Overview and background

• The course lasts one week,
• The course is taught in French and English,
• The course is open to military, civilian and police personnel of both sexes.

Course objectives

The aim of this introductory course (level 1) on Security Sector Reform (SSR) is to present the main strategies and practices used in SSR and to develop in participants the basic skills needed to carry out an assessment and start SSR programming.

Content: modules, topics and activities

• Introduction to Security Sector Reform,
• Mapping the security sector,
• Security Sector Reform and gender,
• Principles and characteristics of SSR programming,
• Conducting an SSR assessment,
• SSR programming in a post-conflict context,
• The role of civil society in SSR,
• Action strategy: implementing the programme,
• A whole-of-government approach to SSR.

Eligibility requirements

• Be medically fit to attend the entire course,
• This course is open to military personnel (major to general), police officers and civilians, men and women alike,
• Have a good command of French or English,
• Be likely to hold a post in a peace support operation in Africa.

How to register

Applications are made online, using this activity's form, between the opening date and the deadline (11:59 pm, Bamako time). An acknowledgement of receipt is sent by email.

Required documents

• the online application form, fully completed;
• a curriculum vitae (PDF or Word);
• the number of the Moodle certificate “Introduction to the Core Knowledge of Peace Operations”, when the form asks for it.