The Asia Pacific Civil-Military Centre of Excellence will hold its annual Civil-Military Interaction Workshop (CMIW) from 4-9 March 2012. The workshop is the primary course run by the Centre and is designed to increase understanding of the factors that influence successful civil-military-police interactions in conflict and disaster overseas.
Held at the Australian Emergency Management Institute (AEMI), Mount Macedon outside Melbourne, the purpose of the five-day residential workshop is to develop working relationships and an understanding of the cultures and practices of the military, police, UN and NGOs as they apply to disaster management, humanitarian, policing, stabilisation and peacekeeping operations.
The aims of the course include:
- Acquire a critical understanding of emerging civil-military issues in the areas of conflict prevention and the protection of civilians, gender, governance and the rule of law, disaster management and humanitarian assistance, and peace and stabilisation operations.
- Identify, assess and evaluate inter-agency opportunities for civil-military-police interaction.
- Analyse the civil-military factors relevant to the conduct of civil-military strategies or actions.
- Apply lessons learnt to the development of outline plans or models for civil-military-police strategies and actions.
- Develop approaches for partnering, cooperation and collaboration.
- Build relationships with other cross-sector/within-sector practitioners from other agencies, organizations, institutions, and countries.
The workshop also provides an opportunity for Australian Civilian and Military Personnel to engage with their civilian and military counterparts from the Asia Pacific, Middle East and African regions for the benefit of future civil-military operations. In 2011, 50 participants came from:
- Africa
- the Middle East
- ASEAN Counties
- USA
- The South Pacific
- The Indian Subcontinent
- AusAID
- Australian Federal Police
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Attorney General’s Department
- International Committee of the Red Cross
- RedR
- Australian Army
- Royal Australian Air Force
- Department Of Defence
Similar representation is expected in 2012.
Further information is available from Lieutenant Commander Steven Pringle RANR via email courses@civmilcoe.gov.au or by calling +61 2 61602200 or +61 419401320.
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