
The PDT is a final-cut briefing, providing participants with the latest information, instruments and policies to enable them to effectively contribute to the implementation of the mission mandate. The PDT does not substitute national training efforts, which remain the responsibility of Member States, as clearly indicated in the ‘EU Policy on Training for CSDP’ from April 2017.
The PDT course aims to increase the effectiveness of CSDP missions and operations and is designed to streamline the CSDP management culture to ensure that deploying personnel are equipped with the relevant knowledge and necessary skills.
The course also aims to enhance participants’ common understanding of EU values, CSDP mission functioning principles and the environment in which they will be placed, while instilling in them a sense of a common European identity and shared purpose for the civilian crisis management mission.
The PDT is run nine times a year in Brussels. It provides a unique opportunity for future mission staff to meet their mission/operation points of contact (PoCs) and to familiarise themselves with Brussels headquarters.