Tajik border troops, customs and Interior Ministry officers complete OSCE training-of-trainers course

Twenty-five officers from border, customs and interior agencies of Tajikistan completed a two-week training-of-trainers course on 6 December 2013.

The course focused on modern teaching methodology and on preparing and delivering training in an interactive learner-centered manner. The course programme included adult learning theory and models, as well as developing and structuring lesson plans.

At the graduation ceremony, Ambassador Markus Mueller, Head of the OSCE Office in Tajikistan, said: “The comprehensive course was conducted as part of the border security programme on building national capacity of the Tajik border security and management agencies, and aims at upgrading training capacities of relevant Tajik agencies and strengthening their potential.”

The ceremony was also attended by senior officials from Tajikistan’s border troops, Ministry of Interior and customs service.