At the end of the course participants will be able to:

• Differentiate UCP from conventional peacekeeping;
• Place UCP in the history of nonviolence, protection and conventional peacekeeping;
• Define UCP and relevant terms linked to it;
• Describe the actors within UCP;
• Locate UCP within key global discourses;
• Define UCP and related terms;
• Describe the place of UCP within the traditions and practices of non- violence and peacekeeping;
• Describe potential actors in UCP;
• Describe the key objectives of UCP;
• Describe the key principles of UCP;
• Identify the relevant sources of guidance for a given UCP programme;
• Explain the four basic methods of UCP;
• Apply these methods to a given UCP scenario;
• Describe the core competencies of a UCP practitioner;
• Explain the required skills of UCP practitioners;
• Conduct conflict analysis within the framework of UCP;
• Describe how UCP is applied in different types and stages of conflict;
• Describe how violent conflict impacts various vulnerable populations;
• Conduct needs assessment within the framework of UCP;
• Conduct a context analysis within the framework of UCP;
• Describe the basics of UCP security management;
• Describe a sustainable exit strategy;
• Describe key dilemmas of UCP;
• Devise a comprehensive UCP implementation strategy.