Institutional Capacity Building PME Bi-Monthly Report Defense Education Enhancement Program (DEEP) Africa Military Education Program (AMEP) September-October 2019
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Institutional Capacity Building PME Bi-Monthly Report Defense Education Enhancement Program (DEEP) Africa Military Education Program (AMEP) September-October 2019 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This period highlighted curriculum and faculty development in DEEP and AMEP countries, initial support for a unique school in Ukraine, the opening of three new DEEP and AMEP programs, and one re-initiated AMEP program: DEEP: Afghanistan (7-11 October): DEEP experts delivered the first of four Master Instructor Program (MIP) workshops for the National Defence University faculty. The MIP intent for all programs is to prepare partner experts to train their faculty in modern teaching methodologies without external support. Azerbaijan (23-27 September): DEEP experts delivered the third of four MIP workshops for the War College and Military Academy faculties. MoD representative Mr. Sana Sadiyev reaffirmed that he and the leadership of both the War College and the Military Academy continue to be deeply committed to the changes needed to move both schools forward. He recognizes this will be a challenge, but noted he had great faith in the faculty he chose to be the needed change agents. Tunisia (16-19 September): DEEP experts delivered the first of two basic faculty development workshops to the Tunisian War College faculty. This initial workshop established a baseline for the second event that will focus on curriculum development, assessment, and evaluation. Once concluded, the next step will be a four-workshop MIP program for the War College faculty. Ukraine (23-27 September): NATO-funded DEEP experts initiated support for the new Defence Management School (DMS) course curricula. The MOD-initiated DMS is designed to educate MOD and other security sector ministerial professionals, both civilian and military. All to be done in accordance with NATO standards. New Initial Site Survey: Morocco (30 September-3 October): DEEP supported the Armor School NCO Academy and development of security sector-wide Cyber Security Program. Both programs will have multinational academic leads. 1 AMEP: Chad (2-6 September): DEEP delivered the third of four MIP workshops for the Military Academy faculty. Djibouti (25-28 September): An AMEP expert delivered the first of three Military History curriculum development workshops for the Military Academy. The intent is to create a multi-hour military history course that will include an emphasis on East Africa. Nigeria (2-5 September): AMEP experts delivered an Operational Design curriculum workshop (strategy and planning design of an operational campaign) for the Army War College-Nigeria. The intent was to familiarize AWC-N faculty to be able to teach Operational Design without external support. The Chargé d’Affaires/Deputy Chief of Mission) said the AMEP-AWC-N cooperation is a “good news story” in the U.S./Nigeria relationship. New Initial Site Surveys and Re-Initiation Survey: Ethiopia (18-19 September): War College. Faculty development, exercises, and wargaming emphasized during the period. The academic lead is Dr. Dave Dworak, U.S. Army War College faculty. Kenya (12-13 September): NCO Academy. Joint curricula subject gaps will be identified, resulting in new curricula developed and delivered at all three NCO education levels. The academic lead is MSG Matt Saylor, U.S. Army NCO Leadership Center of Excellence. Malawi (25-27 September): AMEP experts re-initiated support for the development of a Staff College. Initial work will focus on faculty development and a curriculum review to determine follow-on curriculum support. The new academic lead is Dr. Rob Kerr, U.S. Air Command and Staff College. Events Completed Number of Countries DEEP 8 7 AMEP 6 6 Events Planned Number of Countries DEEP 7 4 AMEP 22 12 2. DEEP: RECENT EVENTS, MILESTONES & SENIOR LEVEL MEETINGS 8 events in 7 countries Afghanistan National Defence University (NDU) Master Instructor Program (MIP) Workshop 1 7 – 11 Oct 2019, Baku, AzerbaiJan 2 NATO-funded DEEP experts delivered the first of four MIP workshops for eleven members of the NDU faculty. The intent is to prepare NDU experts to train their faculty in modern teaching methodologies without external support. The participants were able to draft a 10-lesson course and associated lesson outlines of a Faculty Development Course (FDC) that support the concepts of student-centered interactive learning based on current adult learning principles and best practices aligned with the needs of the institution and the democratic values of DIB. During MIP Workshop 2, the participants will conduct their assigned lessons and receive detailed faculty and peer feedback that will allow them to hone their lessons and the entire curriculum. Azerbaijan Master Instructor Program (MIP) Workshop 3 23-27 September 2019, Baku Two DEEP experts delivered the third in a series of MIP workshops for the Azerbaijan War College and Military Academy of the Armed Forces (war and staff college courses) faculties. The DEEP experts observed the MIP participants teaching the new faculty development curriculum to the current faculty members of both schools and conducted a formal evaluation to determine each participant’s ability to be designated as an MIP candidate. Each Azerbaijani faculty-student received a recommendation for continuation and participation in the final MIP event (scheduled for 2020), where each will be observed teaching new faculty in their respective schools. MoD representative Mr. Sana Sadiyev reaffirmed at the workshop’s closing that he and the leadership of both the War College and the Military Academy continue to be deeply committed to the changes needed to move both schools forward. He recognizes this will be a challenge, but noted he had great faith in the faculty he chose to be the needed change agents. Kazakhstan National Defense University Faculty Development Workshop 10-12 September 2019, Nur-Sultan Two DEEP experts delivered a workshop to incorporate technology into both resident and distance learning programs in modern teaching methods, as well as to explore additional areas of English language support. Kazakh partners expressed clear intent to engage in security cooperation through Electronic-Learning, to support PME programs, as well as to synergize with DEEP curriculum development efforts. Morocco Initial Site Survey 30 September-2 October 2019, Rabat A multinational DEEP team conducted the initial site survey for the Armor NCO School and the development of a cybersecurity course. A DEEP program of cooperation will be created to support faculty development and a greater emphasis on NCO leadership capability for the NCO school, and cybersecurity education for Tunisian cybersecurity specialists. 3 Tunisia War College Basic Faculty Development Workshop 1 16-19 September 2019, Tunis Two DEEP experts delivered the first of two basic faculty development workshops to the Tunisian War College faculty. It addressed adult learning theory, faculty development, curriculum development, and assessment and evaluation practices in professional military education. The workshop included sessions on facilitated seminars, panels, debates, games, case method, and role-playing to demonstrate and validate active learning methods during the week. It was clear that the War College leadership and faculty possessed extensive knowledge of pedagogy and displayed exceptional enthusiasm for the DEEP education workshops. This initial workshop established a baseline for the second event that will focus on curriculum development, assessment, and evaluation within the larger context of faculty development. Ukraine (2 events) Defence Management School Strategy Formulation Curriculum Development Workshop 23-27 September 2019, Kyiv NATO-funded DEEP experts from the Baltic Defence College (BDC) initiated the Ukraine- requested program to support the Ukraine NDU new Defence Management School (DMS) course curricula to emulate BDC-counterpart courses. The MOD-initiated DMS is designed to educate MOD and other security sector ministerial professionals, both civilian and military. All to be done in accordance with NATO standards. Officer-NCO Relations Curriculum Development 16-27 September 2019, Kyiv DEEP experts supported the preparation of Officer-NCO Relations introduction courses/seminars at the NDU. The focus was on mentoring Ukraine instructors on how to deliver NATO-standard Officer-NCO Relations topics using NATO best practices. Uzbekistan Armed Forces Academy Faculty Development Workshop 23-26 September 2019, Tashkent Three DEEP experts delivered a workshop to incorporate technology into both resident and electronic learning (E-learning /distance learning) programs in modern teaching methods, as well as to explore additional areas of English language support and assess current AFA language training practice and methodology. Uzbek partners expressed clear intent to engage in E-learning security cooperation to support PME programs as well as to synergize with DEEP curriculum development efforts. 4 3. DEEP: UPCOMING EVENTS – 7 events in 4 countries over the next 4 months Afghanistan National Defence University (NDU) Master Instructor Program (MIP) 2 16 – 20 December 2019, Brasov, Romania Two DEEP experts will deliver the second of four MIP workshops in support of the NDU faculty. The intent is to develop Afghan MIP instructors that would be able to train other NDU instructors in modern teaching methodologies without external support. Armenia Military Institute Master Instructor Program (MIP) Workshop 1 18-22 November 2019, Yerevan A DEEP expert