The International Peace Support Operation Cooperation Course Has Ended

Szöveg: Ilona Kelemen | 2018. december 2. 17:32

The 3rd Peace Support Operation Cooperation Course (PSOCC) ended with the presentation of the certificates, in the HDF Peace Support Training Centre, Szolnok, the 23rd November in Szolnok. The certificate recognising the qualification was presented by Colonel László Drót, the Commander of the Centre.

Soldiers and policeman trainees had arrived from eight countries for the two-week long course that began 12th November. Ten from the twenty-two participants of the preparation course came from abroad: Albania, Egypt, Greece, China, Macedonia, Pakistan and Spain delegated students, while ten Hungarian soldiers and two Hungarian policemen took part in the PSOCC.

During the English language training the students could acquire basic knowledge about the procedures of the UN, NATO, the European Union and the African Union peace support operations. They learned the different negotiation and co-operation techniques, the rules on humanitarian aid, and the basics of the co-operation with the different governmental and non-governmental organs, organisations. In the situational exercises, the students could apply their theoretical knowledge in practice, and then on the last two days of the course they could demonstrate their preparedness at the final exercise. The goal of the training is to prepare the participants to be able – among others – to establish and maintain relationships, to collect information, and to send this information in the form of a report, to the superior, and to those analysing the information, to execute the traditional communication officer’s tasks.

At the application Sergeant Major Ferenc Martonosi’s main motivation was to experience this form of international co-operation. "Also my goal was to see the peace support operations and their different aspects in a broader spectrum" – Sergeant Major added. Lieutenant Stela Brahaj came from Albania to the course in order to increase her knowledge. "Earlier I had no similar experience in such co-operation, just minimal. I learned how to co-operate with the different UN organisations, I gained an insight into their working methods" – the Lieutenant said.