THE MILITARY ENGLISH SUPPORT PROJECT (MESP)

The Military English Support Project (MESP) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is part of the wider Peacekeeping English Project, which has PEP managers and trainers in many countries through the world. This language training provided by the project is in preparation for military training and for the participation of BiH armed forces in multinational peacekeeping operations.

MESP delivers language training to the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Our two main training centres are situated in Sarajevo and Banja Luka. We employ four full-time teachers in these centres. Our courses, at intermediate and upper-intermediate levels and each 12 weeks long, aim to prepare for future participation in the Peace Support Operations Training Centre based just outside Sarajevo. Depending on the level of the course, students receive a combination of computer-based , teacher-led and guided self study training.

The project has also set up and manages a language training centre in the Joint Staff BiH . Here students from the Ministry of Defence and Joint Staff BiH can attend non-intensive courses while still at work. The MESP trainer runs courses at different levels to match the needs of the personnel who work there.

The project has also established a system of 11 mini centres in military barracks throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina. Officer instructors who are all serving members of the armed forces manage these mini centres and are trained and supported by MESP. The mini centres deliver English language training from beginner to pre-intermediate level.

For additional information please contact Alistair Fortune or Danijela Marić.