The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), Ghana – sponsored by Germany – will run a two weeks Maritime Security and Transnational Organized Crime Course.
The Gulf of Guinea is an unbroken coastline which stretches from Cape Verde in West Africa to Angola in Central Africa. It holds huge economic potential for the fishing, shipping and maritime industries for many countries in West Africa. The recent discovery of off-shore hydrocarbon deposits in countries such as Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Senegal also makes the region of great strategic importance. However, over the past ten years, the area has increasingly become a hotspot for maritime insecurity with its associated trans-national organized criminal activities.
For instance, in 2011, the Gulf of Guinea had become one of the most dangerous spots for criminal activities at sea and by 2012 it surpassed that of the Gulf of Aden as the region with the highest number of reported piracy attacks in the world. This is especially alarming as the area is the main transit hub and facilitator to the region’s rapid economic growth and also a huge hub for global energy supplies with significant quantities of petroleum products consumed in Europe, North America and Asia transiting this waterway. The Gulf of Guinea waters also attracts illegal, unregulated and/or unreported fishing with 40% of the regions estimated catch projected to be in this category. Notwithstanding all these, the latest figures from the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) in 2017 reported 180 incidents of piracy and armed robbery at sea globally, the lowest in 22 years. The report indicates that though the figures for maritime insecurity may be low, there are still areas of concern and the need for increased efforts.
Maritime insecurity and Transnational Organized Crime Networks hamper national development and erode international maritime security. They also create instability and foster breeding grounds for additional criminal activities, while negatively affecting at-risk youth and potentially enabling terrorist networks. For most countries in Africa, limited maritime capacities remain a challenge for law enforcement agencies. This course thus seeks to build or enhance the capacities of maritime security actors and other relevant stakeholders in critical issues pertaining to maritime security and transnational organised crime.
The two-week Maritime Security and Transnational Organized Crime Course is designed by and conducted at the KAIPTC to expose participants to relevant and current skills, expertise and best practices in the domain maritime security and transnational organized crimes within the broader African context in general and West Africa specifically. The course facilitation team will be composed of resource persons from Training Institutions in Africa and abroad, NGOs, Peacekeeping Practitioners, as well as academia among others.
The overall aim of the course is to train security sector actors in the domain of maritime security and explore its potential links to transnational organized crimes. The security sector actors will be trained and updated on the newest trends and issues in the rule of law regarding maritime security and transnational organized crime in Africa generally, and West-Africa specifically. The course also aims to establish and foster regional cooperation and coordination between individuals and institutions engaged in maritime security and transnational crimes.
At the end of the course, participants are expected to be equipped with;
Set at the operational level, the course targets a mixed group of middle level security sector practitioners from the following:
The selection process will strive to achieve gender balance of participants as much as possible.
The course is planned to cover the following modules:
To complement the classroom work, there will also be an educational tour to the following places:
The problem-based learning approach will be used in the delivery of the ten-day residential course. Participants will play active roles in the learning process under the supervised guidance of a team of experienced facilitators. The course content will thus be delivered using a combination of tools such as; lectures, case studies, small group work exercises and simulation among others. The course will be conducted in both English and French.
Interested applicants are requested to kindly fill and submit an online application form. To access to the application form, click here.
Cost of travel, accommodation and feeding for participants will be covered by the KAIPTC. (sponsored by German Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Mrs Marylyn Agblor
Training Coordination Officer
Tel. 00 233 (0) 302 718200 Ext. 1012
Fax. 00 233 (0) 302 718201
Email: marylyn.agblor@kaiptc.org
Email: training.coordination@kaiptc.org
Cdr Solomon Asiedu-Larbi
Course Director
Cell: +233 (0) 244260313
Email: Solomon.Asiedu-Larbi@kaiptc.org
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 2 July 2018
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ENGLISH (Texte en français ci-desssous)
KAIPTC COVID-19 Special Guidelines for International Course Facilitators and Course Participants travelling to KAIPTC:
1. Kindly read the Ghana Government, the KAIPTC COVID-19 General and Special Guidelines for International travellers carefully and be advised accordingly (click here to read);
2. It is mandatory to upgrade your health insurance to cover expenses for possible COVID-19 quarantine and treatment.
3. The cost of the three (3) COVID-19 PCR tests up to a total of USD 450 – will be reimbursed for participants of sponsored KAIPTC courses. The tests comprise one before embarkation to Ghana, one at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) and the final test prior to departing Ghana. All receipts are required for reimbursements to be made.
4. Course participants accommodated at KAIPTC are required to stay on-site during the entire duration of the course.
5. Neither the Ghana Government, the Ghana Ministry of Defence, KAIPTC, the Course Sponsor nor the organising country, can be held responsible in any way for further costs arising out of a positive COVID-19 test or a COVID-19 infection.
FRANÇAIS
KAIPTC COVID-19 Directives spéciales pour les animateurs et les participants aux cours internationaux qui se rendent au KAIPTC :
1. Veuillez lire attentivement les directives générales et spéciales du KAIPTC COVID-19 à l’intention des voyageurs internationaux et en tenir compte (cliquez ici pour lire – uniquement en anglais) ;
2. Il est obligatoire d’améliorer votre assurance santé pour couvrir les frais d’une éventuelle quarantaine et d’un traitement COVID-19.
3. Le coût des trois (3) tests PCR COVID-19 – jusqu’à un total de 450 USD – sera remboursé aux participants des cours parrainés par le KAIPTC. Les tests comprennent un test avant l’embarquement pour le Ghana, un test à l’aéroport international de Kotoka (KIA) et le test final avant le départ du Ghana. Tous les reçus sont nécessaires pour effectuer les remboursements.
4. Les participants aux cours hébergés au KAIPTC sont tenus de rester sur place pendant toute la durée du cours.
5. Ni le gouvernement du Ghana, ni le ministère de la défense du Ghana, ni le KAIPTC, ni le sponsor du cours, ni le pays organisateur ne peuvent être tenus responsables de quelque manière que ce soit des coûts supplémentaires résultant d’un test COVID-19 positif ou d’une infection COVID-19.
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KAIPTC receives ear-marked and non-earmarked funding from its development partners. In some instances, it receives technical support on specific projects and programmes. The institution welcomes additional financial and technical support from development partners. Please contact the following persons/departments:
The Director,
Policy, Planning Monitoring and Evaluation.
Email: ooc.ppmed@kaiptc.org
Le KAIPTC reçoit des fonds affectés et non affectés de ses partenaires de développement. Tout soutien financier supplémentaire des partenaires de développement est la bienvenue. Veuillez contacter les personnes ou départements suivants:
La Directrice,
Département des politiques, de la planification, du suivi et de l’évaluation
Email: ooc.ppmed@kaiptc.org