Co-designed learning for professional development
One of the core activities of the Australia Pacific Security College (APSC) is to deliver professional development courses for Pacific Island Countries. Our courses support countries of the Pacific to critically examine pressures, risks and opportunities affecting national and regional security, while exploring new pathways to address security challenges. For the College, the 2018 Boe Declaration on Regional Security frames the Pacific conception of security. The Boe Declaration’s ‘expanded concept of security’ includes climate security, human security, environmental/resource security and traditional security. Our primary audience are the officials of Pacific countries, regional organisations and NGOs.
Microcredential: Framing Pacific Security
Pacific people and countries employ the concept of security with distinct characteristics. The’ expanded security agenda’ laid out in 2018 Boe Declaration by the Pacific Islands Forum brings this into sharp relief with its emphasis on climate, environmental/resource, human and traditional security and the need for a more integrated and collaborative approach across sectors and…
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Microcredential: Analysing Pacific Security
In 2018, the leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum described the security environment in the Pacific region as ‘crowded and complex’. The Pacific is crowded with external players who see a shared interest in the region and are often looking to assert their own agenda. The Pacific is complex because Pacific leaders assert that ‘securing…
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National Security Reporting
The course will enhance participants’ journalistic and communication skills in reporting and conveying information on security issues. Participants will learn the importance of reliable reporting and the timely flow of information – all of which are vital elements for strong democracies in the Pacific. We examine the value of networks and relationships to access and…
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Securing our Blue Pacific
Securing our Blue Pacific is the Australia Pacific Security College’s newest flagship education course. The two-week course is in response to Forum Island Countries’ request for capacity development initiatives to meet their security priorities arising from the Boe Declaration on Regional Security (2018). It is designed for mid to senior-level FICs officials working on security…
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Anchoring Strategic Analysis
Analysis is critical to Pacific security. Analysts and policy makers need to deal with the complexity of a dynamic security environment and assess strategic developments, incomplete and ambiguous information, and cognitive biases. This course provides participants with a baseline of skills and understanding of strategic analysis. It gives participants the capacity to assist leaders from…
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