Visit of the Operation Commander of EUNAVFOR MED – operation IRINI, Rear Admiral Fabio Agostini at the ESDC
Thursday, 10 September 2020
The operation commander of EUNAVFOR MED – operation IRINI, Rear Admiral Fabio Agostini, visited the ESDC on 10 September. As a former CSDP High-Level Course participant, the Admiral was very interested in the course offer of the ESDC, in particular the on-line course and potentially also the pre-deployment training and orientation course. One of the
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The 1st PDT course under the German Presidency
Thursday, 23 July 2020
The Berlin based Centre for International Peace Operations (ZIF) runs the first training course under the German Presidency by conducting the second virtual Pre-Deployment Training (PDT) This PDT course conducted by the ESDC in cooperation with the German Centre for International Peace Operations (ZIF) was the second PDT course run in a virtual format. It
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ESDC introduces virtual pre-deployment training (PDT) in response to the corona-virus crisis
Tuesday, 16 June 2020
In view of the uncertainties currently facing the world as a result of the corona-virus, the ESDC, in close consultation with the CPCC, has decided to develop a virtual version of the monthly PDT course to fulfill its duty of care in the preparation of future mission/operation staff. To adapt the programme to the new
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Training-of-Trainers Course: 5 days of creative learning experience
Tuesday, 07 January 2020
5 days of creative learning experience and revelation of concepts such as Blooms Taxonomy – BOPPPS Model – VAK – Constructive Alignment – KSA* Following last year’s successful course experience, the Department for International Police Missions of the LAFP in NRW (Germany) repeated the “Training of Trainers” course in co-operation with the European Security
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Fine tuning of PDT in accordance with survey findings
Tuesday, 04 December 2018
The Brussels PDT, designed by the ESDC within the network of European training institutions and CPCC representatives, was tested as early as 2015 in a pilot phase and properly launched in the beginning of 2016. The ESDC is running 9 PDT courses per year in close co-operation with CPCC, MPCC, CMPD and other relevant actors
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