From March 15 – 17, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia, in partnership with OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe and Border Management Staff College, held a regional workshop on development of the training of trainers (ToT) methodology for leading specialists of Border Guard, Customs, and Veterinary and Phytosanitary service agencies from Central Asian countries.

Recognising the role of preparation of trainers for the effectiveness of educational processes, as well as in raising the capacities of agencies to ensure timely and qualified expertise for successful transfer of knowledge and skills, this workshop aimed to develop a methodology to support national agencies along this path.

To this end, the expert team from the State Border Guard College of Latvia and the OSCE Border Management Staff College paid special attention to the training system in the border management agencies and the role of ToT methodological principles in educational process. The ToT methodology, developed as a result of this activity, addresses multiple sections and shall support trainers in the planning of the educational courses, development of curricula as well as selection and successful use of the relevant teaching methods. The methodology will be piloted during ToTs panned by the BOMCA Programme.