked to that tour of duty. See pre-deployment and specialization
DPKO/DFS, Policy om Training for all
trainings had on: capacity building;
United Nations Peacekeeping Person- the use of capacity by traines in a
nel, 1 May 2010, 2010.20, para 49. mission; the impact of the individual
using capacity built by ENTRi on her/
the EU Policy on Training for CSDP, his performance and in fulfilling the
17 January 2017- 5199/1/17 REV1
, para 18 (c) v) mission mandate. Info on TIEMs are
available at: https://www.entriforccm.
ENTRi is an initiative funded by the eu/resources/evaluation-toolkit/
European Commission (90%) and 12. CRETA A., di MARTINO A, NEMEDI
co-funded by its 12 implementing M, TAITTO P., Civilian and Military
partners under the lead of the Cen- Personnel of CSDP Missions and Ope-
ter for International Peace Operations
rations, European Parliament –EP/
(ZIF) in Berlin. The program began EXPO/B/SEDE/2016/02, February
in 2011 and is set to run until May 2017 - PE 578.035, p. 19.
2019. The total budget of the pro- 13. EEAS, Implementing Guidelines for
gram since its inception is 8 million the EU Policy on Training for CSDP,
Euro. The implementing partners are
from different Member States of the 17 January 2017- 5199/1/17 REV 1,
para 17 (c).
European Union and Switzerland.
ENTRi was created by the European
Union’s Instrument contributing to
Stability and Peace and is guided by
the European Commission’s Service
for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI),
which is co-located with the European
External Action Service. More info at:
www.entriforccm.eu
field of civilian crisis management.
A C³MC-label is awarded to courses
that meet established standards and
criteria for training civilian personnel
that are to be deployed to crisis ma-
nagement missions. The ENTRi cer-
tification system has been designed
to further enhance coherent and hi-
gh-level training activities in the field
of civilian crisis management. It offers
an objective evaluation standard and
allows training institutions to align
their courses with international stan- Annalisa Creta
dard, which are recognised by or-
ganisations and professionals at the
European level. Senior Research Fellow at the
9. The full course concept and program Sant’Anna School of Advanced
triforccm.eu/assets/pdf/Pre-Depoy-
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