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GPOI UNSOC: Global Peace Operations Initiative
(GPOI) United Nations Staff Officers Course
The Center for Civil-Military Relations (CCMR) offers a custom-designed
Expanded International Military Education and Training (E-IMET) course
entitled "United Nations Staff Officers Course," exportable on demand to
all IMET recipient countries. The purpose of the course is to prepare and
train staff officers from the Captain–Lieutenant Colonel or the civilian
equivalent for service in United Nations Multi-national Headquarters or
within US contingents that conduct Peace Support Operations (PSO). The course
will meet current standards of performance established by the United Nations
and include best practices from training being conducted by other
peacekeeping Nations. Specifically the training will address the most
recent changes in the environment, which will influence the staff officer
assigned to a multi-national, coalition headquarters within the context of
a United Nations, coalition of the willing or regional peace operation.
Given the potential of varying skill levels of officers from various
participating nations, the proposed Staff Officer training program represents
a master menu, which defines all aspects of possible training. Training can
be tailored according to each nation's particular needs to provide a consistency
of approach, with all nations achieving a common level of staff interoperability.
The program will establish baseline staff skills necessary to operate within a
UN, coalition or regional peacekeeping force headquarters. These staff
skills constitute the foundation of a credible PKO response and the skills
are critical to operational effectiveness.
The key objectives of the course are to provide instruction and technical
assistance to:
- Introduction to a UN / Coalition type of Mission staff system as
a common basis for the performance of peace operations staff duties.
- Co-operation and co-ordination within the staff, between the
military staff and different civilian components and with parties
involved in the conflict.
- Operational principles and procedures of UN and regional
Peace Support Operations.
- Knowledge of UN conflict control operations, especially: use
of UN peacekeeping tactics and techniques,
Use of force, Rules of Engagement (ROE), legal aspects of peace operations
- Co-operation and co-ordination with UN Agencies, International
Organizations and NGOs
- Code of Conduct
- Political, social, cultural, religious and other factors
influencing operations in mission areas
- Liaison, negotiation and mediation
- Security Issues and force protection
- Human Rights responsibilities
Priority is placed on combining education and practical application
in the form of theoretical presentations and small group staff exercises.
Course procedural and implementation guidelines along with take-away
references for independent national course development, are provided
to the country's defense leadership, for further developing national
Staff Officer education and training capacity, and to the ODC/SAO as
a status report on the recipient country improved PSO capability.
Course objectives are achieved through rigorous application of
problem-solving techniques with emphasis on working with military
officers and civilian counterparts in a group setting. At the end
of this course, the recipient country will be better prepared to
provide trained mid-career military officers and civilian officials
for service as UN Staff Officers. Participants will understand
the relationship of national military training to the UN Standardized
Training Modules 2-1 (UN Officer Common Training) and 2-4
(UN Staff Officer). Moreover, the recipient nation's peacekeeping
training staff will better understand how to adapt UN staff officer
training programs to meet changing operational requirements.
MASLS
In-Residence Course: Course is conducted in Monterey, CA
MASL #P179045
National Mobile Education Training (MET): Course is conducted at
national peacekeeping training center(s) for a single country.
MASL #P309103
Regional Mobile Education Training (MET): Course is conducted at
national peacekeeping training center(s) for multiple countries.
MASL #P273013
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