Training

Since its foundation in June 2002, the Center for International Peace Operations (ZIF) has been conducting basic training and specialization courses for civilian personnel in international peace operations and election observation missions of the United Nations (UN), the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the European Union (EU) and other international organizations. By training and preparing more than 1300 German and international civilian crisis management experts for their assignments in such operations, ZIF has substantially contributed to the German Government’s stated goal of strengthening national as well as international civilian crisis prevention, peacekeeping and peacebuilding capacities.

Its start-up phase completed, ZIF is now opening its training programs to national and international candidates from related fields such as development cooperation and humanitarian assistance.

ZIF seeks to further increase the number of international course participants, particularly from conflict states and from Africa, and will continue its close cooperation with European and international training institutions as well as the UN, EU and OSCE, whose headquarter and field staff regularly participate in ZIF trainings.

The following pages provide detailed information on the training objectives, target groups, selection criteria, course curricula, and training schedules.

 

updated September 2009