Towards the self-training of the Malian army
(BRUSSELS2) The European Army Training Mission in Mali (EUTM Mali) has started a new stage with a pilot train-the-trainer course for Malian officers and non-commissioned officers. Important step towards self-training for Malian forces and autonomy in securing the territory. On January 4, 2014, the 13 Malian officers and NCOs selected thus completed the first part of their training. The Malian soldiers, supervised by European trainers, had to plan and conduct four different workshops: evacuation of an accident under enemy fire, carrying out a reconnaissance mission, setting up an observation post and patrolling an area potentially comprising homemade devices or IED (improvised explosive device).
A novelty
This is the 1er course of this type provided by the EUTM mission. The objective is to provide solid pedagogical and technical bases to future trainers of Malian units so that they are able to plan and conduct the training of units up to the level of combined arms tactical groups (GTIA), such as those trained for the time being by the European mission.
Three steps
The “train the trainers” (TTT) pilot course is divided into three phases. The first, lasting three weeks, is dedicated to acquiring the most important knowledge for a soldier as well as how to pass on this know-how. During the second 10-week training period of a GTIA, trainee trainers remain alongside European instructors in order to continue learning pedagogy and training planning. Finally, during the two weeks that the third phase lasts, the trainees are assessed on their theoretical and practical abilities to plan and conduct training.
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