iMAF 2014, Intervention by the HEAD of the ESDC, Hans-Bernhard Weisserth

Co-operation with International Organisations Comprehensive Annual Report (CART) EVALUATION DESIGN EU Training Programme (Schoolmaster) ANALYSIS Training Requirements CONDUCT EU & national training actors ESDC CEPOL Diplomatic Training ENTRi Member States United Nations (EU-UN Declaration) and other international entities OSCE NATO African Union EU TRAINING MANAGEMENT CYCLE

ESDC Objectives © by Jochen Rehrl to provide Member States’ administrations and staff, relevant EU institutions and agencies with knowledgeable personnel familiar with Union policies, institutions and procedures in the field of CFSP; to support Union partnerships in the field of CSDP to promote a common European security and defence culture; to promote networking among participants in ESDC training activities

CSDP High-Level SeminarHigh-Ranking Staff and Decision-Makers CSDP High-Level Course Senior Mission Leader Course Senior Staff Level ESDC Training Concept CSDP Orientation Courses / Common CSDP Modules General (mid rank) Working Level CSDP Courses for Specialised Staff and Experts Specialist and Expert Level Courses can have different focus on thematic, regional and/ or horizontal issues; also open to third states and IOs Courses for i.a. for LEGAD, POLAD, SSR, Gender Advisor and others CSDP Training delivered by Member States Training material and IDL system support for all training levels through the ESDC IDL Support Joint Civil and military participation Training Audiences ESDC Training Activities

Training Activity / Academic Year – CSDP High Level Course (HLC) CSDP Orientation Course (OC) Press Public Information Staff (PPI)AT CSDP Seminar on EU and AfricaFR European Capability DevelopmentFR Security Sector Reform (SSR)NL, FR Strategic Mission PlanningFR CSDP High Level Seminar for Decision MakersITA HLC Alumni SeminarSI Networking Conference under ESDCGE, FR Legal Advisor (LEGAD) Course (3 modules)AT CSDP Training Programme for SAPAT, DE, HU and SI Train-the Trainer SeminarBE Civil-Military Co-ordination (CMCO)SWE Gender Aspects in missions/operationsNL and ES Peace BuildingAT HL Seminar on Space Aspects in CSDPFR Political Advisor (POLAD) CourseSWE Non-Proliferation of WMDDE, FR and UK Cyber Security aspects in CSDPFR Aspects of Civilian Crisis ManagementFR DDR/SSRITA IDL – Stand-alone coursesSecretariat Senior Mission Leaders Course (SMLC)SWE European ForumAT Anti Piracy CourseFR European Armaments Co-operation (EAC)AT, EDA Eramus Militaire – CSDP Common ModulesPOR IDL System – Number of Autonomous Knowledge Units47711 Initiation of new types of Courses by the Member States

ESDC activities in support of … CSDP in general leadership policy fields specialised staff EU tools / programmes CSDP High Level Course CSDP Orientation Courses “Europa Forum” CSDP Common Modules other events CSDP High Level Course Senior Mission Leaders Course POLAD Courses LEGAD Course Gender Courses Other High Level Seminars / Workshops Non- Proliferation Space Policy Cyber Security European Armaments Cooperation Anti Piracy Civilian Crisis Management Strategic Mission/ Operation Planners Security Sector Reform Press, Public Information Staff Capability Development EU Pool of SSR Experts EU Partnerships In CSDP Exchange Programmes « Erasmus militaire » Participation of diplomats, police, other civilians and military from Member States and relevant EU Institutions in almost all courses contributes to an efficient implementation of EU’s comprehensive approach

ESDC activities in support of … CSDP in general leadership policy fields specialised staff EU tools / programmes CSDP High Level Course CSDP Orientation Courses “Europa Forum” CSDP Common Modules other events CSDP High Level Course Senior Mission Leaders Course POLAD Courses LEGAD Course Gender Courses Other High Level Seminars / Workshops Non- Proliferation Space Policy Cyber Security European Armaments Cooperation Anti Piracy Civilian Crisis Management Strategic Mission/ Operation Planners Security Sector Reform Press, Public Information Staff Capability Development EU Pool of SSR Experts EU Partnerships In CSDP Exchange Programmes « Erasmus militaire » Participation of diplomats, police, other civilians and military from Member States and relevant EU Institutions in almost all courses contributes to an efficient implementation of EU’s comprehensive approach SSR Board

ESDC activities in support of … CSDP in general leadership policy fields specialised staff EU tools / programmes CSDP High Level Course CSDP Orientation Courses “Europa Forum” CSDP Common Modules other events CSDP High Level Course Senior Mission Leaders Course POLAD Courses LEGAD Course Gender Courses Other High Level Seminars / Workshops Non- Proliferation Space Policy Cyber Security European Armaments Cooperation Anti Piracy Civilian Crisis Management Strategic Mission/ Operation Planners Security Sector Reform Press, Public Information Staff Capability Development EU Pool of SSR Experts EU Partnerships In CSDP Exchange Programmes « Erasmus militaire » Participation of diplomats, police, other civilians and military from Member States and relevant EU Institutions in almost all courses contributes to an efficient implementation of EU’s comprehensive approach Implementation Group

ESDC activities in support of … CSDP in general leadership policy fields specialised staff EU tools / programmes CSDP High Level Course CSDP Orientation Courses “Europa Forum” CSDP Common Modules other events CSDP High Level Course Senior Mission Leaders Course POLAD Courses LEGAD Course Gender Courses Other High Level Seminars / Workshops Non- Proliferation Space Policy Cyber Security European Armaments Cooperation Anti Piracy Civilian Crisis Management Strategic Mission/ Operation Planners Security Sector Reform Press, Public Information Staff Capability Development EU Pool of SSR Experts EU Partnerships In CSDP Exchange Programmes « Erasmus militaire » Participation of diplomats, police, other civilians and military from Member States and relevant EU Institutions in almost all courses contributes to an efficient implementation of EU’s comprehensive approach Generally, many ESDC courses are open to third states and international organisations. Special attention is given to countries that have signed or willing to sign a Framework Participation Agreement. Regular participation of Strategic Partners such as Ukraine, Russia, China and Japan Existing Partnership Programmes (one week CSDP Orientation preceded by an Internet-based Distance learning Phase and followed by a reflection seminar in one of the partner countries) Western Balkan Countries Eastern Partners (EaP) CSDP Seminars with particular participation of China (March 2013) and the ARF/ASEAN countries (March 2014)

Training Methods within the ESDC CSDP High Level Course (modular course with 4 residential modules, each one week) IDL Support lectures seminar/working groups study trips exercises / role play panel discussions case studies participant ’ s presentation CSDP Orientation Course (one week course on the basics of CSDP) IDL Support lectures panel discussions working group sessions case studies Specialised Courses on inter alia: Strategic Mission Planning and decision making Capability development Civil-Military Coordination Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management LEGAD POLAD Press, Public Information IDL Support lectures working groups case studies practical exercises role play

Executive Academic Board Executive Academic Board ESDC Structure Executive Academic Board ESDC Network Institutes And ESDC Secretariat EAB Yearly Evaluation and Update on new CSDP policies and concepts (each autumn) EAB Curricula Review and Revision (early spring) EAB Programming next Academic Year (before summer break) Conduct of Training and Evaluation EEAS Crisis Management Structures, Regional and Thematic Desks New policies and concepts Lessons learnt from missions and operations

Production of Training Material / Publications IN PDF FORMAT AVAILABLE ON THE WEB 2 nd Edition available CSDP Handbook (2 nd edition available) CSDP Handbook for Decision Makers Information Booklet on the functioning of the ESDC Network Information Booklet on the European Initiative inspired by Erasmus Regular Newsletter on possible Exchanges between Military Academies The European Military Higher Education Stocktaking Report 2010 The Compendium of the European Military Officers Basic Education 2011

ESDC – Training Record Since its creation in 2005, the ESDC has trained approximately 6500 civilian and military participants, coming from the 28 MS, candidate states and EU institutions Many courses are open for participation of third states and international organisations (so far ~500 participants) Current training capacity: to train ~ 1200 civilian and military in more than 30 training courses every year

iMAF 2014, Intervention by the HEAD of the ESDC, Hans-Bernhard Weisserth

Steering Committee Steering Committee Executive Academic Board Executive Academic Board Head ESDC Head ESDC Secretariat ESDC Secretariat Civilian and military training institutes of Member States ESDC Structure © by Jochen Rehrl Steering Committee Executive Academic Board Head ESDC ESDC Secretariat overall coordination and direction of the ESDC ensures the quality and the coherence of ESDC activities organisation, management ESDC activities; financial/administrative management of the ESDC assists the Head, provides support to the Committee, Board and the institutes

ESDC Secretariat ESDC Secretariat ESDC Structure ESDC Secretariat National Network Institutes, EU ISS Points of contact Chairpersons EAB Course Directors Faculty members Relevant EU Institutions and Agencies EEAS/Crisis Management Structures EEAS regional and thematic desks Services within the Council, EP and Commission European Police College European Defence Agency EU Satellite Centre External Training Actors GCSP Geneva DCAF Geneva NDC Rome internat. organisations third states institutes Head of the ESDC (EEAS/CMPD) Support to Committee and Board (Slovenia) Police Expert (Italy) Civilian Expert (Finland) Civilian Expert (Sweden) Military Expert (Cyprus ) IDL Course and Content Manager (Austria) Administrative/ Financial Assistant (EEAS/CMPD) Training Manager (SNEs)

Civilian and military training institutes of Member States ESDC Structure Network Institutes © by Jochen Rehrl Royal Higher Defence Institute BrusselsNational Defence University WarsawIHEDN Paris Netherlands Defence AcademyNational Defence Academy ViennaCollege of Home Affairs Bucharest Royal Military Academy BrusselsNational Defence Institute Lisbon Ministry of Defence Nicosia CESEDEN MadridNational Defence University BucharestDiplomatic Institute Sofia National Defence Academy SofiaISSMI / CASD RomeASPR Stadt Schlaining University of Defence BrnoFederal College Security Studies Berlin National Defence University BudapestCentre Internat. Peace Operations BerlinCrisis Management Centre Finland National Defence College HelsinkiFolke Bernadotte Academy SandöAIES Vienna Baltic Defence College TartuDiplomatic Academy AthensEU Institute for Security Studies Paris National Defence College StockholmEdward M Kennedy Institute MaynoothEuropean Police College Bramshill/UK Hellenic Defence CollegeEgmont Institute Int. Relations BrusselsGeneva Centre for Security Policy/GCSP Civilian institutes/actors Defence institutes/actors Illustration / Examples of Civilian and Defence Network Institutes