Intelligence Support for Peace Operations Course (ISPO 21)

The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), Ghana – sponsored by Switzerland – will run a two weeks Intelligence Support for Peace Operations (ISPO) Course (2021).

KAIPTC INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR ADMISSION TO THE INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT FOR PEACE OPERATIONS (ISPO) COURSE (2021)

Course Outline

The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre offers a two-week course on Intelligence Support for Peace Operations (ISPO) Course from 3^rd – 14^th May, 2021. This course provides the opportunity for future or experienced actors involved in peace operations to enhance their own professional skills in Intelligence Management (IM), with a goal to enhance the effectiveness of African personnel engaged in future peace operations. Intelligence management in times of crises is a critical issue considering the number of peace missions that are currently ongoing in Africa. This course will also help with the creation of a roster of trained personnel able to fill IM posts in missions e.g. UN and related areas as well as the African Standby Force (ASF) at Regional levels.

Course Aim

The aim of the course is to promote greater situational awareness through appropriate intelligence management methodologies in a multi-stakeholder environment in order to improve the quality of information provided to key decision makers in crisis operations, in order to enhance the effectiveness of those personnel engaged in future operations.

Target Group

The principal target audience for this ISPO course will be predominantly middle-level, AU and ECOWAS staff, personnel from Governments, UN, aid agencies, NGOs, Military and Police with some basic Intel-background, to understand each other’s operational role better, and thus improve cooperation in collecting, assessing and preparing information for better management and decision making at operational levels of an international multi-stakeholder peacekeeping and peace building operation. Selection will strive to achieve gender balance of participants as much as possible; and nominating participants who are / will be serving in current West African UN Missions.

Course Content

• Objective week 1: To equip participants from civilian, police and military peace operations with intelligence skills and procedures to better support decision making and contribute to mission success.
  • Content: Conflict Analysis, causes and consequences; Information concepts; IM in Decision making process; Early warning; Intro to JMAC; Information Cycle from collection to evaluation.
• Objective week 2: To train Participants in how to apply intelligence skills acquired in driving decision making and to assess participants understanding of, and ability to apply intelligence concepts taught in week 1.
  • Content: Information reporting, – writing and drawing conclusions; Information Preparation of the Area of operation including Simulation Exercise; country / area information study.

Teaching Method

Presentations, discussions and Tabletop Exercises.

How to Apply

Interested applicants are requested to kindly click on the “How to Apply” button to kindly fill and submit the online application form.

Contact at KAIPTC