the official report

A REPORT ON AN EDUCATIONAL TOUR TO KOFI ANNAN INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING TRAINING CENTRE( KAIPTC) ON THE 24^TH OCTOBER, 2012

On the 24^th October 2012 which was Wednesday, the Ghana United Nations Students And Youth Association, Presec-La went on an educational tour to Kofi Annan International Peace Keeping Training Centre At Teshie – Accra.

DEPARTURE FROM SCHOOL.

We left the school premises at 9:20 am with the school bus accompanied by Sir Peter ( A new geography teacher of the school) who stood on behalf of the Patron, Mr. Agalic Clement. As we were going the Vice President of the Club, Miss Gloria Neequaye prayed for our departure.

ARRIVAL.

We got there 9:44am and we were warmly welcomed by the receptionist. Later, the director of communications Miss Aisha Nkrumah officially welcomed us. We were then sent to the Schroder hall for lectures on the central institutions and processes governing the Centre. Before lectures went on, we were refreshed with Safina bottle water which really tells that we were in the comfort of home.

 LECTURES BEGINS

Miss Aisha:  Who can tell us a little about Kofi Annan International Peace Keeping Centre?

Allotey Celestina: The Peace Keeping Centre helps to bring peace in African countries.

Fahd Mohammed:  Kofi Annan built up the center in the ideas to train security personnel’s in the field of peace keeping.

Akuteye Divine : Kofi Annan international peace keeping centre is a centre responsible for the training of intellectuals to be equipped with knowledge in peace keeping to help solve pertinent peace keeping issues in ECOWAS Countries

Miss Aisha: okay, you have all done extremely well because we all have an idea about the centre but let me also with this “Kofi Annan International Peace Keeping Centre is all about an ECOWAS research and training centre of excellence’.

THE VISION OF KAIPTC

Our Vision is to be an internationally preferred Centre of Excellence for research into and training for conflict prevention, management and resolution, research and innovative thinking in integrated Peace Support Operations and sustainable delivery of enhanced regional capacity building for Peace Support Operations.

THE MISSION OF KAIPTC

Our Mission is to develop and deliver internationally recognized and professional training courses and related programmes to equip personnel with selected skills and competencies required to meet Africa’s present and future complex peace and security challenges.

After the discussions Miss Aisha paved way for some questions to be asked. These questions include:

Tulasi Victor: do we pay an amount of money as fees for the training?

Miss Aisha; No, it is freely sponsored by the United Nations and other sponsored partners.

Kwarko  Mary: can you offer the training courses without being in a security agency.

Miss Aisha: No, unless you are already in military, police and other security agencies because after training the centre now is interested in what you do with the knowledge you have acquired.

Neequaye Gloria: Immediate after SHS can I come here to pursue some courses.

Miss Aisha: As I said, the only criteria for doing courses are being in the security services.

Akuteye Divine: After the training courses, is it certificate or diploma or degree that is received?

Miss Aisha: we award certificate upon completion of courses but for some few weeks now, we run master degree programmes here,

CONCLUSION

After lectures we at exactly 11;30 am we were then sent around to have a look at their facilities which include Conference Rooms ,Auditorium ,Multi-Purpose Training Facility, Syndicate Rooms, Restaurant ,Accommodation ,Gym ,Multi-Purpose Sports Facility. We were then taken to the dining hall and there we were really refreshed with drinks and snacks whiles we relax in our chairs enjoying it.

After the dining, Miss Aisha finally brought our educational tour to a close, The President of the Club, Divine Akuteye stood on behalf of the Headmistress,    Dr. Shine Ofori (Mrs.) ,the patron Mr. Clement Agalic and the entire membership and executives and gave thanks to the centre for giving us such  a fruitful educational tour.

DEPARTURE FROM CENTRE TO SCHOOL.

At 1:25pm, the school bus came in  and we left the premises of the centre to the school. We got back safely and Divine Akuteye Gave thanks to the Almighty God for such a fruitful tour and safe journey.

After returning to the school the General Executives gave sincere thanks to the Headmistress for granting us the permission to go on the tour.