We use “Oxford English” spelling in most cases: “colour” instead of “color”, “enrol” instead of “enroll”, and so on.
Peace Operations Training Institute can provide a list of all courses taken to any school or organization. The fee for this service is 50 USD. Cheques or money orders should be payable to Peace Operations Training Institute and mailed to our office in Virginia. Please include your mailing address and the full mailing address of your school or organization.
Some of our courses have been reviewed for college credit by the College Credit Recommendation Service of the American Council on Education (ACE). Please consult the National Guide to Educational Credit for Training Programs . Your college or university will decide whether to award credit for Peace Operations Training Institute courses using the ACE National Guide and its own policies and standards.
The American Military University, a private for-profit educational institution based in the United States, awards credit to students who have completed Peace Operations Training Institute courses. For details, please visit the AMU Web site.
Peace Operations Training Institute does not grant academic degrees. Students who complete Peace Operations Training Institute courses can earn academic credits that may be applied towards a Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations from American Military University. AMU provides all courses exclusively on-line. For additional details on how your Peace Operations Training Institute courses may be applied towards a university degree, visit the AMU Web site.
There is no direct way to become a UN peacekeeping soldier because the UN does not maintain an army. UN peacekeepers are soldiers from troop-contributing nations. Check with your own military organization for further information.
Please contact United Nations Human Resources. Completion of Peace Operations Training Institute courses does not guarantee employment with the United Nations.
There are dozens, if not hundreds of organizations providing humanitarian and development assistance throughout the world. Here are just a few:
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We operated under the name “UNITAR POCI” until July 2008. Since then, we have continued to offer all the same courses and training programmes, but we are no longer affiliated with UNITAR. For more information, read our longer statement about the name change.