A Comprehensive Approach to Gender in Operations – 23-27 February 2026, Slovenia

A Comprehensive Approach to Gender in Operations – 23-27 February 2026, Slovenia

24. 11. 2025 | POTC, PR

OPEN CALL FOR APPLICATIONS – deadline 9 January 2025

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POTC’s Gender in Operations 5-day training programme will be delivered in cooperation between the Peace Operations Training Center and the European Security and Defence College (ESDC). The residential part of the training will take place at Jable Castle in Loka pri Mengšu, Slovenia, from 23 to 27 February 2026, with individual e-learning planned before arriving to the training.

Purpose of the Training: The training aims to boost operational effectiveness by equipping participants with the knowledge and skills needed to integrate a gender perspective into CSDP and international missions and operations.

Target Audience: This program is tailored for up to 20 civilian experts, police officers, and military personnel—either currently deployed or preparing for deployment in international missions. Ideal participants include mid-level military officials, civilians (including police), and diplomats from EU Member States, EU institutions, and relevant agencies. It is also open to individuals from third countries who are involved in, or plan to join, CSDP, NATO, OSCE, or UN missions, or who are assigned to roles in fragile states.

The working language of the training will be English, and no translation services will be provided.

Attendance is free of charge for all selected participants (no tuition fee).
Sending authorities need to cover all costs for their participants’ travel and accommodation (including breakfast) during the residential part of the course.
During the training, POTC will cover the costs for:
– daily local transport (bus) between the designated hotel and the course venue;
– all costs connected with attending any social/cultural event;
– lunch, beverages and other refreshments provided during the training course at Jable castle.

More information can be found here.

Participants can apply only via the ESDC secure internet system ENLIST, by designated nominators, under https://esdc.europa.eu/enlist/login no later than 9 January 2026. A list with relevant ENLIST nominators can be retrieved from the ESDC website at https://esdc.europa.eu/nominators/. Registration will not be final until confirmed by the ESDC Secretariat and upon the confirmed participants’ completion of the requested personal data in ENLIST.

For any additional questions regarding the application procedure, please contact both Fernando Angelo at [email protected] or Dimitrij Pahor at [email protected].

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Drugo varnostno usposabljanje za diplomatsko osebje

Drugo varnostno usposabljanje za diplomatsko osebje

1. 4. 2025 | Peace and security, POTC, PR

Peace Operations Training Centre (POTC) v sodelovanju z Oddelkom za varnostno načrtovanja v Službi za varnost, nepremičnine in logistiko tudi letos organizira Varnostno usposabljanje za diplomatsko osebje. Usposabljanje bo potekalo v torek, 27. maja 2025 na Gradu Jable.

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Varnostno usposabljanje je namenjeno vsem profesionalnim diplomatom, ki jih RS napotuje v države z nizko stopnjo varnostnega tveganja in nimajo predhodnega znanja s področja zagotavljanja osebne varnosti. Po uspešno zaključeni udeležbi bodo udeleženci sposobni prepoznati različne varnostne grožnje, razumeti osnove varnostnih postopkov in protokolov na DKP, poznati osnove ravnanja v spremenjenih varnostnih razmerah na DKP in na poti, prepoznavati aktivnosti nadzora, uporabljati ukrepe za zmanjšanje varnostnih tveganj ter uporabiti ukrepe in metode za zmanjševanje stresa v visoko stresnih situacijah.

Ciljna skupina: diplomatsko osebje pred napotitvijo v tujino.

Udeležba na usposabljanju je zaprta za javnost.

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Gender Mainstreaming Course Successfully Brought to an End for the 5th Time

Gender Mainstreaming Course Successfully Brought to an End for the 5th Time

24. 3. 2023 | POTC, PR

The past week, POTC successfully organised the 3-day Gender Equality and Gender Mainstreaming in Peace Operations and Missions training course, which officially concluded on April 23. This was the fifth edition of the training under the auspices of POTC.

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Participants from Slovenia and elsewhere in Europe were engaged in a stimulating multi-day training course that aimed to inform and educate about gender equality and gender mainstreaming in international missions and operations.

The focus of the gender mainstreaming course was primarily on:

  • learning and understanding the concept of gender, sexual differences, biological and social determinants
  • knowing and understanding the different consequences and outcomes that gender identity and sexual orientation have on people living in conflict zones
  • getting to know the international legal framework that ensures gender equality in international operations and missions
  • learning about the concrete tools and approaches for gender mainstreaming in international missions and operations
  • practical mission knowledge from experienced trainers on the topic

The lecturers and participants all contributed to a fruitful and informative course that will hopefully impact peace operations and other areas of work in a positive and balancing manner. 

We wish to thank everyone involved and look forward to our next courses!

 

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