Customized Courses

The Academy's customized courses help prepare government and military personnel, civil society leaders, and NGO and IO staff abroad or those going abroad.

The USIP Academy offers customized education and training for NGOs, government and international organizations, the military, and the private sector in conflict analysis, negotiation, mediation, security sector reform, governance, cross-cultural communication, human rights and international humanitarian law, electoral violence prevention and more. The Academy's experience designing, developing, and delivering customized programs enables organizations to meet their unique education, training, and capacity building goals.

The Academy is committed to inclusive training, and our methodology is highly interactive and based on experiential, adult-learning principles. Taught by experienced practitioners, courses utilize a mix of presentations, case studies, discussions, role plays and simulations, and small group activities to create a rich learning environment that draws on the expertise of participants.

Our programs can be delivered in the field, in the classroom, and online.

The Academy provides:

Customized courses
Training of Trainers
Pre-deployment Training
Curriculum Development
Exercise and Simulation Development

Past and current partners include the OSCE, the United Nations, U.S. Army, Department of State, Department of Defense, United States Marine Corps, Iraqi Ministry of Education, Inter-American Defense College, Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units (CoESPU), Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF), and Future Generations Graduate School.

For more information, please email us at academy@usip.org.

Strategic Economic Needs and Security Exercise (SENSE)

Type of Event or Course:

Customized Courses

Date

January 30, 2017 - 1:30pm

Washington

President-elect Trump’s surprise November phone conversation with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif underscored Pakistan’s continuing importance to U.S. interests in a stable South Asia. The new U.S. administration can expect to see this vital country hold national elections within 18 months. On January 30, the U.S. Institute of Peace will host a conversation with Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party, the largest opposition party in parliament. The discussion will address Pakistan’s serious internal security challenges; debate among Pakistani civilian and military leaders over the country’s domestic counterterrorism initiatives; and Pakistan’s broader political and democratic dynamics. As a new U.S. administration and Congress begin work, Mr. Bhutto Zardari also will share his perspective on the two countries’ relationship.