Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Second Annual General Meeting of the Association for Security Sector Education and Training (ASSET)
The second Annual General Meeting of the Association for Security Sector Education and Training (ASSET) took place from 2-3 March 2010 in Manila, the Philippines. As Chair of the ASSET Coordinating Committee and host to the ASSET Secretariat, ISSAT attended the AGM and also assisted the host of the 2010 AGM- the Institute for Strategic and Development Studies (ISDS) – in preparations for the meeting.
Overall objectives of the meeting included:
- Reviewing ASSET activity report for 2009
- Reviewing and finalizing ASSET Strategy and Operational Procedures, including agreeing Training Guidelines as a precursor to establishing an accreditation process for SSR training course.
- Developing ASSET programme of work for 2010
- Presenting a new ASSET webportal
- Reviewing training material of ASSET members
- Exploring possibilities for joint training initiatives
As part of its efforts to increase the capacity of SSR training providers and in a bid to harmonise SSR training, DCAF/ ISSAT continues to play a lead role in ASSET.
Established in 2007, ASSET is an open and voluntary association of organisations engaged in SSR education and training. ASSET aims to support its members in the design and delivery of SSR training programmes and teaching materials. The second ASSET AGM served to consolidate operational procedures of the Association and to determine key activities for the coming year.
Third Annual General Meeting of the Association for Security Sector Education and Training (ASSET)
The third Annual General Meeting of the Association for Security Sector Education and Training (ASSET) took place from 7 - 9 March 2010 in Antigua, Guatemala. As Chair of the ASSET Coordinating Committee and host to the ASSET Secretariat, DCAF/ ISSAT attended the AGM and also assist the host of the 2011 AGM– Instituto de Ensenanza para el Desarrollo Sostenible (IEPADES) – in preparations for the meeting.
Overall objectives of the meeting included:
- review ASSET’s activity report for 2010
- develop ASSET’s programme of work for 2011
- review of training material of ASSET members
- explore possibilities for joint training initiatives
- further focus on regional topics related to SSR (South-America)
Ulf Strahl
Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Working as police officer since 1975.
Have been in missions in Africa (Angola and Sierra Leone), Asia (Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand and Afghanistan) Europe ( Kosovo and Macedonia).
Ongoing mission in Afghanistan.