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ESDC - Objectives  enhance the European security culture within the CSDP  to promote a better understanding of CSDP as part of the CFSP among civilian and military personnel  to provide EU instances and Member States with knowledgeable people familiar with EU policies, institutions and procedures and able to work efficiently on all CSDP matters  help to promote professional relations and contacts among training participants

CSDP High-Level SeminarHigh-Ranking Staff and Decision-Makers CSDP High-Level Course Senior Staff Level ESDC Training Concept ESDP Orientation Courses / Common CSDP Modules General (mid rank) Working Level ESDP Courses for Specialised Staff and Experts Specialist and Expert Level OC for National Audiences OC open to International Audiences OC-type course with focus on thematic, regional or horizontal issues Courses for i.a. PPI Staff, LEGAD, POLAD, SSR and others Alumni Seminar s ESDP Training delivered by Member States (for nationals only, open to participation of other nationals) Training material and IDL system support for all training levels, organised and co-ordinated through the ESDC IDL Support Joint Civil and military participation Training Audiences ESDC Training Activities

Current ESDC Training Activities Basic training activities CSDP High Level Course (annual course with 4 modules) CSDP Orientation Course (4-5 courses per year/~ one week) Specialised training activities CSDP Course for PPI staff (1 to 2 courses per year/2 days) CSDP High Level Seminar (2 days) Common CSDP Module (one week/ “European Initiative inspired by Erasmus”) CSDP Train-the-trainer Seminar (2 days) EU Basic Course on Security Sector Reform (3 days) EU Core Course on Security Sector Reform (10 days) CSDP Mission Planning Procedures Course (3 days / two courses per year) Course on EU Capability Development (3 days) CMCO – Civil Military Co-ordination in CSDP Missions and Operations (10 days) International Law for EU Military Legal Advisor (annual course with 3 modules) Peace Building Course (Pilot Project September 2010) Course on Non-Proliferation for senior officials Civilian Crisis Management Course Advanced Course for Senior Political Advisors working in the wider context of CSDP Training of Trainers for EU SSR in Support of Training for the EU SSR Pool of Experts Comprehensive Approach to Gender in Missions and Operations New Projects CSDP Senior Mission Leader Course (2 weeks) European Armaments Co-operation Training (Awareness Course and Experts Course) Other ESDC activities Annual Networking Conference on Training in the field of CSDP Alumni Events (former course participants) Courses providing an overview on the CSDP in a wider CFSP context Regional focus Press, Public Information Security Sector Reform Mission Planning Capability Development Civ-Mil Co-ordination LEGAD POLAD Civilian Crisis Management Peace Building Non-proliferation Gender and Human Rights Leadership training European Armaments Co-operation

ESDC – Training Record Since its creation in 2005, the ESDC has trained approximately 6000 civilian and military participants, coming from the 27 MS, candidate states and EU institutions Many courses are open for participation of third states and international organisations (so far ~400 participants) Current training capacity: to train ~ 1200 civilian and military in more than 30 training courses every year

Production of Training Material IN PDF FORMAT AVAILABLE ON THE ESDC WEB PAGE 2 nd Edition available

ESDC Network Members Security policy institutes, diplomatic academies and other civilian institutes Higher Defence Institutes and Universities Defence Academies and Colleges Other actors including different Ministries, national delegations in Brussels

Executive Academic Board list of training actors involved in ESDC activities (spring 2012) Royal Higher Defence Institute BrusselsPost Conflict Ops Study Centre TorinoPT National Delegation in Brussels Egmont Institute Int. Relations BrusselsCASD RomeNational Defence Institute Lisbon Royal Military Academy BrusselsMinistry of Defence NicosiaNational Defence University Bucharest Diplomatic Institute SofiaMinistry of Foreign Affairs RigaNational Defence College Bucharest National Defence Academy SofiaMinistry of Foreign Affairs VilniusMinistry of Defence Ljubljana University of Defence BrnoLUX National Delegation in BrusselsCommand and Staff School Begunje G. Federal College Security Studies BerlinNational Defence University BudapestSK Armed Forces Academy Centre Internat. Peace Operations BerlinNational Defence College BredaNational Defence College Helsinki Baltic Defence College TartuNetherlands Defence Academy The HagueCrisis Management Centre Helsinki Ministry of Foreign Affairs TallinnNational Defence Academy ViennaNational Defence College Stockholm Hellenic Defence CollegeASPR Stadt SchlainingFolke Bernadotte Academy Sandö Diplomatic Academy AthensMinistry of Defence ViennaNational Defence Academy Shrivenham Ministry of Foreign Affairs AthensAIES ViennaForeign Commonwealth Office London CESEDEN MadridAustrian National Delegation BrusselsEU Institute for Security Studies Paris IHEDN ParisNational Defence University WarsawEuropean Police College Bramshill/UK FR National Delegation in BrusselsPolish Institute for Int. Affairs WarsawCollege of Home Affairs Bucharest Irish National Delegation in BrusselsAcademy of National Defence WarsawGeneva Centre for Security Policy/GCSP Civilian institutes/actorsDefence institutes/actors

 overall guidance and co-ordination  representatives of the Member States  convenes in Brussels Steering Committee  implements training  ensures quality and coherence of training  representatives of the network institutes Executive Academic Board (EAB)  runs the network  assists the Steering Committee and the EAB  supports conduct of training activities  supports conceptual work Permanent Secretariat (currently within EEAS/CMPD) Project-orientated configurations of the Board Implementation Group « Erasmus Militaire » Security Sector Report (EU Pool of SSR Experts) Internet-Based Distance Learning (IDL) System Three-tier Structure established for the functioning of the ESDC as a network college

ESDC Network Institutes And ESDC Secretariat Co-operation between the Executive Academic Board and the EU Crisis Management Structures EAB Yearly Basic Evaluation (autumn) EAB Curricula Review and Revision (early spring) EAB Programming next Academic Year (before summer break) Conduct of Training And Evaluation (permanent) EU Crisis Management Structures New policies and concepts Lessons learnt from missions and operations

ESDC – New Council Decision establishes the ESDC  as a separate entity  with close links with the Unions institutions and relevant agencies  under the overall responsibility of the HR of the Union for CFSP  as a network college of civ & mil institutes  with the necessary legal capacity to fulfil its tasks and meet its objectives  with the Head ESDC appointed by the HR  with an annual contribution from the general budget of the Union (EUR )  with a new task, to provide support to the management of training in the field of conflict prevention and civilian crisis management

ESDC Secretariat - strength and working relations  runs the network  assists the Steering Committee and the EAB  Supports conceptual work  supports Brussels-based training activities Permanent Secretariat (closely linked up with EEAS/CMPD) Head of ESDC (EEAS) Training Manager (Co-ord) SNE Slovenia Training Manager (civ expertise) vacant Training Manager (mil expertise) vacant Training Manager (police expertise) (SNE Italy/selected) Training Manager (e-learning/IDL) SNE Austria Project Manager / Financial Administrator vacant Administrative and Financial Assistant (EEAS) National Network Institutes Points of contact Chairpersons EAB Course Directors Faculty members Other support Relevant EU Institutions and Agencies EEAS/CMPD (including offices) Other Services within the EEAS Services within the EP and Commission EU Institute for Security Studies in Paris European Defence Agency EU Satellite Centre … closely linked with and / or can rely on ….. External Training Actors GCSP Geneva DCAF Geneva NDC Rome internat. organisations third states institutes

“ERASMUS militaire” European Initiative to enhance the exchange of young military officers inspired by Erasmus - the Implementation Group (IG)  implements training  ensures quality and coherence of training  representatives of the network institutes Executive Academic Board (EAB) Project- orientated configuration of the Board Implementation Group « Erasmus Militaire » Security Sector Report (EU Pool of SSR Experts) Internet-Based Distance Learning (IDL) System Measures at European and national level to enhance the exchanges during the basic training of young European officers, including i.a. information on exchange opportunities, stocktaking report, compendium and newsletter – future: development of an IT platform common modules on CSDP and international issues recognition of training done at institutes of other Member States

Measures at European level Compare the training offered by the various colleges on the basis of national indicative lists of skills Create an IT platform Identify ways of dealing with administrative, legal and other obstacles to exchanges Develop and conduct common training modules on CSDP and other international issues Provide military academies access and use of the ESDC IDL system and enlarge the scope of available teaching material Develop an equivalence system for the military components of initial officer training; examine the possible use of ECTS Draw on the Erasmus programme to establish mechanisms to promote officer exchanges

Measures at national level Encourage Member States and their national colleges to make full use of the instruments and measures offered by the Bologna process Encourage national colleges to increase the mobility of military students and teaching staff among the Member States Encourage Member States to recognise the training which their officers have received at establishments in other member States Encourage the teaching of EU languages, in particular the teaching of a second foreign language, in order to extend the range of potential exchanges

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