Time & venue 26 – 28 April 2022, Itä-Pasila, Helsinki, Finland Target audience Experts interested in short term observer (STO) positions in OSCE/ODIHR and/or EU election observation missions. Individuals with no previous election observation experience or with some election observation experience (for example one previous STO-deployment) are invited to apply. Due to secondment rules of […]

Course description HEAT is an intensive course aimed at training professionals to deal effectively with high-risk and emergency situations in hostile environments. The completion of HEAT is a prerequisite for any mission with the risk rating ’high’ or ’critical’. These missions currently include e.g. Central African Republic, Iraq, Libya, Mali, Niger, Somalia and South Sudan. […]

Course description The Civilian Crisis Management Experts’ Course is a concise basic course for Finnish experts who have previous international field experience in civilian tasks, and a refresher course for those who already are in CMC Finland’s roster (have completed basic training in civilian crisis management or have previously been seconded by CMC Finland) but […]

Course description The Basic Course prepares experts for deployment to UN, OSCE, or EU peace operations. The course supports the development of professional and personal skills required to successfully work in a peace operation or civilian crisis management mission. The curriculum includes interactive, practical exercises based on a scenario that reflects mission realities. The course […]

Course description The course presents an overall approach to tackling organized crime in host states by linking political and tactical levels, and providing a comprehensive list of examples and recommendations for each phase of the process. Doing so, it supports advisers and their missions and local counterparts in a range of circumstances. The course provides […]