OSCE conducts training of trainers for border officers of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan

DUSHANBE, 26 May 2017 – Ten Kyrgyz Border Service and ten Tajik Border Troops Officers completed today a three-week training-of-trainers (ToT) course organized by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan. The advanced training course for a limited number of border officers who had already attended basic patrol leadership course served to develop their skills and abilities to teach and transfer knowledge further within their respective services and training institutions.

During the course Tajik and Kyrgyz Officers learned about developing curricula, programmes and lessons plans, conducting training sessions and managing ToT. Other topics covered by the course included public speaking, programme planning and the principles of active learning. The participants were also introduced to pathfinding methodologies, military topography and first-aid training as well as the preparation and delivery of practical training activities using technical equipment.

At the graduation ceremony, Vyacheslav Abramets, Acting Head of the Politico-Military Department at the OSCE Office in Tajikistan, said: “The Office in Tajikistan is helping to build the capacity of Tajik and Kyrgyz border officers by providing high quality training in a number of key areas. This training-of-trainers course provided essential human and technical skills for selected officers from Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan to enable them to deliver the gained knowledge to other colleagues."

The training was led by two local experts with considerable experience in border management and adult education.