Course Purpose
The Gender Field Advisor Course is a basic one-week course designed
to train individuals as a first step towards the function of Gender Field Advisor. The course provides an overview of the operational and tactical levels for all kinds of military and/or SSR operations, as well as staff exercises.
A Gender Field Advisor is the commander´s or the head of mission’s strongest resource in the implementation of gender dimension into planning, execution and evaluation of an operation.
Learning Objectives
Main focus will be on:
- Knowledge and background of UNSCR's 1325 and 1820 and gender perspectives in operations.
- General Orientations of experiences and Lessons Learned from previous operations with Gender Field Advisors.
- Methods, policy and best practises.
- Case Studies.
- Co-operation with other actors internal and external (NGO's, IO's) in order to integrate UNSCR 1325, 1820 and gender dimensions into the daily work.
- Ability to establish co-operation and to handle challenges in the work of fully integrating UNSCR 1325, 1820 and gender dimensions into operations.
- Integration of gender dimensions into the Operational Planning Process (OPP) (planning, execution and evaluation).
- Gender as an operational tool.
- Code of Conduct
- General knowledge about Gender in relation to UN-, EU-, NATO- and OSCE documents, policies, directives.
Please note that the course fee for the GFA is 9 000 SEK
GFA I: 21 - 30 March 2012
GFA II: 15 - 24 August 2012