DCAF – Second time with us

Training for border police station commanders in Police High School – Basic Police Training Centre lasted from 30th May till 9th June 2010. It was organized by the Geneva Centre for Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF), experts from educational institutions and border police of Eastern European countries.

- An initial meeting of participants of the first International pilot training course for border police station commanders (ITCSC) was held here, in Sremska Kamenica, in March last year. The last sequel of the course, the fifth in a row, has recently been completed in Slovenia. Out of 31 participants of the course, the selected 20 are here now - we were told by Mr Dušan Burian, manager of the course. - Training of trainers in cooperation with the MoI of Serbia, was organized for the first time in your School - Centre, the plan is to continue cooperation. The next course should start in September with distance learning (e-learning), and continue, here, in October.

 

Representatives of the border police of six countries from the region, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR Macedonia, Montenegro, Croatia and Serbia,
attended this international course. They will participate in the implementation of the following courses, as trainers.

We are the first generation of trainers - says m.a. Slaviša Igić, a former student of 15th class of Police High School, commander of border police station in Dimitrovgrad. - During the nine days’ training, our “teachers” - trainers, Ms Nada Banjac and Ms Gordana Milić, have enabled us to introduce new methods of conducting classes. This course, as well as the previous courses in this series, gives students the opportunity to try to prepare and conduct classes and gain confidence in performance in front of the audience. It is not only interesting, but is also useful for the job I do.

    

Author J.Obradović
Translation Stana Milenković
 

INTERNATIONAL TRAINING COURSE FOR STATION COMMANDERS, UNIQUE IN EUROPE

Initial meeting of participants of International training course for station commanders, which is held from 9th until M13th March 2009 in PHS-BPTC in Sremska Kamenica, is prepared in cooperation with Geneva Centre for Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) and experts from educational institutions as well as borderguard police  of Southeastern European countries. The course is attended by 31 participants from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, while lecturers are from Austria, Estonia and Slovenia.

- There is no course like this one in European Union – said  Mr Dušan Burian, the manager of the course, addressing to guests - in ,as he said , this legendary complex. - I remember sport games where students of this school used to achieve remarkable results. We gathered around this project which will, I hope, have the same renown. You are supposed to achieve new skills in practical management, not for the sake of your personal education but to transfer them further on. This is a pioneer work. Our aim will be achieved when I see you performing this course.

On behalf of MoI of the Republic of Serbia, Janoš Kopas, head of Directorate for Police education, Professional Development and Science and Dragan Gligorić head deputy of Border Police Directorate wished participants successful work.

- You will be the ones who will carry out conclusions of the Ministrers of Interior Conference of Eastern European countries, which has just finished in Belgrade, -  said  Biljana Puškar, director of the School/Center in her welcome speech to the participants of the course. – Our Minister of Police Mr Ivica Dačić pointed out the importance of cooperatiopn of  police in region for the internal safety of each country and the fight against organized crime.

This kind of training will contribute to the creation of strong network wich will catch members of transborder organized crime.

                                                                                                                                                                   Jasna Obradović