Education and Training Center

Education and Training Center/Domestic

The mission of the Education and Training Center, Domestic Programs is to create and deliver courses and supporting teaching materials, to improve the practice of conflict management, and to help professionalize the field. Target audiences include civilian and military practitioners, faculty from other institutions, and graduate, undergraduate and high school students.

USIP is currently developing a number of courses through which professionals from government, the military, NGOs, and IOs, as well as pre-professionals in the academic world can come together and receive training on core conflict management skills, as well as best practices in conflict prevention, peacemaking, and state-building. Click here to learn more.

USIP Promotes Peacebuilding Education in New Hampshire
April 24-25, 2008
USIP visited Nashua Community College in Nashua, New Hampshire to support the college's efforts at integrating the teaching of peace and conflict issues into its curriculum.

USIP Supports International Education and Peace Efforts in East Texas
April 22, 2008
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The Institute participated in Tyler Junior College's 18th Annual International Day in Tyler, Texas. Focusing on world peace, the event featured 50 exhibits and displays including 43 country displays. The event attracted 3,500 visitors from the region including a number of secondary school groups. David Smith was the guest of honor. His remarks were recorded by CBS19 in Tyler.
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