PeaceworkersUK

PeaceworkersUK (PWUK) is part of the peacebuilding issues programme of International Alert. Previously an independent NGO, PWUK became part of International Alert in 2006.

Peaceworkers UK works with voluntary organisations, government departments, inter-governmental organisations (IGOs) and other bodies to promote the appropriate use civilians in the prevention, management and resolution of violent conflict and the alleviation of suffering caused by violent conflict; provides education and training programmes to enhance the skills of civilians working in regions affected by conflict; conducts research into the use of civilian personnel for the prevention, management, and resolution of conflict. The results of this research are disseminated to an array of parliamentarians, NGOs, government departments, academics and other relevant bodies.

Training

Objectives

The overall aim of Peaceworkers UK is to improve both the quality and quantity of civilian personnel working in the fields of conflict prevention, crisis management and peacebuilding. We believe this requires the establishment of transparent and universal standards of professional competency that can serve as benchmarks for quality performance as well as targets to be achieved through training and placement schemes.
Its interest in training is subsidiary to its interest in the assessment of competence, and therefore they approach training primarily as a means to prepare people for an assessment of their competence. From PeaceworkersUK point of view, training is only required where people do not already have the confidence to undertake an assessment. They would expect people with sufficient experience to skip the training and just do the assessment.
The objective of any training module they run is to help participants develop a few key skills that would be generally considered essential for working in a conflict prevention, crisis management or peacebuilding capacity. The assessment at the end of each module will determine, as far as possible, to what extent candidates possess those skills. The learning objectives for each course are therefore identical to the performance criteria that form the basis of the assessment that follows.

Peaceworkers UK
International Alert
346 Clapham Road
London
SW9 9AP
tel +44 207 627 6839