About the Peace Operations Training Institute and ELAP

At the end of 2007, there were more than 102,000 UN peacekeeping personnel representing 119 nations serving in 20 DPKO-led peace operations. If there is to be efficient and coordinated effort among military and civilian components from around the world, personnel of all nations should receive standardised training and preparation.

E-Learning for African Peacekeepers (ELAP) makes Peace Operations Training Institute distance courses on peacekeeping available and free of charge for all military, police, and gendarmerie personnel who are citizens of covered African nations. Through ELAP, eligible Africans may enrol on-line, download their study materials, submit their End-of-Course Examinations, and upon passing receive their Certificates of Completion.

The Peace Operations Training Institute is pleased to welcome you to this distance training programme in peacekeeping. We wish you well in your studies, and we wish you success as you work to bring peace and relief to troubled regions world-wide.

Read the list of available courses to see what you can learn through the Peace Operations Training Institute.