Third Personal Security Training for Diplomatic Personnel Successfully Concluded

Third Personal Security Training for Diplomatic Personnel Successfully Concluded

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Zaključeno tretje Varnostno usposabljanje za diplomatsko osebje.

POTC je v sodelovanju z Oddelkom za varnostno načrtovanje v Službi za varnost, nepremičnine in logistiko Ministrstva za zunanje in evropske zadeve 3. junija 2026 na gradu Jable uspešno izvedel Varnostno usposabljanje za diplomatsko osebje, ki se ga je udeležilo 55 oseb.

Usposabljanje je bilo namenjeno diplomatom Republike Slovenije, ki odhajajo na delo v države z nizko stopnjo varnostnega tveganja in še nimajo predhodnega znanja s področja osebne varnosti. Udeleženci so se seznanili z varnostnimi in zdravstvenimi pripravami na odhod, varnostjo diplomatsko-konzularnih predstavništev, ocenjevanjem varnostnih tveganj ter ravnanjem v spremenjenih varnostnih razmerah, vključno z relokacijo in evakuacijo.

Program je zajemal tudi teme varne uporabe javnega in zasebnega transporta, izbire varnega bivališča, skrbi za varnost družine ter ukrepanja v primerih AMOK dogodkov, nemirov, terorističnih napadov in kriminala. Poseben poudarek je bil namenjen prepoznavanju varnostnih tveganj, ustreznemu ukrepanju in poročanju o zaznanih grožnjah.

Usposabljanja ne bi bilo mogoče izvesti brez podpore Ministrstva za notranje zadeve ter policijskih predavateljev, ki so s svojim strokovnim znanjem pomembno prispevali k izvedbi programa.

S pridobljenim znanjem bodo udeleženci bolje pripravljeni na varno in odgovorno delovanje v diplomatskem okolju doma in v tujini.

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Second Edition of the Hostile Environment Awareness Training 2026 – Call for Applications

Second Edition of the Hostile Environment Awareness Training 2026 – Call for Applications

The Peace Operations Training Centre (POTC) of Slovenia and the European Security and Defence College (ESDC) are co-organising the “Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT)” training activity. The training will take place at the Gotenica Police Training Centre in Slovenia from Sunday, 27  September to Friday, 2 October 2026. Deadline: 10 August

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This training activity contributes to security and situational awareness, reinforces a safety and security awareness mindset, and develops confidence in hostile situations. In addition, the training provides guidance on individual and team behaviour to help deter, detect and react during and after threatening events, thus increasing the overall personal safety and security of the training participants while serving in hostile environments.

Up to 20 professionals with different backgrounds, working or aiming to work with national or international (non-)governmental organisations, academic or private sector, are eligible to apply for participation in the training.

The participants will join an experienced group of Slovenian and foreign trainers for a five-day intensive course in southwestern Slovenia. The training is designed to:

  • improve participants’ knowledge about multiple threats present in hostile field environments and learn how to deal with them in an effective manner,
  • rehearse and practice safety and security procedures according to specific threats,
  • develop skills and behaviours to deal with different stressful situations.

Activities of the Hostile Environment Awareness Training include e-learning prior to the in-person training, lectures, guided discussions, role-playing, simulations, and a complex field training exercise. Trainees will address deployment in hostile environments (threat awareness, management of various threats, etc.), medical care, orientation, communications, mobility, etc.

Applications must be submitted via the ESDC’s secure online system, ENLIST, by designated nominators at https://esdc.europa.eu/enlist/loginTo apply, a national nominator must first add you to the system, so please contact your nominator as the first step. A list of ENLIST nominators is available on the ESDC website at https://www.esdc.europa.eu/training-and-education/list-nominators_en.

The deadline for submitting the application is 10 August 2026. The selection of participants is done by POTC and ESDC after the deadline, and both selected and unselected applicants will be notified.

You can find all the information regarding the registration process and the training delivery here.

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Tretje varnostno usposabljanje za diplomatsko osebje

Tretje varnostno usposabljanje za diplomatsko osebje

Peace Operations Training Centre (POTC) v sodelovanju z Oddelkom za varnostno načrtovanje v Službi za varnost, nepremičnine in logistiko Ministrstva za zunanje in evropske zadeve tudi letos organizira Varnostno usposabljanje za diplomatsko osebje. Usposabljanje bo potekalo v 3. junija 2026 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.

Udeležba na usposabljanju je zaprta za javnost.

V primeru dodatnih vprašanj, nas kontaktirajte preko: [email protected]

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Concluding event of the nursing and midwifery project taking place tomorrow in Skopje

Concluding event of the nursing and midwifery project taking place tomorrow in Skopje

Tomorrow, 9 December, the project Advancing Nursing and Midwifery Education and Establishing the System for the Recognition of Professional Qualifications in the Republic of North Macedonia will conclude with a final workshop and closing event in Skopje. The gathering will bring together representatives of the Ministries of Health and Education, higher education institutions, and professional nursing and midwifery associations to review progress over the past two years and outline next steps to sustain reforms.

The concluding workshop will focus on two core pillars of the project:
• Operationalising the regulatory framework for nursing and midwifery professions, including institutional responsibilities, future processes, and sustainability requirements.
• Implementing the reformed undergraduate curricula in higher education institutions, bringing together decision-makers to discuss practical steps for roll-out and alignment with EU standards.

These discussions build on extensive work carried out throughout 2024–2025, including the analysis of existing study programmes, the development of proposed national curricula, technical workshops on regulation, and training sessions dedicated to strengthening nursing roles in primary care.

Joining the concluding event from the Slovenian side are Slovenian experts from the Nurses and Midwives Association of Slovenia (Zbornica – Zveza) and the Angela Boškin Faculty of Health Care, as well as representatives of the Slovenian Embassy in Skopje.

The project is implemented with the support of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia [through the International Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid Programme] and the Ministry of Health of the Republic of North Macedonia, with technical support from the WHO Office in North Macedonia.

Zaključilo se je drugo varnostno usposabljanje za diplomatsko osebje

Zaključilo se je drugo varnostno usposabljanje za diplomatsko osebje

V sredo, 27. maja, se je tridesetih udeležencev usposabljalo na “Varnostnem usposabljanju za diplomatsko osebje”. Varnostno usposabljanje je bilo namenjeno profesionalnim diplomatom.

• Grad Jable, 27. 5. 2025

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Varnostno usposabljanje je bilo namenjeno vsem profesionalnim diplomatom, ki jih Republika Slovenija napotuje v države z nizko stopnjo varnostnega tveganja in niso imeli predhodnega znanja s področja zagotavljanja osebne varnosti.

Cilj usposabljanja je bil, da so udeleženci, po uspešno zaključeni udeležbi, 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.

Usposabljanje ne bi bilo možno izpeljati brez podpore Ministrstva za notranje zadeve in policijskih trenerjev ter predavateljev.

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