Strengthen , Share 🫱🏽🫲🏻 and Strike💥 … again in the Caribbean !
From 22 April to 4 May 2024, SEACOP delivered a very successful Training of Trainers programme in Trinidad and Tobago targeted at 18 students from Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts, St Lucia, St Vincent and Trinidad and Tobago’s Maritime Intelligence Units and Joint Maritime Control Units.
‘We divided this ToT into two key segments: Pedagogical Training, including a specific focus on Gender and Human Rights, and practical Advanced Training,” explained SEACOP Regional Coordinator for the Caribbean Jason Kelshall.
Week 1: Creating a Learning Path
The first week concentrated on pedagogical skills development for JMCU students from police, customs, Coast Guards, Drug Control Units, CARICOM IMPACS and Regional Security System. By including specialised training on Gender and Human Rights, delivered by experts B. Keltoum from Morocco 🇲🇦, and Gender & Human Rights expert Daniela Albornoz from UNODC, SEACOP reiterated the European Union”s commitment to inclusive and ethical practices in maritime operations.
A similarly dedicated pedagogical training was conducted for 12 students from Regional Maritime Intelligence Units (MIUs) a week later, in order to equip those future trainers with the necessary skills to disseminate knowledge effectively within their respective units.
Week 2: Into the Belly of the Beast – Rummage Training
The second week transitioned to hands-on Advanced Rummage Training for the JMCU students, providing them with practical skills essential for maritime security operations.
We were particularly pleased to receive EU Ambassador H.E. Peter Cavendish at the Mission in Port of Spain on 1st May.
🫱🏽🫲🏻👏🏽 The success of this ToT could not have been possible without the strong support of SEACOP’s network of key partners, including but not limited to the EU Delegation to Trinidad and Tobago, T&T Coast Guard, the University of T&T.
Kudos to all trainees for their impressive efforts, instructors for their unwavering dedication to our project’s objectives.
‘The ToT programme not only enhanced the pedagogical skills of the participants but also fostered regional cooperation and strengthened the operational readiness of maritime enforcement units,’ explains Project Director Dominique Bucas, who noted that similar this flagship programme was carefully developed during Phase V of SEACOP, in order to offer the most tailored responses to the diverse needs of the project’s partner countries across the Caribbean.
🎥 If you are interested in learning more about the ToT, watch this video of Jason Kelshall explaining how the flagship programme came to be.
