european security and defence college contributing to imaf goals?
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European Security and Defence College
Contributing to iMAF goals?
Steering Committee
Steering Committee
Executive Academic
Board
Executive Academic
Board
Head ESDCHead ESDC
ESDC Secretariat
ESDC Secretariat
Civilian and military training institutes of Member States
ESDC StructureESDC Structure
© by Jochen Rehrl
Steering Committee Executive AcademicBoard 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 in a nutshell
- Embedded in the EEAS structures
- Council Decision 2013/189/CFSP
- Legal capacity
"Course participants shall be personnel
dealing with strategic aspects in
the field of CFSP and experts to be
deployed in CSDP missions or operations"
- Certificates signed by HR/VP
- Curricula certified by 28 EU MSs in close cooperation with relevant EU institutions
CSDP High-Level Seminar High-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
Training material and IDL system support for all training levels through the ESDC
IDL Support
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Training Audiences ESDC Training Activities
Main activities 2014-2015
• 66 activities in total– CSDP High-Level Course– 12 CSDP OC (and 2 reflection seminars)– 14 pilot activities
• Pre-deployment training for civilians• www.emilyo.eu: new version• Common modules as result of iMAF 2014
Main new activities 2014-2015
Vision (where to go)• High-quality courses
– objectively measurable learning outcomes– meeting a clearly identified training requirement
• Preserve and cherish network character• Relying on existing structures and automated systems• Access to training facilities in Brussels • A flexible organisation
– spread knowledge about CSDP – enhance a common security and defence culture– able to support EU Member States and Institutions– reach out to partners worldwide for mutual benefit
High-quality courses
The network• MS training institutes
– Civilian• Police• Diplomatic• Academic
– Military– Mixed
• EUISS
Partners• EDA• CEPOL• FRONTEX• GCSP• DCAF
ESDC in a pivotal role
ESDC - Objectives Council Decision 2013/189/CFSP
• to further enhance the common European security and defence culture within CSDP;
• to promote a better understanding of CSDP as an essential part of CFSP;
• to provide Union instances with knowledgeable personnel able to work efficiently on all CSDP matters;
• to provide Member States’ administrations and staff with knowledgeable personnel familiar with Union policies, institutions and procedures in the field of CFSP;
• to support Union partnerships in the field of CSDP, in particular partnerships with those countries participating in CSDP missions;
• to help promote professional relations and contacts among participants in ESDC training activities (‘participants’).
• to provide support to the management of training in the field of conflict prevention and civilian crisis management
How can ESDC support
…or was it the other way around?
• ESDC Objectives : ….to further enhance the common European security and
defence culture within CSDP;• The ESDC was tasked to implement the European
Initiative for the ESDC
But it is not a competition:we both contribute to the same goal
• The ESDC with its large network of training providers and with direct access to the EU Institutions can easily contribute to the aims of iMAF
• iMAF provides an excellent forum for discussion and supports the IG with its output
Conclusion