Overall Aim The Pre-Deployment Training - complemented by the Mission's induction training - aims to increase the effectiveness of the mission/operation. PDT is to uniform the management culture of the CSDP missions and to ensure that participants are adequately prepared to integrate into mission life and to be operational as fast as possible upon deployment. The course shall enhance participants’ common understanding of CSDP missions functioning principles, brief on the latest policies and instruments available to fulfil the mandate, depict the mission environment and provide a sense of common EU identity and purpose.

Seconded and international contracted staff which has been selected to be deployed to a CSDP Mission/Operation. This includes non EU Member States and NATO contributing to CSDP missions and operations.