Their Mission is to Train Peacekeepers

Absztrakt

The following article introduces four typical training centres, their national training solutions, organisation, and history of establishment show different characteristic features. The first centre is the Bangladeshi BIPSOT, which appears to be a “factory”; the second one is the 50-year-old Finnish FINCENT; the third centre is the internationally established Bosnian PSOTC; and the fourth one is the Hungarian PSTC. Through the introduction of the centres, they will be compared regarding organisation, chain of command, strength, training activities, and course fee systems, in order to highlight the main differences. The training centres were established in approximately identical circumstances. Three of the above mentioned training centres were created with the predominant function of serving the peacekeeping needs of the given country. The Bosnian PSOTC is an exception as it came into existence with some international assistance. This was due to the fact that the localisation and the development of peace support operations training were made an integral part of the peacebuilding process. It must be noted that all the four training centres perform national tasks; however, there is great emphasis on their international involvement as well. If a distinction needs to be drawn, it may be stated that FINCENT and PSOTC could rather be considered institutions of an international nature; however, BIPSOT also plays a major role in the regional training system. HDF PSTC basically serves national needs, but carries out increasing international engagement, too. It is these four basic types that dominate the architecture of training in the world.