CCOPAB carries out the 2013-2 Course for Military Translators and Interpreters
From 5 to 9 of August, 2013, the Brazilian Peacekeeping Operations Joint Center (CCOPAB) will carry out the Course for Military Translators and Interpreters (ETIMil) – in-class phase, for those military personnel who have volunteered for these functions in a PKO mission and have proven proficiency in French or English. The course aims at preparing military personnel as future interpreters and translators in the Brazilian Battalion and Brazilian Engineering Company deployed in Haiti, and also at enhancing the following affective attributes: adaptability, self-confidence, comradeship, coherence, cooperation, creativity, intellectual discipline, emotional balance, initiative, organization and responsibility.
From July 31 to August 2, the Brazilian Ministry of Defense (Brasília-DF) started off the First Phase of the Course for Unit Commanders and Staff (EPCOEM) that will compose the 19th Brazilian Contingent (19 CONTBRAS) of the United Nations Mission for the Stabilization in Haiti (MINUSTAH, acronym in French). The 19th Brazilian Contingent is made up by the Brazilian Battalion, the Brazilian Engineering Company and the Marines Company (BRABAT/BRAENGCOY/Marines COY 19), and the course aims at presenting instructions collected from the UN's Core Pre-deployment Training Material (CPTM).
On July 31, the third and last day of the Preparation Course for Interviews of Brazilian Candidates to military posts at the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) held at the facilities of the Brazilian Peacekeeping Operations Joint Center (CCOPAB), the military personnel continued with the activities carried out on the previous day and were interviewed in similar conditions of those that happen after candidates are included in DPKO's Short List.
On July 30, the second day of the Preparation Course for Interviews of Brazilian Candidates to military posts at the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) held at the facilities of the Brazilian Peacekeeping Operations Joint Center (CCOPAB), military personnel from the Navy, Army and Air Force were divided into groups for their assessment and guidance by three different panels of instructors.
On July 29, 2013, the Brazilian Peacekeeping Operations Joint Center (CCOPAB) starts off the Preparation Course for Interviews of Brazilian Candidates to military posts at the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) at the auditorium of Sergio Vieira de Mello Cultural Facilities. From 29 to 31 of July, the apprentices will undergo the course, whose objectives are to present them the organization, the missions and the work developed at CCOPAB, the peculiarities of the structure and the functioning of the United Nations (UN), the UN's personnel recruiting process, and also to train Brazilian military personnel from the three armed forces for the actual interviews.
On July 29, the Brazilian Peacekeeping Operations Joint Center (CCOPAB) hosted a committee from the Brazilian The welcoming presentation by CCOPAB's Commander Colonel Baganha focused on the organization, the mission and the work done at the Center, as well as the courses offered and the participation of Brazilian military personnel in peacekeeping missions nowadays.Ministry of Defense made up by senior staff officers from the Brazilian Navy, Brazilian Army and Brazilian Air Force.