Secretariat

Comprehensive training is essential in order to enhance the ability of the OSCE's institutions and missions to carry out their mandate. Training can also be a valuable tool for achieving OSCE goals in conflict prevention, crisis management and post-conflict rehabilitation. Training efforts are geared towards ensuring that OSCE staff members maintain the necessary skills to carry out their duties to the highest possible standard. The training needs of OSCE staff members are managed through a network of training focal points in missions and institutions led by the OSCE Training Co-ordinator in Vienna.

OSCE training activities are guided by three-year strategic plans approved by the Permanent Council (PC), which revises the training strategy every three years to reflect the needs of the Organization. The current OSCE training strategy (2005 to 2007), which was approved by the PC in July 2004, is based on a joint management- and staff-owned approach. It seeks to enhance the co-ordination of training policies and activities, as well as the development of synergies, and favours co-operation with participating States, other international organizations and training institutions.