Courses
| Courses/Training Provided by National Authorities | ||
| Provider & Country | Time | Course Title |
| University of Sarajevo, UNDP - Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2011 | Certificate in Demilitarization |
| University of Sarajevo - Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2003, 2008, 2013 | Certificate in Stockpile and Munitions Management |
| University of Sarajevo - Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2003, 2008, 2011, 2013 | Primarily give out certificates for Demilitarization and stockpile management and ammunition handling |
| University of Sarajevo - Serbia |
Technical Military Training | |
Courses and Training Provided by Regional Organizations
Title:
Training for chemical packaging and disposal
Date:
2011, and another planned round in 2013
Country Course Held:
Albania
Providor /
Sponsor of Course:
OSCE -- Albania
Point of Contact:
Name: Guy Vinet
Title/Department: Head of Security Cooperation Department
Phone: +355 69 401 00 51
Email:
Description /
Content of Course:
Training for chemical disposal and packaging was not provided by OSCE directly. Rather the OSCE was involved in the "delivery of expertise": training done by an external contractor that was given the tender for the project. The contractor assessed the abilities of the special company within the MoD dealing with chemical disposal. The employees were then trained them in order be able to package the chemicals under the supervision of the contractor. The Chemicals were exported out of the country for disposal.
Application Procedure:
For the contractor: open tender
No. Of Places
Who can attend /
level of attendees:
Ministry of Defence employees, especially those within the company for chemical disposal. Those individuals trained in 2011 are no longer in their positions, they have been appointed somewhere else.
Language:
English with local translation.
Title:
Trust Fund to assist Albania with its ammunition disposal programme
Date:
Country Course Held:
Albania
Providor /
Sponsor of Course:
NATO Support Agency (NSPA)
Point of Contact:
Name: David Towndrow
Ammunition Support Office, General Services Program (LG)
Phone 1: +352 3063 7234
Phone 2: +352 3063 6660
Email:
Description /
Content of Course:
NSPA does not really run training courses - it is are a project management and logistics agency that employs already qualified and experienced staff. At times, however, it does arrange such training for students in various countries where we have particular projects but this is carried out through contractors not as NSPA courses.
Examples include: The establishment of a trust Fund to assist Albania with its ammunition disposal programme . Here no formal training course was provided, but NSPA project management brings a degree of training, technical expertise, and oversight.
Application Procedure:
No. Of Places
Who can attend /
level of attendees:
Language:
Title:
Ammunition Transportation Safety Course (ATSC)
Date:
One iteration (conducted in 2012) under the lead of the MTT. Two further iterations (to be conducted in 2013) under the lead of the EUFOR Mobile Training Team 2.1.6.1. Transfer planned for 2014.
Country Course Held:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Providor /
Sponsor of Course:
EUFOR Mobile Training Team (MTT)
Point of Contact:
Dr. Vincent Choffat
Project Officer EUFOR MTT
Location: Kasernenstrasse 7, CH-3003 Berne
+41 79 622 86 46 (mobile)
+41 31 325 30 40 (fax)
Email:
Web: www.armee.ch
Description /
Content of Course:
To provide ammunition handlers, carriers and future trainers with basic safety knowledge related to the transportation of ammunition.
Application Procedure:
AFBIH is responsible to define who will participate in the course. Since certain courses are incremental, the MTT set the condition that incremental courses could only be attended by participants of the basic courses.
No. Of Places
20-25
Who can attend /
level of attendees:
AFBIH selected only personnel professionally involved in the topic of the module as attendees. Participants were exclusively from AFBIH.
- usually, participants held ranks ranging from NCO to captain. Only for RKIM did participants rank up to LTC.
Language:
English, German or Swedish and translated (both the documentation and the presentations) in local language.
Title:
Basic Physical Security Course (BPSC)
Date:
Three iterations conducted in 2011 and 2012 under MTT, and one iteration conducted in 2013 under the lead of AFBIH. Transfer has succeeded and BPSC will be autonomously conducted in future by AFBIH.
Country Course Held:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Providor /
Sponsor of Course:
EUFOR Mobile Training Team (MTT)
Point of Contact:
Dr. Vincent Choffat
Project Officer EUFOR MTT
Location: Kasernenstrasse 7, CH-3003 Berne
+41 79 622 86 46 (mobile)
+41 31 325 30 40 (fax)
Email:
Web: www.armee.ch
Description /
Content of Course:
The course was designed to train guard personnel and future trainers in ammunition storage site specific physical security procedures (guarding, rapid reaction etc.)
Application Procedure:
AFBIH is responsible to define who will participate in the course. Since certain courses are incremental, the MTT set the condition that incremental courses could only be attended by participants of the basic courses.
No. Of Places
20-25
Who can attend /
level of attendees:
AFBIH selected only personnel professionally involved in the topic of the module as attendees. Participants were exclusively from AFBIH.
- usually, participants held ranks ranging from NCO to captain. Only for RKIM did participants rank up to LTC.
Language:
English, German or Swedish and translated (both the documentation and the presentations) in local language.
Title:
Explosive Ordinances and Remnants of War Destruction Project (EXPLODE)
Date:
The project is divided into three main phases between 2013-2015
Country Course Held:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Providor /
Sponsor of Course:
OSCE -- Bosnia, UNDP -- Bosnia, MoD Bosnia and Herzegovina and EUFOR
Point of Contact:
Name: Sergiu RAILEAN
Title/Department: OSCE Mission to BiH, Department of Security Co-operation
Arms Control Implementation Officer
Phone: +387 33 752 434
Mobile: +387 061/131627
F. +387 33 447306
Email:
Description /
Content of Course:
The OSCE does not provide training but support and logistics in advancing the goals of the project, which are to upgrade the security infrastructure at the four sites in order to prevent theft or explosions. The OSCE, in cooperation with its partners, also want to create and agree on PSSM standards for BiH.
The EXPLODE project focuses on upgrading security infrastructure at four ammunition and weapons sites
1. Kula 1, near Mrkonjic Grad
2. Krupa, near Pazaric
3. Teufik Buza, in Visoko
4. Rabic, near Derventa
The project is implemented in collaboration with MoD BiH and EUFOR. The project is divided into three main phases between 2013-2015. Phase I: Partial replacement of exterior and interior fencing, installation of vehicle beam barriers, replacement of gates and the installation of consistent signs at all four ammunition and weapons storage sites. Phase II: Installation of an intruder detection system and external lighting at the ammunition storage site "Krupa". Phase III: Installation of intruder detection systems at the weapons storage sites "Teufik Buza" and "Rabic" and at the ammunition storage site "Kula 1".
Application Procedure:
In Dec. 2010 BiH requested the assistance of the OSCE Mission to BiH to improve the security and physical condition of the Armed forces BiH storage sites. June 2011 OSCE visited all the sites (7) and suggested that 4 of them be upgraded with OSCE's support.
No. Of Places
Who can attend /
level of attendees:
Language:
Title:
Explosive Ordinances and Remnants of War Destruction Project (EXPLODE)
Date:
2013-2015
Country Course Held:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Providor /
Sponsor of Course:
UNDP, in cooperation with BoD Bosnia and Herzegovina, and OSCE -- Bosnia
Point of Contact:
Name: Jasmin Porobic
Title/Department: Project Manager, Small Arms Control and Reduction
Phone 1: +387 33 563-743
Phone 2: + 387 61 484 268
Phone 3: + 387 33 552-330
Email:
Description /
Content of Course:
Project EXPLODE is a follow up to the Small Arms Control and Reduction project carried out by UNDP between 2005-2012. As uncontrolled explosions can cause the displacement of people living near ammunition depots and can have devastating safety and development implications for the local population and, indeed, may result in a humanitarian crisis, it is crucially important to prevent the uncontrolled explosion of old and unstable ammunition. The current project is therefore designed to support the efforts of the Ministry of Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina by providing training to MoD personnel in the latest and safest ammunition destruction methods.
The project is implemented in partnership with the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. Project EXPLODE activities include:
* Destroying high hazardous ammunition and complex weapon systems;
* Supporting the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina in reducing military ammunition stockpiles to manageable quantities;
* Conducting training for senior military officers;
* Certifying ammunition specialists for ammunition inspection and demilitarisation; and
* Implementing construction engineering projects to improve the safety and storage conditions of military weapons and ammunition storage depots.
Application Procedure:
No. Of Places
Who can attend /
level of attendees:
Language:
Title:
Practical Basic Ammunition Course (PBAC)
Date:
Two iterations (conducted in 2012) under the lead of the MTT. One iteration (to be conducted in 2013) under the lead of AFBIH. If transfer succeeds at the end of the course, PBAC will be autonomously conducted in future by AFBIH.
Country Course Held:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Providor /
Sponsor of Course:
EUFOR Mobile Training Team (MTT)
Point of Contact:
Dr. Vincent Choffat
Project Officer EUFOR MTT
Location: Kasernenstrasse 7, CH-3003 Berne
+41 79 622 86 46 (mobile)
+41 31 325 30 40 (fax)
Email:
Web: www.armee.ch
Description /
Content of Course:
The purpose is to provide future trainers with basic knowledge of stockpile management procedures.
Application Procedure:
AFBIH is responsible to define who will participate in the course. Since certain courses are incremental, the MTT set the condition that incremental courses could only be attended by participants of the basic courses.
No. Of Places
20-25
Who can attend /
level of attendees:
AFBIH selected only personnel professionally involved in the topic of the module as attendees. Participants were exclusively from AFBIH.
- usually, participants held ranks ranging from NCO to captain. Only for RKIM did participants rank up to LTC.
Language:
English, German or Swedish and translated (both the documentation and the presentations) in local language.
Title:
Record-keeping and Inventory Management Course (RKIM)
Date:
One iteration (conducted in 2012) under the lead of the MTT. One further iteration (to be conducted in 2013) under the lead of the MTT planned.
Country Course Held:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Providor /
Sponsor of Course:
EUFOR Mobile Training Team (MTT)
Point of Contact:
Dr. Vincent Choffat
Project Officer EUFOR MTT
Location: Kasernenstrasse 7, CH-3003 Berne
+41 79 622 86 46 (mobile)
+41 31 325 30 40 (fax)
Email:
Web: www.armee.ch
Description /
Content of Course:
To provide mid-management level with basics on record-keeping and inventory management.
Application Procedure:
AFBIH is responsible to define who will participate in the course. Since certain courses are incremental, the MTT set the condition that incremental courses could only be attended by participants of the basic courses.
No. Of Places
20-25
Who can attend /
level of attendees:
AFBIH selected only personnel professionally involved in the topic of the module as attendees. Participants were exclusively from AFBIH.
- usually, participants held ranks ranging from NCO to captain. Only for RKIM did participants rank up to LTC.
Language:
English, German or Swedish and translated (both the documentation and the presentations) in local language.
Title:
Regional Training Course on Stockpile Management
Date:
The course took place over the course of three months in September, October and November 2011
Country Course Held:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Providor /
Sponsor of Course:
SEESAC, in cooperation with UNDP Bosnia and Herzegovina, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Sarajevo and with the support of the European Union
Point of Contact:
Name: Dr. Ivan Zverzhanovski
Phone: +381 11 344 6353;
Email:
Web: www.seesac.org
Description /
Content of Course:
The course consisted of three, 5-day modules, which took place during the fall of 2011 and covered the following topics:
Module I - September 12-16, 2011: Planning and Managing Stockpile Locations
Module II - October 10-14 , 2011: Inventory Management and Accounting Control Measures
Module III - November 14-18, 2011: Transportation of SALW and Associated Ammunition
Application Procedure:
Individuals were nominated by government ministries
No. Of Places
58
Who can attend /
level of attendees:
The course was designed for members of the ministries of defence and interior responsible for material resources from BiH, Croatia, FYR Macedonia, Montenegro (overall there were about 4 NCO level attendees), and Serbia
Language:
BCMS
Title:
Theoretical and Practical Advanced Ammunition Course (TPAAC)
Date:
One iteration (conducted in 2013) under the lead of the MTT. Additional iterations first under the lead of the MTT and then under the lead of AFBIH and subsequent transfer to AFBIH planned for 2014.
Country Course Held:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Providor /
Sponsor of Course:
EUFOR Mobile Training Team (MTT)
Point of Contact:
Dr. Vincent Choffat
Project Officer EUFOR MTT
Location: Kasernenstrasse 7, CH-3003 Berne
+41 79 622 86 46 (mobile)
+41 31 325 30 40 (fax)
Email:
Web: www.armee.ch
Description /
Content of Course:
To provide future trainers with the skill to visually inspect ammunition and chemically and thermally analyse propellants with a field-kit.
Application Procedure:
AFBIH is responsible to define who will participate in the course. Since certain courses are incremental, the MTT set the condition that incremental courses could only be attended by participants of the basic courses.
No. Of Places
20-25
Who can attend /
level of attendees:
AFBIH selected only personnel professionally involved in the topic of the module as attendees. Participants were exclusively from AFBIH.
- usually, participants held ranks ranging from NCO to captain. Only for RKIM did participants rank up to LTC.
Language:
English, German or Swedish and translated (both the documentation and the presentations) in local language.
Title:
Theoretical Basic Ammunition Course (TBAC)
Date:
Two iterations (conducted in 2011 and 2012) under the lead of the MTT. One iteration (running now) under the lead of AFBIH. Transfer will succeed at the end of the current course and TBAC will be autonomously conducted in future by AFBIH.
Country Course Held:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Providor /
Sponsor of Course:
EUFOR Mobile Training Team (MTT)
Point of Contact:
Dr. Vincent Choffat
Project Officer EUFOR MTT
Location: Kasernenstrasse 7, CH-3003 Berne
+41 79 622 86 46 (mobile)
+41 31 325 30 40 (fax)
Email:
Web: www.armee.ch
Description /
Content of Course:
The purpose is to provide ammunition handlers and future trainers with basic knowledge of ammunition technology
Application Procedure:
AFBIH is responsible to define who will participate in the course. Since certain courses are incremental, the MTT set the condition that incremental courses could only be attended by participants of the basic courses.
No. Of Places
20-25
Who can attend /
level of attendees:
AFBIH selected only personnel professionally involved in the topic of the module as attendees. Participants were exclusively from AFBIH.
- usually, participants held ranks ranging from NCO to captain. Only for RKIM did participants rank up to LTC.
Language:
English, German or Swedish and translated (both the documentation and the presentations) in local language.
Title:
Physical Security and Stockpile Management (PSSM) Course
Date:
This is an annual course;
Dates held:
17 - 21 February, 2014;
4 - 8 November, 2013;
5-9 November, 2012;
Country Course Held:
Croatia
Providor /
Sponsor of Course:
RACVIAC
Point of Contact:
Name: Major Hektor Mema
Tel.: + 385 (0)1 3330 835
Email:
Web: www.racviac.org
Description /
Content of Course:
The objective of the course is to train technical personnel to handle national stockpiles, implement operational procedures and exchange ideas on potential improvements of security and management, as well as to introduce best international practices in Physical Security and Stockpile Management. Target audience: Technical Level (personnel involved in the in-service surveillance of all types of conventional ammunition, employees of national storage sites).
Application Procedure:
No. Of Places
In the past there have been about 25 attendees
Who can attend /
level of attendees:
RACVIAC member states, employees of governmental organizations and agencies involved in the management of national stockpiles of SALW/CA are welcome to attend the course.
Language:
BCMS
Title:
Advanced Regional Course for Management of Conventional Ammunition Stockpiles and Ammunition Storage Sites
Date:
9-20 March 2009
Country Course Held:
Montenegro
Providor /
Sponsor of Course:
OSCE -- Montenegro; MONDEM
Point of Contact:
Name: Predrag Prelevic
Email:
Description /
Content of Course:
The course was organized in the training facilities of the Army of Montenegro in Danilovgrad. This was a follow up to the Regional Initial Course, and focused on advanced safety principles for the management, transport and storage of ammunition and explosives. The training was given by two experts of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Application Procedure:
No. Of Places
19
Who can attend /
level of attendees:
Operators/managers and commanding officers of the conventional ammunition storage sites (6 from Montenegro, 6 from BiH and 7 from Serbia)
Language:
English with translation in local language.
Title:
NATO-Germany Training courses on standards
Date:
2009, 2010
Country Course Held:
Montenegro
Providor /
Sponsor of Course:
NATO, Germany
Point of Contact:
Name: Lt. Col. Nebojsa Lukovic
Title/Department: Material Resources Department, MoD
Phone: +382 67 222 109
Email:
Description /
Content of Course:
There were two courses held in Montenegro organized by NATO and Germany
- training courses on NATO standards
Application Procedure:
No. Of Places
Who can attend /
level of attendees:
NCO level who had finished the secondary school in Krusevac
Language:
English with Montenegrin Translation
Title:
Regional Initial Course for Operational Management of Conventional Ammunition Stockpiles and Ammunition Storage Sites
Date:
9-13 June, 2008
Country Course Held:
Montenegro
Providor /
Sponsor of Course:
OSCE -- Montenegro; MODEM
Point of Contact:
Name: Predrag Prelevic
Email:
Description /
Content of Course:
The course was organized in the training facilities of the Army of Montenegro in Danilovgrad. The course focused on the basic safety principles for the transport and storage of ammunition and explosives, in accordance with applicable NATO standards, namely AASTP 1 through 5, as well as on the OSCE best practices for stockpile management and security of conventional ammunition. The course was given by an expert from the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Application Procedure:
No. Of Places
20
Who can attend /
level of attendees:
Operators/managers and commanding officers of the conventional ammunition storage sites (6 from Montenegro, 6 from BiH and 8 from Serbia)
Language:
English with translation in local language.
Title:
Workshop on Customs Procedures and Licensing Issuance: Integrating the National Processing of Dual Use Goods and Conventional Weapons through Information Sharing
Date:
Expected 1 October to 3 October, 2013;
Country Course Held:
Montenegro
Providor /
Sponsor of Course:
RACVIAC
Point of Contact:
Name: Major Hektor Mema
Tel.: + 385 (0)1 3330 835;
Email:
Web: www.racviac.org
Description /
Content of Course:
Application Procedure:
No. Of Places
Who can attend /
level of attendees:
Language:
BCMS
Courses/Training Provided by National Authorities
Title:
Certificate in Demilitarization
Date:
2011
Country Course Held:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Providor /
Sponsor of Course:
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Sarajevo (in collaboration with UNDP--Bosnia)
Point of Contact:
Name: Prof. Berko Zecevic
Phone: +387 33 729 860
Email:
Description /
Content of Course:
Application Procedure:
No. Of Places
25
Who can attend /
level of attendees:
Military (8) and civilian (17)
Language:
BCMS
Title:
Certificate in Stockpile and Munitions Management
Date:
2003, 2008, 2013
Country Course Held:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Providor /
Sponsor of Course:
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Sarajevo
Point of Contact:
Name: Prof. Berko Zecevic
Phone: +387 33 729 860
Email:
Description /
Content of Course:
The course is held in three intervals of 15 days
- it entails an entrance exam, a final exam, and additional exams (if needed)
Application Procedure:
There is no official application procedure; individuals are sent by the MoD or by civilian institutions dealing with demilitarization.
No. Of Places
2003: 90
2008: 15
2013: 15
Who can attend /
level of attendees:
MoD staff
Language:
BCMS
Title:
Primarily give out certificates for Demilitarization and stockpile management and ammunition handling
Date:
The course are offered upon demand
- certificates for Demilitarization and stockpile management last 3-4 years
- Stockpile Management course held in: 2003, 2008, 2011, 2013
- demilitarization course held in: 2011
Country Course Held:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Providor /
Sponsor of Course:
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Sarajevo
Point of Contact:
Name: Prof. Berko Zecevic
Phone: +387 33 729 860
Email:
Description /
Content of Course:
Depending on the certificate the following courses are offered:
- Basic of ammunition identification
- Basics of: ammunition demilitarization
- Basics of: conventional and advanced ammunition
- Introduction to ammunition storage and management operations
- Basic maintenance and inspection of ammunition
Military standards for safe handling of explosives
Application Procedure:
There is no official application procedure; individuals are sent by the MoD or by civilian institutions dealing with demilitarization
No. Of Places
Who can attend /
level of attendees:
MoD staff, but also civilian
Language:
BCMS
- the course material is all in BCMS and so are the lectures
- the first institution to create a substantive collection of material in the local language
Title:
Technical Military Training
Date:
Country Course Held:
Serbia
Providor /
Sponsor of Course:
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Sarajevo (in collaboration with UNDP--Bosnia)
Point of Contact:
Description /
Content of Course:
This is a vocational training secondary school for the military
- prior to 97/98 it was 4 years,
- since 98 it was transformed to a 1 year programme after high school
- the diploma last for life
- the last Montenegrin class graduated in 2000
Rank achieved after completion of diploma is non-commissioned officer (NCO).
Application Procedure:
No. Of Places
Who can attend /
level of attendees:
Language:
BCMS
| Title: | Training for chemical packaging and disposal |
| Date: | 2011, and another planned round in 2013 |
| Country Course Held: | Albania |
| Providor / Sponsor of Course: |
OSCE -- Albania |
| Point of Contact: |
Name: Guy Vinet Title/Department: Head of Security Cooperation Department Phone: +355 69 401 00 51 Email: |
| Description / Content of Course: |
Training for chemical disposal and packaging was not provided by OSCE directly. Rather the OSCE was involved in the "delivery of expertise": training done by an external contractor that was given the tender for the project. The contractor assessed the abilities of the special company within the MoD dealing with chemical disposal. The employees were then trained them in order be able to package the chemicals under the supervision of the contractor. The Chemicals were exported out of the country for disposal. |
| Application Procedure: | For the contractor: open tender |
| No. Of Places | |
| Who can attend / level of attendees: |
Ministry of Defence employees, especially those within the company for chemical disposal. Those individuals trained in 2011 are no longer in their positions, they have been appointed somewhere else. |
| Language: | English with local translation. |
| Title: | Trust Fund to assist Albania with its ammunition disposal programme |
| Date: | |
| Country Course Held: | Albania |
| Providor / Sponsor of Course: |
NATO Support Agency (NSPA) |
| Point of Contact: |
Name: David Towndrow Ammunition Support Office, General Services Program (LG) Phone 1: +352 3063 7234 Phone 2: +352 3063 6660 Email: |
| Description / Content of Course: |
NSPA does not really run training courses - it is are a project management and logistics agency that employs already qualified and experienced staff. At times, however, it does arrange such training for students in various countries where we have particular projects but this is carried out through contractors not as NSPA courses. Examples include: The establishment of a trust Fund to assist Albania with its ammunition disposal programme . Here no formal training course was provided, but NSPA project management brings a degree of training, technical expertise, and oversight. |
| Application Procedure: | |
| No. Of Places | |
| Who can attend / level of attendees: |
|
| Language: |
| Title: | Ammunition Transportation Safety Course (ATSC) |
| Date: | One iteration (conducted in 2012) under the lead of the MTT. Two further iterations (to be conducted in 2013) under the lead of the EUFOR Mobile Training Team 2.1.6.1. Transfer planned for 2014. |
| Country Course Held: | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Providor / Sponsor of Course: |
EUFOR Mobile Training Team (MTT) |
| Point of Contact: |
Dr. Vincent Choffat Project Officer EUFOR MTT Location: Kasernenstrasse 7, CH-3003 Berne +41 79 622 86 46 (mobile) +41 31 325 30 40 (fax) Email: Web: www.armee.ch |
| Description / Content of Course: |
To provide ammunition handlers, carriers and future trainers with basic safety knowledge related to the transportation of ammunition. |
| Application Procedure: | AFBIH is responsible to define who will participate in the course. Since certain courses are incremental, the MTT set the condition that incremental courses could only be attended by participants of the basic courses. |
| No. Of Places | 20-25 |
| Who can attend / level of attendees: |
AFBIH selected only personnel professionally involved in the topic of the module as attendees. Participants were exclusively from AFBIH. - usually, participants held ranks ranging from NCO to captain. Only for RKIM did participants rank up to LTC. |
| Language: | English, German or Swedish and translated (both the documentation and the presentations) in local language. |
| Title: | Basic Physical Security Course (BPSC) |
| Date: | Three iterations conducted in 2011 and 2012 under MTT, and one iteration conducted in 2013 under the lead of AFBIH. Transfer has succeeded and BPSC will be autonomously conducted in future by AFBIH. |
| Country Course Held: | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Providor / Sponsor of Course: |
EUFOR Mobile Training Team (MTT) |
| Point of Contact: |
Dr. Vincent Choffat Project Officer EUFOR MTT Location: Kasernenstrasse 7, CH-3003 Berne +41 79 622 86 46 (mobile) +41 31 325 30 40 (fax) Email: Web: www.armee.ch |
| Description / Content of Course: |
The course was designed to train guard personnel and future trainers in ammunition storage site specific physical security procedures (guarding, rapid reaction etc.) |
| Application Procedure: | AFBIH is responsible to define who will participate in the course. Since certain courses are incremental, the MTT set the condition that incremental courses could only be attended by participants of the basic courses. |
| No. Of Places | 20-25 |
| Who can attend / level of attendees: |
AFBIH selected only personnel professionally involved in the topic of the module as attendees. Participants were exclusively from AFBIH. - usually, participants held ranks ranging from NCO to captain. Only for RKIM did participants rank up to LTC. |
| Language: | English, German or Swedish and translated (both the documentation and the presentations) in local language. |
| Title: | Explosive Ordinances and Remnants of War Destruction Project (EXPLODE) |
| Date: | The project is divided into three main phases between 2013-2015 |
| Country Course Held: | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Providor / Sponsor of Course: |
OSCE -- Bosnia, UNDP -- Bosnia, MoD Bosnia and Herzegovina and EUFOR |
| Point of Contact: |
Name: Sergiu RAILEAN Title/Department: OSCE Mission to BiH, Department of Security Co-operation Arms Control Implementation Officer Phone: +387 33 752 434 Mobile: +387 061/131627 F. +387 33 447306 Email: |
| Description / Content of Course: |
The OSCE does not provide training but support and logistics in advancing the goals of the project, which are to upgrade the security infrastructure at the four sites in order to prevent theft or explosions. The OSCE, in cooperation with its partners, also want to create and agree on PSSM standards for BiH. The EXPLODE project focuses on upgrading security infrastructure at four ammunition and weapons sites 1. Kula 1, near Mrkonjic Grad 2. Krupa, near Pazaric 3. Teufik Buza, in Visoko 4. Rabic, near Derventa The project is implemented in collaboration with MoD BiH and EUFOR. The project is divided into three main phases between 2013-2015. Phase I: Partial replacement of exterior and interior fencing, installation of vehicle beam barriers, replacement of gates and the installation of consistent signs at all four ammunition and weapons storage sites. Phase II: Installation of an intruder detection system and external lighting at the ammunition storage site "Krupa". Phase III: Installation of intruder detection systems at the weapons storage sites "Teufik Buza" and "Rabic" and at the ammunition storage site "Kula 1". |
| Application Procedure: | In Dec. 2010 BiH requested the assistance of the OSCE Mission to BiH to improve the security and physical condition of the Armed forces BiH storage sites. June 2011 OSCE visited all the sites (7) and suggested that 4 of them be upgraded with OSCE's support. |
| No. Of Places | |
| Who can attend / level of attendees: |
|
| Language: |
| Title: | Explosive Ordinances and Remnants of War Destruction Project (EXPLODE) |
| Date: | 2013-2015 |
| Country Course Held: | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Providor / Sponsor of Course: |
UNDP, in cooperation with BoD Bosnia and Herzegovina, and OSCE -- Bosnia |
| Point of Contact: |
Name: Jasmin Porobic Title/Department: Project Manager, Small Arms Control and Reduction Phone 1: +387 33 563-743 Phone 2: + 387 61 484 268 Phone 3: + 387 33 552-330 Email: |
| Description / Content of Course: |
Project EXPLODE is a follow up to the Small Arms Control and Reduction project carried out by UNDP between 2005-2012. As uncontrolled explosions can cause the displacement of people living near ammunition depots and can have devastating safety and development implications for the local population and, indeed, may result in a humanitarian crisis, it is crucially important to prevent the uncontrolled explosion of old and unstable ammunition. The current project is therefore designed to support the efforts of the Ministry of Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina by providing training to MoD personnel in the latest and safest ammunition destruction methods. The project is implemented in partnership with the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. Project EXPLODE activities include: * Destroying high hazardous ammunition and complex weapon systems; * Supporting the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina in reducing military ammunition stockpiles to manageable quantities; * Conducting training for senior military officers; * Certifying ammunition specialists for ammunition inspection and demilitarisation; and * Implementing construction engineering projects to improve the safety and storage conditions of military weapons and ammunition storage depots. |
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| Title: | Practical Basic Ammunition Course (PBAC) |
| Date: | Two iterations (conducted in 2012) under the lead of the MTT. One iteration (to be conducted in 2013) under the lead of AFBIH. If transfer succeeds at the end of the course, PBAC will be autonomously conducted in future by AFBIH. |
| Country Course Held: | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Providor / Sponsor of Course: |
EUFOR Mobile Training Team (MTT) |
| Point of Contact: |
Dr. Vincent Choffat Project Officer EUFOR MTT Location: Kasernenstrasse 7, CH-3003 Berne +41 79 622 86 46 (mobile) +41 31 325 30 40 (fax) Email: Web: www.armee.ch |
| Description / Content of Course: |
The purpose is to provide future trainers with basic knowledge of stockpile management procedures. |
| Application Procedure: | AFBIH is responsible to define who will participate in the course. Since certain courses are incremental, the MTT set the condition that incremental courses could only be attended by participants of the basic courses. |
| No. Of Places | 20-25 |
| Who can attend / level of attendees: |
AFBIH selected only personnel professionally involved in the topic of the module as attendees. Participants were exclusively from AFBIH. - usually, participants held ranks ranging from NCO to captain. Only for RKIM did participants rank up to LTC. |
| Language: | English, German or Swedish and translated (both the documentation and the presentations) in local language. |
| Title: | Record-keeping and Inventory Management Course (RKIM) |
| Date: | One iteration (conducted in 2012) under the lead of the MTT. One further iteration (to be conducted in 2013) under the lead of the MTT planned. |
| Country Course Held: | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Providor / Sponsor of Course: |
EUFOR Mobile Training Team (MTT) |
| Point of Contact: |
Dr. Vincent Choffat Project Officer EUFOR MTT Location: Kasernenstrasse 7, CH-3003 Berne +41 79 622 86 46 (mobile) +41 31 325 30 40 (fax) Email: Web: www.armee.ch |
| Description / Content of Course: |
To provide mid-management level with basics on record-keeping and inventory management. |
| Application Procedure: | AFBIH is responsible to define who will participate in the course. Since certain courses are incremental, the MTT set the condition that incremental courses could only be attended by participants of the basic courses. |
| No. Of Places | 20-25 |
| Who can attend / level of attendees: |
AFBIH selected only personnel professionally involved in the topic of the module as attendees. Participants were exclusively from AFBIH. - usually, participants held ranks ranging from NCO to captain. Only for RKIM did participants rank up to LTC. |
| Language: | English, German or Swedish and translated (both the documentation and the presentations) in local language. |
| Title: | Regional Training Course on Stockpile Management |
| Date: | The course took place over the course of three months in September, October and November 2011 |
| Country Course Held: | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Providor / Sponsor of Course: |
SEESAC, in cooperation with UNDP Bosnia and Herzegovina, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Sarajevo and with the support of the European Union |
| Point of Contact: |
Name: Dr. Ivan Zverzhanovski Phone: +381 11 344 6353; Email: Web: www.seesac.org |
| Description / Content of Course: |
The course consisted of three, 5-day modules, which took place during the fall of 2011 and covered the following topics: Module I - September 12-16, 2011: Planning and Managing Stockpile Locations Module II - October 10-14 , 2011: Inventory Management and Accounting Control Measures Module III - November 14-18, 2011: Transportation of SALW and Associated Ammunition |
| Application Procedure: | Individuals were nominated by government ministries |
| No. Of Places | 58 |
| Who can attend / level of attendees: |
The course was designed for members of the ministries of defence and interior responsible for material resources from BiH, Croatia, FYR Macedonia, Montenegro (overall there were about 4 NCO level attendees), and Serbia |
| Language: | BCMS |
| Title: | Theoretical and Practical Advanced Ammunition Course (TPAAC) |
| Date: | One iteration (conducted in 2013) under the lead of the MTT. Additional iterations first under the lead of the MTT and then under the lead of AFBIH and subsequent transfer to AFBIH planned for 2014. |
| Country Course Held: | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Providor / Sponsor of Course: |
EUFOR Mobile Training Team (MTT) |
| Point of Contact: |
Dr. Vincent Choffat Project Officer EUFOR MTT Location: Kasernenstrasse 7, CH-3003 Berne +41 79 622 86 46 (mobile) +41 31 325 30 40 (fax) Email: Web: www.armee.ch |
| Description / Content of Course: |
To provide future trainers with the skill to visually inspect ammunition and chemically and thermally analyse propellants with a field-kit. |
| Application Procedure: | AFBIH is responsible to define who will participate in the course. Since certain courses are incremental, the MTT set the condition that incremental courses could only be attended by participants of the basic courses. |
| No. Of Places | 20-25 |
| Who can attend / level of attendees: |
AFBIH selected only personnel professionally involved in the topic of the module as attendees. Participants were exclusively from AFBIH. - usually, participants held ranks ranging from NCO to captain. Only for RKIM did participants rank up to LTC. |
| Language: | English, German or Swedish and translated (both the documentation and the presentations) in local language. |
| Title: | Theoretical Basic Ammunition Course (TBAC) |
| Date: | Two iterations (conducted in 2011 and 2012) under the lead of the MTT. One iteration (running now) under the lead of AFBIH. Transfer will succeed at the end of the current course and TBAC will be autonomously conducted in future by AFBIH. |
| Country Course Held: | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Providor / Sponsor of Course: |
EUFOR Mobile Training Team (MTT) |
| Point of Contact: |
Dr. Vincent Choffat Project Officer EUFOR MTT Location: Kasernenstrasse 7, CH-3003 Berne +41 79 622 86 46 (mobile) +41 31 325 30 40 (fax) Email: Web: www.armee.ch |
| Description / Content of Course: |
The purpose is to provide ammunition handlers and future trainers with basic knowledge of ammunition technology |
| Application Procedure: | AFBIH is responsible to define who will participate in the course. Since certain courses are incremental, the MTT set the condition that incremental courses could only be attended by participants of the basic courses. |
| No. Of Places | 20-25 |
| Who can attend / level of attendees: |
AFBIH selected only personnel professionally involved in the topic of the module as attendees. Participants were exclusively from AFBIH. - usually, participants held ranks ranging from NCO to captain. Only for RKIM did participants rank up to LTC. |
| Language: | English, German or Swedish and translated (both the documentation and the presentations) in local language. |
| Title: | Physical Security and Stockpile Management (PSSM) Course |
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This is an annual course; Dates held: 17 - 21 February, 2014; 4 - 8 November, 2013; 5-9 November, 2012; |
| Country Course Held: | Croatia |
| Providor / Sponsor of Course: |
RACVIAC |
| Point of Contact: |
Name: Major Hektor Mema Tel.: + 385 (0)1 3330 835 Email: Web: www.racviac.org |
| Description / Content of Course: |
The objective of the course is to train technical personnel to handle national stockpiles, implement operational procedures and exchange ideas on potential improvements of security and management, as well as to introduce best international practices in Physical Security and Stockpile Management. Target audience: Technical Level (personnel involved in the in-service surveillance of all types of conventional ammunition, employees of national storage sites). |
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| No. Of Places | In the past there have been about 25 attendees |
| Who can attend / level of attendees: |
RACVIAC member states, employees of governmental organizations and agencies involved in the management of national stockpiles of SALW/CA are welcome to attend the course. |
| Language: | BCMS |
| Title: | Advanced Regional Course for Management of Conventional Ammunition Stockpiles and Ammunition Storage Sites |
| Date: | 9-20 March 2009 |
| Country Course Held: | Montenegro |
| Providor / Sponsor of Course: |
OSCE -- Montenegro; MONDEM |
| Point of Contact: |
Name: Predrag Prelevic Email: |
| Description / Content of Course: |
The course was organized in the training facilities of the Army of Montenegro in Danilovgrad. This was a follow up to the Regional Initial Course, and focused on advanced safety principles for the management, transport and storage of ammunition and explosives. The training was given by two experts of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. |
| Application Procedure: | |
| No. Of Places | 19 |
| Who can attend / level of attendees: |
Operators/managers and commanding officers of the conventional ammunition storage sites (6 from Montenegro, 6 from BiH and 7 from Serbia) |
| Language: | English with translation in local language. |
| Title: | NATO-Germany Training courses on standards |
| Date: | 2009, 2010 |
| Country Course Held: | Montenegro |
| Providor / Sponsor of Course: |
NATO, Germany |
| Point of Contact: |
Name: Lt. Col. Nebojsa Lukovic Title/Department: Material Resources Department, MoD Phone: +382 67 222 109 Email: |
| Description / Content of Course: |
There were two courses held in Montenegro organized by NATO and Germany - training courses on NATO standards |
| Application Procedure: | |
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| Who can attend / level of attendees: |
NCO level who had finished the secondary school in Krusevac |
| Language: | English with Montenegrin Translation |
| Title: | Regional Initial Course for Operational Management of Conventional Ammunition Stockpiles and Ammunition Storage Sites |
| Date: | 9-13 June, 2008 |
| Country Course Held: | Montenegro |
| Providor / Sponsor of Course: |
OSCE -- Montenegro; MODEM |
| Point of Contact: |
Name: Predrag Prelevic Email: |
| Description / Content of Course: |
The course was organized in the training facilities of the Army of Montenegro in Danilovgrad. The course focused on the basic safety principles for the transport and storage of ammunition and explosives, in accordance with applicable NATO standards, namely AASTP 1 through 5, as well as on the OSCE best practices for stockpile management and security of conventional ammunition. The course was given by an expert from the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. |
| Application Procedure: | |
| No. Of Places | 20 |
| Who can attend / level of attendees: |
Operators/managers and commanding officers of the conventional ammunition storage sites (6 from Montenegro, 6 from BiH and 8 from Serbia) |
| Language: | English with translation in local language. |
| Title: | Workshop on Customs Procedures and Licensing Issuance: Integrating the National Processing of Dual Use Goods and Conventional Weapons through Information Sharing |
| Date: | Expected 1 October to 3 October, 2013; |
| Country Course Held: | Montenegro |
| Providor / Sponsor of Course: |
RACVIAC |
| Point of Contact: |
Name: Major Hektor Mema Tel.: + 385 (0)1 3330 835; Email: Web: www.racviac.org |
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| Language: | BCMS |
Courses/Training Provided by National Authorities
| Title: | Certificate in Demilitarization |
| Date: | 2011 |
| Country Course Held: | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Providor / Sponsor of Course: |
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Sarajevo (in collaboration with UNDP--Bosnia) |
| Point of Contact: |
Name: Prof. Berko Zecevic Phone: +387 33 729 860 Email: |
| Description / Content of Course: |
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| No. Of Places | 25 |
| Who can attend / level of attendees: |
Military (8) and civilian (17) |
| Language: | BCMS |
| Title: | Certificate in Stockpile and Munitions Management |
| Date: | 2003, 2008, 2013 |
| Country Course Held: | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Providor / Sponsor of Course: |
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Sarajevo |
| Point of Contact: |
Name: Prof. Berko Zecevic Phone: +387 33 729 860 Email: |
| Description / Content of Course: |
The course is held in three intervals of 15 days - it entails an entrance exam, a final exam, and additional exams (if needed) |
| Application Procedure: | There is no official application procedure; individuals are sent by the MoD or by civilian institutions dealing with demilitarization. |
| No. Of Places |
2003: 90 2008: 15 2013: 15 |
| Who can attend / level of attendees: |
MoD staff |
| Language: | BCMS |
| Title: | Primarily give out certificates for Demilitarization and stockpile management and ammunition handling |
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The course are offered upon demand - certificates for Demilitarization and stockpile management last 3-4 years - Stockpile Management course held in: 2003, 2008, 2011, 2013 - demilitarization course held in: 2011 |
| Country Course Held: | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Providor / Sponsor of Course: |
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Sarajevo |
| Point of Contact: |
Name: Prof. Berko Zecevic Phone: +387 33 729 860 Email: |
| Description / Content of Course: |
Depending on the certificate the following courses are offered: - Basic of ammunition identification - Basics of: ammunition demilitarization - Basics of: conventional and advanced ammunition - Introduction to ammunition storage and management operations - Basic maintenance and inspection of ammunition Military standards for safe handling of explosives |
| Application Procedure: | There is no official application procedure; individuals are sent by the MoD or by civilian institutions dealing with demilitarization |
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| Who can attend / level of attendees: |
MoD staff, but also civilian |
| Language: |
BCMS - the course material is all in BCMS and so are the lectures - the first institution to create a substantive collection of material in the local language |
| Title: | Technical Military Training |
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| Country Course Held: | Serbia |
| Providor / Sponsor of Course: |
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Sarajevo (in collaboration with UNDP--Bosnia) |
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| Description / Content of Course: |
This is a vocational training secondary school for the military
- prior to 97/98 it was 4 years, - since 98 it was transformed to a 1 year programme after high school - the diploma last for life - the last Montenegrin class graduated in 2000 Rank achieved after completion of diploma is non-commissioned officer (NCO). |
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| Language: | BCMS |
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