This report addresses the role of training programmes with respect to the deployment of personnel in peace operations. It assessed the effectiveness of the deployment of trained personnel as well as the main obstacles to deployment. The Norwegian-funded Training for Peace in Africa (TfP) was used as a case to explore the bottlenecks that hamper the recruitment and deployment of trained personnel, especially civilians, to peace operations in the African context. The study is exploratory in character and the conclusions are tentative in nature, as they are based on limited empirical data.
