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;
			creates an intensive international learning environment which directly encourages international discussion on areas of key professional concern to the services;
			leads to better professional cooperation and, more significantly, to lasting and positive international contacts between senior and middle management of these services;
			advances English training professionals’ skills and experience in language project development and management (PDM) in order to efficiently respond to varied and specific language training needs of own agencies.

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;
			is needs based as result of a thorough participants’ needs analysis;
			consists of core thematic modules of key professional concern to uniformed services.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of the event these senior and middle managers will have:

			advanced their professional and social English communication skills;
			have explored various learning modules and learnt how they integrate to foster language learning;
			have extended cross sector and border professional contacts and networks;
			have promoted cross-cultural dialogue.

WHEN AND WHERE

April 2008 — June 2009

	Host Country Dates Comments For application Iaşi Border Guard School Romania 17—28 June 2008 Completed Medininkai Border Guard School Lithuania 19—30 August 2008 Completed Szczytno Higher Police School Poland 20—31 January 2009 Application starts on 3 November 2008 Needs Analysis Szczytno Officer Application Szczytno Teacher Application Szczytno Vilnius Customs Training Centre Lithuania 24 February — 7 March 2009 Application starts on 10 November 2008 Needs Analysis Vilnius Officer Application Vilnius Teacher Application Vilnius Paikuse Police School in Pärnu Estonia 24 February — 7 March 2009 Application starts on 20 October 2008 Needs Analysis Piarnu Officer Application Piarnu Teacher Application Piarnu Rezekne Border Guard Training College Latvia 26 May — 6 June 2009 Application starts on 1 February 2009

MANAGEMENT AND COSTS

The event host agency:

			covers own participants costs,
			provides venue, accommodation, meals and in-country transport
			selects participants for the event,
			assists international participants about visas, etc.
			organises a social programme.

Sending agencies:

			cover own participants travel costs,
			pay a fee for accommodation and meals (the sum varies depending on venue and is around 120 EUR per person).

The British Council PEP:

			liaises with and promotes the project among different military, security agencies and other PSO providers,
			organised the needs analysis process,
			organises the course content,
			co-funds the programme,
			trains teachers and project coordinators.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

For further information on events please contact:
Roma Valiukiene, Ms
Integrated Training Coordinator
British Council Peacekeeping English Project

Address: Jogailos 4, LT-01116 Vilnius, Lithuania
Telephone + 370 5 264 4890, +370 612 32113
Fax + 370 5 264 4893