WHAT IS ITPSSM?
Integrated Training for Peace Support and Security Management (ITPSSM) is an initiative of the British Council Peacekeeping English Project. ITPSSM is a unique English language training event which develops / advances verbal language skills (meeting, discussion, negotiation and presentation) in areas of key professional concern. See the historic overview.
WHO FOR?
ITPSSM is targeted at senior and middle management of peace support and security operations within military and security service/interior ministries. The entry level is lower-intermediate English (B1) / Stanag 2. Each event is set for up to 32 officers: host country (up to 15) and international (up to 17).
WHY?
ITPSSM:
improves participants’ operational knowledge of English, esp. meeting skills, in order to efficiently fulfill peace support and other cross-border job functions within the NATO and EU security networks;WHO BY?
ITPSSM is conducted by a team of highly experienced and British Council trained international English language trainers, all of whom are also military, police or border guard staff with full professional knowledge of the language needs of European defence and / or interior ministry forces. In each event, the team consists of up to 12 teachers of whom up to 50% are from the host country.
HOW?
65 hours of integrated English language instruction over 6 study days, which
incorporates up to 45 hrs of classroom instruction and self-access study, and 15 hrs of social English practice;LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of the event these senior and middle managers will have:
advanced their professional and social English communication skills;WHEN AND WHERE
Since the British Council PEP ITPSSM project closes on 31 March 2009, all events after the date will be organised by European law enforcement agencies independently.
HostMANAGEMENT AND COSTS
The event host agency:
covers own participants costs,Sending agencies:
cover own participants travel costs,PRACTICAL INFORMATION
For further information on events please contact the persons indicated in the table above or
Ms Roma Valiukiene
(tel: +370 685 11416, romavaliukiene@gmail.com )
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