United Nations Staff Officer Course (UNSOC)/United Nations Mission Planning Exercise (LGAN)

This training is run by the Command and Staff College of the German Armed Forces with the first and foremost objective to prepare staff officers at planning level for assignments in key functions with the United Nations. The course is UN certified and meets UN training standards and requirements.

In order to reflect the integrated nature of UN peace support operations, a limited number of places is made available to ZIF expert pool members, police officers and other civilian representatives in the field.

This realistic mixture of different organisational cultures is particularly valuable for the one-week map exercise (MAPEX) where participants will play key functions in a UN Mission HQ in a start-up situation. The participants will be given a role in their specific field of experience (Political Affairs, Military, Civilian Police, Humanitarian, Development etc.). The aim of the exercise is to develop a mission plan with all the main components: Political Action Plan, Military Concept of Operations, Police Concept of Operations, Elections, DDR, Development Plan and Logistics Support.

The LGAN – 11 UN Mission Planning Exercise is basically the same as the UNSOC training but embedded in a different military learning context. The LGAN exercise is part of a two-year staff officer course with approximately 120 participants.

Training Module:

• The UN System: Main Organs and Tasks;
• Functioning of the UN Security Council and Birth of a Mandate;
• The Strategic Environment of UN Peacekeeping Operations;
• UN Peacekeeping Operations, Structure and Components;
• UN Mission HQ and Force HQ, Structures and Chain of Command;
• The UN Logistics System;
• Medical Support and Planning Procedures, Stress Management;
• Principles for Civil-Military Co-operation in Peacekeeping Missions
• Rules of Engagement (RoE) and Code of Conduct;
• Integrated Mission Planning Process (IMPP);
• How to Deal with the Media?
• Military Operational Planning Process (MOPP);
• Tactical Elements of Peacekeeping;
• Force Generation for UN Peacekeeping Missions;
• MAPEX Exercise

Sample Program UNSOC

For more information on the United Nations Staff Officer Course (UNSOC)/United Nations Mission Planning Exercise (LGAN), including training dates, course fees and application process, please consult the ZIF Training Course Overview.