Peace Trainings

Across Europe several EN.CPS organisations offer training courses with the aim of building up and strengthening civilian capacities for nonviolent peace interventions. On their own account, and through network co-operations, these organisations continuously work on raising quality standards for civilian peace work and for disseminating training expertise relevant for the establishment and implementation of Civil Peace Services. While training offers differ in format, length and content, within EN.CPS network members have agreed on an Agreement on Training Standards.

In addition, between 2005 and 2007 several EN.CPS organisations have participated in a partnership project called ARCA (Associations and Resources for Conflict Management Skills), funded through the EU Grundtvig programme. The aim of the ARCA project was to contribute to improving the quality, content and methodology of peace education and training in conflict transformation across Europe through the gathering of best practices, exchange of methods/curricula, development of resources and guides, and the establishment of a European-wide data-base of peace educators and peace education resources.

Forthcoming Trainings

New Online Selflearning Courses
Apart from the Academy's extensive training programme, they are now offering a variety of online learning units for self-study. Familiarize yourself with basic topics of conflict transformation such as Do no harm or the conflict transformation model of Diana Francis. All self-learning courses are available in German and English.
Access is free of charge. Organized by Akademie für Konflikttransformation (AfK)
On-going

List of Peace Trainings Academy for Conflict Transformation frequently organises peace trainings and we recommend you periodically check their website for forthcoming trainings.
On-going

International Civilian Peace-keeping and Peacebuilding Training Programme (IPT): Core Course
The Core Course aims at providing participants with the basic knowledge and skills required in post-conflict and crisis areas, independent of the specific function they will fulfill as experts in their own fields. All the modules should enhance desirable personal attitudes, stress the importance of active involvement in the host society and promote a reflective and critical approach with regard to the complex issues faced in peace-keeping and peace-building. Particular stress is put on the development of a co-operative attitude towards representatives and approaches of governmental and inter-governmental actors involved in peace-building, peace-keeping, development co-operation and humanitarian assistance as well as on the mainstreaming of a conflict- and gender-sensitive approach.
IPT is held three times a year . Organized by Austrian Study Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution (ASPR)

IPT Core Course
7-20 March 2010, Organized by ASPR Austria

SYSTEMIC PEACEBUILDING: Enhancing Effectiveness and Impact in Policy and Practice for Crisis Management and Prevention, Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding
Developed to bring together key experiences and best practices in systemic peacebuilding – including policy and strategic frameworks, conflict mapping tools, and peacebuilding lessons learned and best practices – the program is designed to improve quality and coherence of policy and practice, and enhance impact and effectiveness of peacebuilding, violence prevention, post-war recovery and stabilization on the ground.
15-17 March 2010, Organized by PATRIR Romania in London UK

IMPROVING EFFECTIVENESS AND IMPACT IN THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PEACEBUILDING PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES
The training programme takes participants step-by-step through a customized methodology designed to improve the design, development and implementation of their programs to increase the quality and impact of their work in conflict affected communities and countries. The programme transfers and develops together with participants effective tools which can be used both by themselves and their organizations in improving program design, program and project-based conflict mapping and analysis, strategic planning for peacebuilding and interventions in conflicts and crisis, and monitoring and evaluation of programs and impact.
18-19 March 2010, Organized by PATRIR Romania in London UK

Specialisation Course on Human Rights Monitoring and Protection
21 March - 2 April 2010, Organized by ASPR Austria

ADVANCED MEDIATION AND PEACEMAKING: Achieving Resolution and Transformation in Intractable and Complex Conflicts
Advanced Mediation and Peacemaking is specifically designed to address key issues and challenges in mediation for high-level policy makers, conflict parties, members of mediation and negotiation teams and professional mediators. As a five-days Advanced Certificate Programme, the AMP provides additional key space and time to go in-depth into the issues and challenges faced by mediation and negotiation processes, review case studies and lessons learned, develop practical tools that can assist in enabling effective mediation and peacemaking, and improve the design and support for mediation and negotiation processes.
17-21 May 2010, Organized by PATRIR in Cluj-Napoca, Romania

DESIGNING PEACEBUILDING PROGRAMMES (DPP)
DPP offers participants practical tools that can be used in their work. The methodology and format of the DPP enables participants to apply these tools directly to their programs and work in the field, customizing them for each participant and organisation. At the end, participants are provided with resource packs and access to a program specific web-site with all resources and materials from the program, including toolkits for each key aspect related to design, development, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and assessment of peacebuilding programs. These materials may be shared within participants’ organizations and with partner organizations, enhancing and broadening the impact and benefits of the program for your work.
24-28 May 2010, Organized by PATRIR in Cluj-Napoca, Romania

PEACEBUILDING, CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION AND POST-WAR STABILISATION, RECOVERY AND RECONSTRUCTION (PCTR)
PCTR brings together a global group of practitioners, deployable civilian experts and policy makers from UN agencies, governments, donors and national and international organisations and agencies, helping to enhance understanding, coordination and coherence in peacebuilding and post-war stabilisation and recovery, in the field and between policy and practice. The program will address key issues facing those working with conflict and help them to improve the practical quality of their work and approaches to peacebuilding in the field, enhancing coherence, effectiveness and impact.
18-22 October 2010 Organized by PATRIR in Cluj-Napoca, Romania

INTEGRATING GENDER AND PEACEBUILDING ACTION
The 5 days will provide structured and informal opportunities for dialogue and relationship building with colleagues from around the world, working in gender and peacebuilding – to expand your global network of collegial support and mutual learning. Through interactive working group processes and intensive group dialogue and debriefings, the participants will gain first hand experience in applying the tools and methods chosen for this programme and make steps to adapting them for your specific needs.
25-29 October 2010, Organized by PATRIR in Cluj-Napoca, Romania

PREVENTING POLITICAL AND ELECTORAL VIOLENCE
Politics is at the heart of many conflicts. From state failure and collapse to authoritarian regimes and political systems which are unable to represent or meet the needs of all sectors of the community / country, political factors are often driving / causal factors of armed conflicts and violence. Elections themselves are frequently ‘triggers’ – moments of heightened / intensified competition which may lead to increases in violence and possibly spark large-scale conflict. This programme draws upon operational and practical experiences in preventing political and electoral violence, using real case examples and identifying practical policy and operational instruments and options for improving prevention.
6-8 December 2010, Organized by PATRIR Romania in London, UK

EARLY WARNING, CRISIS PREPAREDNESS AND PREVENTION OF ARMED CONFLICTS This two-day intensive program designed for policy makers, aid and development workers, journalists, practitioners, and conflict specialists will provide a global overview of systems, tools and methods which can allow us to identify conflicts before they become violent (early warning) and successful lessons learned and policy options which can contribute to effective and comprehensive prevention. Concrete case-studies and examples will be used to illustrate lessons-learned and experiences in the field. Systems, tools and methodologies for early warning will be presented and reviewed, identifying strengths and benefits as well as shortcomings and challenges, and how these can be used by governments, national and international agencies, NGOs, local communities and the media to better identify conflicts, and escalating conflict situations and crisis, and prevent the outbreak of armed conflict.
9-10 December 2010, Organized by PATRIR Romania in London UK

CPS Jobs

Nonviolent Peaceforce is seeking Civilian Peacekeepers
NP Civilian Peacekeepers commit to two years in one of our field projects and/or to be available for such short-term assignments as reducing election-related violence or providing protective accompaniment for human rights defenders in vulnerable areas.

NP Peacekeepers are:

• Civilians, unaffiliated with any military organization;
• Nonpartisan and neutral regarding the conflicts in which they have a presence;
• Trained in proven nonviolent strategies for reducing violence;
• Unarmed at all times, without exception;
• Paid for their work.

Fill out the NP Application Form