Intelligence Support For Peace Operations (ISPO) COURSE (2024)
Peace Support Operations
Course Fee: The course is fully sponsored by the Swiss Government. Cost of travel (non-Ghanaians only), accommodation and feeding for participants will be covered by the KAIPTC. (The course is fully sponsored by the Swiss Government)
Terms and Conditions:
• The course will be conducted ONLY in English; • Every participant will have to prove adequate health insurance coverage, which should include Covid 19 before travelling to the Centre. Additionally, participants must have been vaccinated and possess a COVID-19 vaccination card. Those not vaccinated must be ready to undergo a PCR test if need be. KAIPTC will not bear any health or accident costs for any participant.
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Course Date/Duration |
3rd – 14th June, 2024 |
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Course Capacity |
30 participants |
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Target Group |
The principal target audience for this ISPO course will be predominantly:
a. Middle-level, AU and ECOWAS staff. b. Personnel from Governments, UN, Aid agencies, NGOs. c. Military and Police with some basic Intel-background. d. Target group to understand each other’s operational role better, and thus improve cooperation in collecting, assessing and preparing information for better management and decision making at operational levels of an international multi-stakeholder peacekeeping and peace building operation. e. Selection will strive to achieve gender balance of participants as much as possible; and nominating participants who are / will be serving in current West African UN Missions. |
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Course Language |
English |
| Application Deadline |
5th April, 2024 |
The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), Ghana – sponsored by Switzerland – will run a two weeks Intelligence Support for Peace Operations (ISPO) Course (2024).
Introduction…
The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre offers a two-week course on Intelligence Support for Peace Operations (ISPO) Course from 20th – 31st May, 2024. This course provides the opportunity for future or experienced actors involved in peace operations to enhance their own professional skills in Intelligence Management (IM), with a goal to enhance the effectiveness of African personnel engaged in future peace operations. Intelligence management in times of crises is a critical issue considering the number of peace missions that are currently ongoing in Africa. This course will also help with the creation of a roster of trained personnel able to fill IM posts in missions e.g. UN and related areas as well as the African Standby Force (ASF) at Regional levels.
Course Aim….
The aim of the course is to promote greater situational awareness through appropriate intelligence management methodologies in a multi-stakeholder environment in order to improve the quality of information provided to key decision makers in crisis operations, in order to enhance the effectiveness of those personnel engaged in future operations.
Course Rationale….
Intelligence Support for Peace Operations (ISPO) Course is designed to promote greater situational awareness through appropriate intelligence management methodologies in a multi-stakeholder environment in order to improve the quality of information provided to key decision makers in crisis operations
Course Objectives…
The main objectives of the course are to:
Objective week 1: To equip participants from civilian, police and military peace operations with intelligence skills and procedures to better support decision making and contribute to mission success.
Content: Conflict Analysis, causes and consequences; Information concepts; IM in Decision making process; Early warning; Intro to JMAC; Information Cycle from collection to evaluation.
Objective week 2: To train Participants in how to apply intelligence skills acquired in driving decision making and to assess participants understanding of, and ability to apply intelligence concepts taught in week 1.
Content: Information reporting, – writing and drawing conclusions; Information Preparation of the Area of operation including Simulation Exercise; country / area information study.
Target Group…
The principal target audience for this ISPO course will be predominantly:
a. Middle-level, AU and ECOWAS staff.
b. Personnel from Governments, UN, Aid agencies, NGOs.
c. Military and Police with some basic Intel-background.
d. Target group to understand each other’s operational role better, and thus improve cooperation in collecting, assessing and preparing information for better management and decision making at operational levels of an international multi-stakeholder peacekeeping and peace building operation.
e. Selection will strive to achieve gender balance of participants as much as possible; and nominating participants who are / will be serving in current West African UN Missions.
Training Methodology
Through a combination of lectures, simulation exercises, video/movie presentations, group work, role-plays, case study analysis, quizzes and discussions, the course seeks to enhance participant’s theoretical as well as practical understanding of intelligence skills and procedures to better support decision making and contribute to mission success. Participants are also to apply intelligence skills acquired in driving decision making and to assess participants understanding of, and ability to apply intelligence concepts taught. Participants will play active roles in the learning process under the guidance of a team of experienced facilitators. Following the completion of each module, participants will be encouraged to participate in, group discussions to further their understanding of the concept’s more nuanced arguments.
Modules/Content of the course
a. Conflict Analysis, causes and consequences.
b. Information concepts.
c. IM in Decision making process,
d. Early warning.
e. Intro to JMAC.
f. Information Cycle from collection to evaluation.
g. Information reporting, writing and drawing conclusions.
h. Information Preparation of the Area of operation including Simulation Exercise; country / area information study.
How to Apply
Interested applicants are requested to kindly click on the “How to Apply” button to kindly fill and submit the online application form.
Contact at KAIPTC
| For administrative issues | For course content issues |
| Mrs Marylyn Agblor
Training Coordination Officer Tel. 00 233 (0) 302 718200 Ext. 1012 |
Col Emmanuel Sampson
Course Director Tel.: 00233 (0)244519967 00233 (0) 302 718200 Ext. Email: emmanuel.sampson@kaiptc.org |