𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐑 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐉𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐘 𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐄𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐏𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐂 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐄

The Triangular Partnership Project Heavy Engineering Equipment basic operators took place at Humanitarian Peace Support School (HPSS), Embakasi.

The eight-week course was sponsored by the Government of Switzerland and supported by the United Nations Department of Operational Support. It had 34 participants drawn from Zambia, Kenya, Uganda Gambia, and Liberia. It was facilitated by a Chief trainer from the Swiss Army and 6 African trainers from Kenya, Rwanda, Ghana, and Uganda.

The aim of the training was to equip the participants with skills to operate and maintain Heavy Engineering Equipment in peace support operations across Africa.

𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐀𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐙𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐑𝐄𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐄

The course equipped participants with knowledge and skills on requisite standards, guiding principles, and procedures for planning, implementing and supporting DDR programmes in mission and non-mission environments.

 

𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐄

The five-week course trained and equipped operators with knowledge in IEDD operations at Tactical Level. The information imparted during the course gave the participants an appreciation and understanding of different IED Disposal techniques using assorted IEDD weapons.