Course Purpose
The two-week preparation/training course is provided to enable correction personnel to function effectively in UN, EU or OSCE Peacekeeping Missions.
UNPriPOC is directed by the Swedish Prison and Probation Service
in co-ordination with SWEDINT
Learning Objectives
Main focus will be on:
- Introduction to UN, EU and OSCE Peacekeeping missions.
- Roles and mandates of significant actors in Civilian Crisis Management.
- Overview of the correctional system and its relation to the maintenance of peace and security, rule of law and good governance.
- International Human Rights Standards, Humanitarian Law and International Conventions related to the correctional service. Operational Practice and the new European Prison Rules. Key Principles and Best Practices.
- Security, first aid, stress management and debriefing.
- Cultural differences, social behaviour and communication.
- Strategies for developing effective partnership in field missions and Project Management.
- Training in Operational Practice in a Peacekeeping Field Mission setting.
- Field exercise.
General information
For further information and application, please contact the Swedish Prison and Probation Service Administration by e-mail utlandsgruppen@kriminalvarden.se
Telephone: +46 77 22 80 800 Facsimile: +46 11 496 37 88
UNPriPOC I: 5 - 16 March 2012
UNPriPOC II: 27 August - 7 September 2012