doctrine, definitions, procedures, and policy. It also explains
the decision and planning processes to deploy a peacekeeping
operation as well as addresses the management of peacekeeping
operations, how they are supported and sustained, and how
they are concluded. The four specialized courses are:
• Core Pre-deployment Training Materials (CPTM), based on
the CPTMs designed by DPKO. This course provides the common and essential training required for all personnel – military,
police, and civilian – who serve on UN peacekeeping missions,
and represents the baseline level of understanding and knowledge that the UN demands of any personnel serving on a UN
peacekeeping mission.
• Ebola Virus Disease: Awareness and Precautions for Peacekeeping Personnel: This course was developed in partnership
with the World Health Organization (WHO), and is a general
introductory primer on Ebola for peacekeepers not working in
a medical or public health capacity. The course teaches awareness and preventive measures and precautions for Ebola and
many other communicable diseases peacekeepers may encounter in the field. It also presents a compilation of WHO materials on general information about Ebola, how the virus is spread,
the symptoms and diagnosis, infection prevention techniques,
possible treatments, and mission protocol.
agreements and resolutions specific to Latin America and the
Caribbean.
There are three ways to gain access to the courses – through
the PKSOI website; through the Army Training Network/Regionally Aligned Forces Training Program ( https://atn.army.
mil/dsp_template.aspx?dpID=471 ), which requires a DoD
Common Access Card (CAC); or by simply going directly to
the POTI’s landing page (http://www.peaceopstraining.org/
programs/pksoi/). Additional courses are available for a nominal fee on the POTI website.
Both PKSOI and POTI are looking to have more courses made
available to military training audiences, based on interest and
demand from commands, units, and organizations. Some of
these courses may apply for additional credit beyond course
certificates, including promotion and retirement points, as was
done under the ACCP.
To express interest or inquire, contact Dr. James Embrey, Col.
U.S. Army (ret.), Professor for Stability Operations at PKSOI,
[email protected], or the author at [email protected].
• Implementation of the UN Security Council Resolutions
on the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda in Africa: This
class is based on UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR)
1325, which is the most comprehensive work to date on linking
gender equality with peace and security. Developed in collaboration with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality
and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), the course
on the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Agenda provides
background on this bedrock international norm and outlines
its sustainable implementation at regional and national levels
in Africa. The course was especially designed for people who
require a practical tool to support and facilitate the implementation of the women, peace, and security agenda.
• Implementation of the UN Security Council Resolutions on
the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda in Asia and the Pacific: This course is the Asia-Pacific version of the POTI course on
UNSCR 1325. This course will also address the Convention on
the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women
of 1979, the 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action
and other agreements and resolutions.
• Implementation of the UN Security Council Resolutions on
the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda in Latin America and
the Caribbean: This course discusses UNSCR 1325 and other
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