1. Advanced Training on Security Sector Reform 10-14 July 2017

2. The course and the participants
Opening session
Introduction of IDCAF ISSAT
The course and the participants

3. What is ISSAT?
“ISSAT was established in recognition of the need to increase the capacity of the international community to support Security Sector Reform (SSR) processes, to enhance the effectiveness and quality of SSR programming, and to facilitate the coordination and coherence of the international community’s support for nationally driven SSR procedures” (ISSAT strategy)
ISSAT IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF DCAF, AND WAS ESTABLSHED IN 2008 TO PROVIDE PRACTICAL SUPPORT TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IN ITS EFFORTS TO SUPPORT SSR PROCESSES
ENHANCE THE EFFECTIVENESS AND QUALITY OF SSR PROGRAMMING AND TO
FACILITATE COORDINATION AND COHERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES’ ASSISTANCE TO NATIONALLY DRIVEN SSR PROCESSES
ISSAT was officially established in January 2008 within DCAF by a number of countries interested in developing the capacity of the international community to effectively deliver SSR assistance.
to assist Governing Board members to overcome gaps in capacity
to facilitate the coordination of international support to SSR and justice reform process and
to provide a resource for multilateral organisations, such as the UN, AU and EU, to access SSR and justice reform expertise.
to encourage and to support local ownership
to promote good practice among members as defined by the Paris Declaration and Accra Outcomes.

4. Membership
14 countries: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia, Switzerland, Sweden and the United Kingdom
5 multilateral observers: EU, OIF, OECD, OSCE, and the UN.
The African Union and the African Development Bank also attend Governing Board meetings.
ISSAT
Works through its Members at all times
ISSAT does not directly implement SSR programmes, it reinforces its members in their efforts to support security and justice reform
Pooled funding mechanism, allows ISSAT to be flexible, responsive and bureaucratically light
Aims to change behaviour of the international community in line with international commitments made in documents such a the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness and OECD DAC commitments on SSR.

5. ISSAT Capacity ISSAT core team – 21 Staff (18 nationalities)
Roster members and partnerships
Other DCAF Divisions, with thematic and regional expertise
Secondments from Members
The ISSAT core team is made up of senior SSR advisors, SSR advisors, a coordinator, a training coordinator, full time project officers and project assistants, and part-time interns. These core staff members bring experience from the development, diplomatic, defence, police and broader security domains, and come from a wide variety of countries :
ISSAT advisors add value to our Members’ teams by bringing good practice on methodology, substantive expertise and regional or country specific knowledge
Both practical and technical experience
80 countries

6. Course objectives
Build a practical understanding around the concept and key characteristics (1-2-3) of SSR, based on debate and discussions, exercises and case studies;
Enhance skills required for effectively support SSR programmes;
Examine various aspects of SSR including justice, police and defence reform and the linkages between these components;
Identify key lessons and latest trends from practical SSR experiences;
Engage in dialogue and experience sharing with fellow participants, facilitators and external experts.

7. DAY 1
DAY 2
DAY 3
DAY 4
DAY 5
Opening
Session 4
Security Module 1
Session 8 Justice Module 1
Session 12 Soft Skills : Effective Advising
Session Trends and challenges in supporting SSR
Session 1 Introduction 1: Concept, policy framework & contexts of SSR
Session 5 Security Module 2
Session 9 Justice Module 2
Session 13 Monitoring exercise.
Session 17
Trends and challenges in supporting SSR
Session 2 Governance & SSR I
Session 6
Exercise
Session 10 Exercise
Session 14
Evaluating SSR programmes
Wrap up, evaluation and conclusion
Session 3 Governance & SSR
Session 7 Exercise
Session 11 Soft Skills: Effective Advising
Session 15
Guest Speaker: Dan Silvey

8. Ground rules Be on time Respect others’ opinions
Switch off mobile phones
Share your experience
Intervene often but concisely
Chatham House Rules
Daily sharing of experiences- Volunteers for review at end of
day and recap at beginning of day
Exercise Ukraine,
Session 16/17, Presentations by participants

9. Knowing you Name and current position 1 expectation for the course
Experience in SSR