The development and challenges of peacekeepers’ training possible ways of improvement “milestones” The past ten years of HDF PSTC Colonel Zoltán Apáti COM HDF PSTC 6 May 2015

“Peacekeeping is a soldier-intensive business in which the quality of troops matters as much as the quantity.” “Peacekeeping is a soldier-intensive business in which the quality of troops matters as much as the quantity.” Larry Wentz

“From Setting-up to Establishment” 1st October, 2000:1st October, 2000: –establishment of HDF 1st Light Cavalry Regiment; –establishment of Peace Support Training Centre within the framework of the regiment. Circumstances of establishment:Circumstances of establishment: –HDF PTC ceased to exist, and its tasks were moved to Szolnok; –international examples; –increased training demands; –USA programme for Peacekeeping training; –strengthened international efforts.

LEADING ORGANS (15) HQ (8) OPERATIONS (4) EXECUTIVE ORGANS (12) TRAINING SECTION (12) SUPPORT SUB-UNITS (9) BASE MANAGEMENT (6) IT SECTION. (3) SUPPORT SECTION (3) Filled positions: 13 Personnel: 36 “From Setting-up to Establishment”

Support of training events: –International Military Observers’ Courses (responsibility of HDF Joint Operation Centre); –support of American-Hungarian Medical Team and MEDIC training; –support of UN On Call List Course; –support of American-Hungarian PSYOPS course. Participation in driving and signal training of national observers and staff officers training. “From Setting-up to Establishment”

Advantages and disadvantages: –lack of our own training identity; –difficulties in creating our own training personnel; –training personnel not sufficiently trained in international terms; –logistics priorities (HDF 1st LCR and PSTC) the year of changes: –training ISAF medic teams; –USA donation for technical development; –infrastructure investment. “From Setting-up to Establishment”

27 May, 2004: –HDF Peace Support Training Centre as independent structural element; –under the direction of HDF Joint Operation Centre; –organization with – 41 pers.; –logistics support from HDF 25/88 Bn; –outstanding training infrastructure; –increased training staff in strength and quality (by 2006 full training staff) ”Milestones”

to train contingents, staff officers and NCOs and military observers taking part in peace support operations organised by international organisations and non-permanent military allies; to organise and carry out international military observers’ courses; to collect and process the experiences of personnel having taken part in peace support operations; to organise and implement professional conferences and seminars; to carry out language courses and courses of professional nature. Designation of HDF PSTC

Activities after establishment: –contingent training - UNFICYP, MFO; –training personnel selected for individual positions; –military observers’ training – Western Sahara, Georgia, Kosovo; –support of international training events: support of NATO operations courses; support of IMOC; US SOF MTT. Tasks of HDF PSTC

Subordination  Under command of HDF JOC  Under command of HDF LFC  Under command of HDF JFC On 28 September 2006 the President of the Hungarian Republic awarded unit color to the Training Centre. ”Milestones”

ENSZ akkreditáció: –2007. április április 16. a Nemzetközi Katonai Megfigyelő Tanfolyam első akkreditációja ;

”Milestones” ENSZ akkreditáció: –2011. augusztus augusztus 01. a Nemzetközi Katonai Megfigyelő Tanfolyam második akkreditációja ;

- 64 countries - More than 600 students (349 international – 285 Hungarian) International Military Observers’ Course

International cooperation European Association of Peace Operations Training Centres International Association of Peace Operations Training Centres

Finnish Defence Forces International Centre (FINCENT) Peace Support Operations Training Centre, Bosnia &Herzegovina (PSOTC) German Armed Forces United Nations Training Centre (GeUNTrgCentre) Centre For United Nations Peacekeeping, India (CUNPK) International Military Operations Training Centre, Croatia (IMOTC) International cooperation

The „enlargement” –2008. enlargement of strength: support of Special Operations training; –2009. modified tasks: introduction of International Special Operations Qualification Course; st ISFQC; SF training section abolished. ”Milestones”

Training staff officers, NCOs (Balkans, ISAF); NRF, MLF training; NTM-I (IRAQ) training; Pre-deployment training of personnel selected for NATO positions (since 2006); PRT key personnel training (since 2007); KAIA training (since 2008); BALKAN/ISAF – Staff officers Orientation Course and Pre-deployment Training (since 2009); HDF AMT, AAT training (since 2010); EUTM Somalia training (since 2010); ISAF HUN NSE, ISAF CSS training (since 2010); Peace operations basic training of officer cadets from NUPS (since 2010); Peace operations training of NATO Centre of Excellence for Military Medicine (in 2011); EUSEC RDC training (since 2011); EUTM MALI (since 2013); ”Milestones” - national training events

International Military Observers’ Course; UNFICYP key personnel training (since 2006); 2007 SOLIC I-II. Special Operations seminars; 2007 CTBTO conference; 2008, in the framework of ERC (Exercise Related Construction) the project of the Air Force of the Florida National Guard at HDF PSTC; 2008 „JACKAL STONE 2008” SO seminar; 2008 NATO SO orientation course; Training of Serbian personnel of UNFICYP contingent (since 2010); 2008 Special Forces Qualification Course – after 2010: International; 2013 N2-105 – ISAF commanders intelligence operations course; 2013 N2-115 – ISAF counterintelligence threat course; 2013 Junior Officer Development Program - NCO roles; ”Milestones” - international training events

- Between 2004 and 2014 on average 816 troops took part in training a year; - The biggest number so far was in persons; - From 2013 due to selection further increase in number of personnel Training development

Create an integrated training support system: Concept: –support entry requirement tests; –provide knowledge base; –collect real time information. The system covers the full spectrum of - Selection, - Training and - Lessons Learned. Ways of improvement

1 st phase Selection 1./1. Theoretical examination in the main and regional examination centres. 1./2. Language test and practical examination at HDF PSTC. 2 nd phase Training 2./2. tests, surveys in order to execute final selection. Full spectrum of mission specific tasks and execution Continuous feedback 3 rd phase Execution 3./1. real time information; 3./2. statistics; 3./3. „quality observations” to be worked out; 2./1. providing electronic educational materials Ways of improvement

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