The Integrated Training Service (ITS), in cooperation with the United Nations Police Division (UNPOL) of the Department of Peace Operations and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), conducted the second and final certified instructor development course on the new UNPOL Specialised Training Materials (STM) for 16 participants, including six women, representing 11 Member States and UNITAR. The course was conducted with the support of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) of the United States Department of State.

The course was held at the UN Regional Training and Conference Centre in Entebbe from 7 to 18 March 2022. It aimed to certify participants who will deliver training of trainers courses together with ITS. It also strengthens the capacity of Member States to deliver UN-required police pre-deployment training in their national and/or regional police peacekeeping training institutions. The course was designed to familiarize participants with the new UN Police STM and to increase their knowledge and skills to better facilitate, deliver and evaluate these training courses.

The training covered soft skills training methodology, including the results-based learning process, lesson sequencing, communication strategies, giving and receiving feedback and classroom management, and other important topics highlighted in the STM. “The blending of community-oriented policing and intelligence-led policing with the Carana scenario made the lessons much more practical as delivered from a practical perspective by a wonderful team of facilitators,” said Prosper Kofi Oklu, a participant from Ghana.

The UNPOL Specialised Training Materials (STM) was developed as part of the UNPOL Training Architecture Programme to ensure its compliance with the Strategic Guidance Framework for International Policing (SGF) and other relevant UN guidance. The Programme consists of four projects and encompasses the development of a mandatory SGF online course, the creation of a web portal to host e-learning courses, and the development of new pre-deployment training materials for all UNPOL, as well as job-specific training courses for different categories of UN Police personnel. For more information, please visit https://police.un.org/en/un-police-training-architecture-programme