UTILITY OF GENDER IN PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS COURSE
| Duration: | 1 WEEK |
| Iterations |
06 JUN 2022 - 10 JUN 2022,
15 MAY 2023 - 19 MAY 2023 |
| Course structure: |
RESIDENT
NATO APPROVED |
| Classification: | NATO UNCLASSIFIED |
| ePrime Reference Number: | ACT.653 |
| ETOC Course Code: | GEN-GO-21324 |
| ETF Course Code: | PSOTC.WSSC.3 |
Course Description
The course was developed in order to increase awareness and provide a conceptual understanding of gender issues in the security sector. It has a particular focus on Peace Support Operations (PSO) and how peacekeepers/PSF should understand women’s needs and their role as actors within the society they are tasked to protect.
Course Aim
The Course will provide participants with an understanding of gender perspective in the security sector and in Peace Support Operations, as well as Prevention of Sexual Violence in Conflict.
Learning objectives
- International and national frameworks and guidelines related to gender Mainstreaming in PSO
- Gender perspective and its implementation through all phases of PSO
- Impact of CR-GBSV on a mission and mitigation measures
Course Participants
- The Course is designed for NCOs and officers including all services, police and civilians
- Up to 50 national and international participants
- Participants should have following standards of proficiency in English (as described in STANAG 6001): 2, 2, 2, 2
Remarks
The Course is delivered by national and international instructors and subject matter experts, both military and civilian. The course is conducted in cooperation with Faculty of Political Science and under supervision and assistance from Nordic Centre for Gender in Military Operations (NCGM).
Application Deadline
30 days before the start of activity.
Prerequisites
PRE-READING MATERIAL
- None
ADVANCED DISTANCE LEARNING
A pre-course recommendation for this Course is that student finishes ADL 169 – “Improving Operational Effectiveness by Integrating Gender Perspective (JKO New Version)” on NATO Partnership for Peace Consortium Advanced Distributed Learning Website. The student is expected to present the printed ADL Course Certificate to the Course Admin at PSOTC during the in-processing phase.
REMARK: PSOTC is not the owner of the prerequisite material. It is located on the third parties websites and all regulations and procedures applied can be found on their websites. In order to get the access to the referred course it is mandatory to create an account on the JADL portal. Please, refer to the Course catalogue (page 6 – 8).
