The development and challenges of peacekeepers’

training

possible ways of improvement

“milestones”

The past ten years of HDF PSTC

Colonel Zoltán ApátiCOM HDF PSTC

6 May 2015

““Peacekeeping is a soldier-intensive business in which the Peacekeeping is a soldier-intensive business in which the

quality of troops matters as much as the quantity.”quality of troops matters as much as the quantity.”

Larry WentzLarry Wentz

“From Setting-up to Establishment”

• 1st October, 2000:1st October, 2000:

– establishment of HDF 1st Light Cavalry Regimentestablishment of HDF 1st Light Cavalry Regiment;;

– establishment of Peace Support Training Centre within the establishment of Peace Support Training Centre within the

framework of the regiment.framework of the regiment.

• Circumstances of establishment:Circumstances of establishment:

– HDF PTC ceased to exist, and its tasks were moved to Szolnok;HDF PTC ceased to exist, and its tasks were moved to Szolnok;

– international examples;international examples;

– increased training demands;increased training demands;

– USA programme for Peacekeeping training;USA programme for Peacekeeping training;

– strengthened international effortsstrengthened international efforts..

LEADING ORGANS (15)

HQ(8)

OPERATIONS(4)

EXECUTIVE ORGANS (12)

TRAINING SECTION(12)

SUPPORT SUB-UNITS (9)

BASE MANAGEMENT(6)

IT SECTION.(3)

SUPPORT SECTION(3)

Filled positions: 13Personnel: 36

“From Setting-up to Establishment”

• Support of training events:

– International Military Observers’ Courses (responsibility of HDF Joint

Operation Centre);

– support of American-Hungarian Medical Team and MEDIC training;

– support of UN On Call List Course;

– support of American-Hungarian PSYOPS course.

• Participation in driving and signal training of national

observers and staff officers training.

“From Setting-up to Establishment”

• Advantages and disadvantages:

– lack of our own training identity;

– difficulties in creating our own training personnel;

– training personnel not sufficiently trained in international terms;

– logistics priorities (HDF 1st LCR and PSTC).

• 2003 the year of changes:

– training ISAF medic teams;

– USA donation for technical development;

– infrastructure investment.

“From Setting-up to Establishment”

• 27 May, 2004:

– HDF Peace Support Training Centre as independent structural

element;

– under the direction of HDF Joint Operation Centre;

– organization with – 41 pers.;

– logistics support from HDF 25/88 Bn;

– outstanding training infrastructure;

– increased training staff in strength and quality

(by 2006 full training staff)

”Milestones”

• to train contingents, staff officers and NCOs and

military observers taking part in peace support

operations organised by international organisations and

non-permanent military allies;

• to organise and carry out international military

observers’ courses;

• to collect and process the experiences of personnel

having taken part in peace support operations;

• to organise and implement professional conferences and

seminars;

• to carry out language courses and courses of professional

nature.

Designation of HDF PSTC

• Activities after establishment:

– contingent training - UNFICYP, MFO;

– training personnel selected for individual positions;

– military observers’ training – Western Sahara, Georgia, Kosovo;

– support of international training events:

• support of NATO operations courses;

• support of IMOC;

• US SOF MTT.

Tasks of HDF PSTC

Subordination

27. 05. 2004. Under command of HDF JOC

01. 04. 2005. Under command of HDF LFC

01. 01. 2007. Under command of HDF JFC

On 28 September 2006 the President of the

Hungarian Republic awarded unit color to

the Training Centre.

”Milestones”

”Milestones”

• ENSZ akkreditáció:

– 2007. április 16. - 2010. április 16.

• a Nemzetközi Katonai Megfigyelő Tanfolyam első

akkreditációja;

”Milestones”

• ENSZ akkreditáció:

– 2011. augusztus 01. - 2015. augusztus 01.

• a Nemzetközi Katonai Megfigyelő Tanfolyam második

akkreditációja;

- 64 countries

- More than 600 students

(349 international – 285 Hungarian)

International Military Observers’ Course

International cooperation

EuropeanEuropean Association Association ooffPeace Operations Training CentresPeace Operations Training Centres

International Association International Association ooffPeace Operations Training CentresPeace Operations Training Centres

Finnish Defence Forces International Centre (FINCENT)

Peace Support Operations Training Centre, Bosnia &Herzegovina (PSOTC)

German Armed Forces United Nations Training Centre (GeUNTrgCentre)

Centre For United Nations Peacekeeping, India (CUNPK)

International Military Operations Training Centre, Croatia (IMOTC)

International cooperation

• The „enlargement”

– 2008. enlargement of strength:

• support of Special Operations training;

– 2009. modified tasks:

• introduction of International Special Operations Qualification

Course;

• 2010. - 1st ISFQC;

• 2011. - SF training section abolished.

”Milestones”

• Training staff officers, NCOs (Balkans, ISAF);

• NRF, MLF training;

• NTM-I (IRAQ) training;

• Pre-deployment training of personnel selected for NATO positions (since 2006);

• PRT key personnel training (since 2007);

• KAIA training (since 2008);

• BALKAN/ISAF – Staff officers Orientation Course and Pre-deployment Training (since 2009);

• HDF AMT, AAT training (since 2010);

• EUTM Somalia training (since 2010);

• ISAF HUN NSE, ISAF CSS training (since 2010);

• Peace operations basic training of officer cadets from NUPS (since 2010);

• Peace operations training of NATO Centre of Excellence for Military Medicine (in 2011);

• EUSEC RDC training (since 2011);

• EUTM MALI (since 2013);

”Milestones” - national training events

• International Military Observers’ Course;

• UNFICYP key personnel training (since 2006);

• 2007 SOLIC I-II. Special Operations seminars;

• 2007 CTBTO conference;

• 2008, in the framework of ERC (Exercise Related Construction) the project of the Air Force of

the Florida National Guard at HDF PSTC;

• 2008 „JACKAL STONE 2008” SO seminar;

• 2008 NATO SO orientation course;

• Training of Serbian personnel of UNFICYP contingent (since 2010);

• 2008 Special Forces Qualification Course – after 2010: International;

• 2013 N2-105 – ISAF commanders intelligence operations course;

• 2013 N2-115 – ISAF counterintelligence threat course;

• 2013 Junior Officer Development Program - NCO roles;

”Milestones” - international training events

- Between 2004 and 2014 on average 816 troops took part in training a year;

- The biggest number so far was in 2010 - 930 persons;

- From 2013 due to selection further increase in number of personnel.

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Training development

• Create an integrated training support system:

Concept:

– support entry requirement tests;

– provide knowledge base;

– collect real time information.

The system covers the full spectrum of

- Selection,

- Training and

- Lessons Learned.

Ways of improvement

1st phase Selection

1./1. Theoretical examination in the main and regional examination centres.

1./2. Language testand practical examination atHDF PSTC.

2nd phaseTraining

2./2. tests, surveys in order to execute final selection.

Full spectrum of mission specific tasks and execution

Continuous feedback

3rd phase Execution

3./1. real time information;

3./2. statistics;

3./3. „quality observations” to be worked out;

2./1. providing electronic

educational materials

Ways of improvement

Thank you for your kind attention!Thank you for your kind attention!