The Association for Security Sector Reform Education and Training
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The Association for Security Sector Reform Education and Training (ASSET) is an open and voluntary association of organisations and institutions engaged in Security Sector Reform (SSR) education and training.
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68/1, Castle Street
Colombo
00800
General information
ASSET aims to support the development and delivery of education and training courses and teaching materials in order to meet the increasing need for highly qualified SSR practitioners, planners, trainers and policymakers. This shall be achieved through encouraging coordination, building coherence and strengthening the capacity of member institutions and organisations to provide quality, skills-based training and education.
Security Sector Reform (SSR) Capacity:
Through encouraging the delivery of high quality SSR education and training, ASSET supports the development of SSR capacity within governments, donors, security sector institutions, parliaments, non-governmental organisations and international/regional organisations. Through this support ASSET aims to drive up the standards, coverage and availability of SSR training, as well as increasing the effectiveness of SSR policymaking and programming.
SSR Norms and Standards:
ASSET members provide SSR training in line with international norms and standards. The core principles of ASSET are based upon the United Nations Secretary-General Report on “Securing peace and development: the role of the United Nations in supporting security sector reform” (2008). For more information please see the ASSET Cooperation Agreement.
Core ASSET Activities:
Establishing and maintaining a webportal through which the international community can identify and gain access to SSR education and training institutions.
Sharing education and training modules and best practices, through training-of-trainers courses and pilot projects.
Facilitating peer exchange or mentoring programmes to help members to develop their curricula quality and encourage a coherent approach in line with international norms and standards.
Coordinating, developing and maintaining a broad range of SSR education and training courses.
Supporting members in identifying and accessing funding.
Coordination Committee (2013-2014)
1. African Security Sector Network, Ghana (2013 co-host)
2. Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP), Switzerland
3. Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, Ghana (2013 co-host)
4.Regional Centre for Strategic Studies, Colombo (Secretariat)
5. Violence and Citizenship Research Group, Brazil
Opening Hours
| Monday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Tuesday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Wednesday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Thursday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Friday | 09:00 - 17:00 |