The Peace Support Training Centre ( PSTC ; French: Centre de formation pour le soutien de la paix ), is at McNaughton Barracks, CFB Kingston , Ontario, Canada, and is a subordinate unit of the Canadian Army Doctrine and Training Centre . PSTC delivers training to the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), other Canadian government departments (OGDs), and foreign militaries. PSTC is also engaged in instructor exchanges with ABCA , NATO , and other countries.
5-694: PSTC was formed in July 1996 and was officially established as a unit 5 September 2000. With an original mandate of training personnel for United Nations Military Observer (UNMO) positions, the PSTC has expanded to a unit of over 60 personnel that runs on average 35 courses per year with a throughput of 1,000 students. PSTC also developed training for personnel working as part of provincial reconstruction teams (PRT), and Security Force Capacity Building/Security Force Advisor Training (SFCB/SFAT). "PSTC will provide specific, individual training to prepare selected members of
10-597: Is a military official deployed by the United Nations to provide support to a UN mission or peace operation. Described as the "eyes and ears" of the UN Security Council , observers fulfill a variety of roles depending on scope, purpose, and status of the UN mission to which they are attached. A UNMO is generally tasked with monitoring and assessing post-conflict agreements, such as a ceasefire or armistice;
15-478: The Canadian Forces, other government departments (OGD) and foreign military personnel for full-spectrum operations (FSO) within the contemporary operating environment, while fulfilling our centre of excellence (CoE) responsibilities." "As a lead joint, inter-agency, multinational training centre, PSTC’s vision is to be recognized by all Canadian government departments as the trainer of choice and experts in
20-790: The delivery of individual readiness training and campaign-winning enablers." PSTC is a training unit directly under the Canadian Army Doctrine and Training Centre . It has a liaison and coordination relationship with the Influence Activities Task Force (IATF), another organization under CADTC. PSTC has two training sub-units and a standards sub-unit. The training sub-units and their specialties are as follows: 44°14′46″N 76°27′15″W / 44.246157°N 76.45427°W / 44.246157; -76.45427 United Nations Military Observer A United Nations Military Observer (UNMO)
25-614: The withdrawal of military forces; or the maintenance of a neutral buffer zone. Observers usually undergo special training to ensure neutrality, diplomacy, and deescalation techniques. An early and still-operating observer mission is the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP), established on the India-Pakistan border in 1949 to monitor the ceasefire called for by
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