European Security and Defence College

Contributing to iMAF goals?

Steering Committee

Steering Committee

Executive Academic

Board

Executive Academic

Board

Head ESDCHead ESDC

ESDC Secretariat

ESDC Secretariat

Civilian and military training institutes of Member States

ESDC StructureESDC Structure

© by Jochen Rehrl

Steering Committee Executive AcademicBoard Head ESDC ESDC Secretariat

overall coordination and direction of the ESDC

ensures the quality and the coherence of ESDC activities

organisation, management ESDC activities;

financial/administrative management of the ESDC

assists the Head, provides support to the Committee,

Board and the institutes

ESDC in a nutshell

- Embedded in the EEAS structures

- Council Decision 2013/189/CFSP

- Legal capacity

"Course participants shall be personnel

dealing with strategic aspects in

the field of CFSP and experts to be

deployed in CSDP missions or operations"

- Certificates signed by HR/VP

- Curricula certified by 28 EU MSs in close cooperation with relevant EU institutions

CSDP High-Level Seminar High-Ranking Staff and Decision-Makers

CSDP High-Level Course

Senior Mission Leader Course

Senior Staff Level

ESDC Training Concept

CSDP Orientation Courses / Common CSDP Modules

General (mid rank) Working Level

CSDP Courses for Specialised Staff and Experts

Specialist and Expert Level

Courses can have different focus on thematic, regional and/ or

horizontal issues;also open to third states and IOs

Courses for i.a. for LEGAD, POLAD, SSR,

Gender Advisor and others

Training material and IDL system support for all training levels through the ESDC

IDL Support

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Training Audiences ESDC Training Activities

Main activities 2014-2015

• 66 activities in total– CSDP High-Level Course– 12 CSDP OC (and 2 reflection seminars)– 14 pilot activities

• Pre-deployment training for civilians• www.emilyo.eu: new version• Common modules as result of iMAF 2014

Main new activities 2014-2015

Vision (where to go)• High-quality courses

– objectively measurable learning outcomes– meeting a clearly identified training requirement

• Preserve and cherish network character• Relying on existing structures and automated systems• Access to training facilities in Brussels • A flexible organisation

– spread knowledge about CSDP – enhance a common security and defence culture– able to support EU Member States and Institutions– reach out to partners worldwide for mutual benefit

High-quality courses

The network• MS training institutes

– Civilian• Police• Diplomatic• Academic

– Military– Mixed

• EUISS

Partners• EDA• CEPOL• FRONTEX• GCSP• DCAF

ESDC in a pivotal role

ESDC - Objectives Council Decision 2013/189/CFSP

• to further enhance the common European security and defence culture within CSDP;

• to promote a better understanding of CSDP as an essential part of CFSP;

• to provide Union instances with knowledgeable personnel able to work efficiently on all CSDP matters;

• to provide Member States’ administrations and staff with knowledgeable personnel familiar with Union policies, institutions and procedures in the field of CFSP;

• to support Union partnerships in the field of CSDP, in particular partnerships with those countries participating in CSDP missions;

• to help promote professional relations and contacts among participants in ESDC training activities (‘participants’).

• to provide support to the management of training in the field of conflict prevention and civilian crisis management

How can ESDC support

…or was it the other way around?

• ESDC Objectives : ….to further enhance the common European security and

defence culture within CSDP;• The ESDC was tasked to implement the European

Initiative for the ESDC

But it is not a competition:we both contribute to the same goal

• The ESDC with its large network of training providers and with direct access to the EU Institutions can easily contribute to the aims of iMAF

• iMAF provides an excellent forum for discussion and supports the IG with its output

Conclusion