Since 1995, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been participating in various peacekeeping operations around the world, which enabled Ukraine to become a partner of the Partnership for Peace program in 1997. With the increasing number of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel involved in peacekeeping operations, there was a need to create a training center for high-quality training of personnel. To this end, on the basis of the Directive of the Commander of the Western Operational Command of 16.11.2001 and the Directive of the Minister of Defense of Ukraine of 1.11.2001 D-115/1/0307, the Partnership for Peace Training Center was established when the 232nd Combined Arms Training Ground of the 1st category of the Western Operational Command was transferred to the staff of the 7/099-51. The decisive factor for this decision was that the training ground is located near the border and has a well-developed infrastructure.
The Partnership for Peace Training Center is designed to:
- conduct computer-based command and control and joint exercises;
- conduct training courses (classes, meetings): training platoon and company instructors for units planned to participate in peacekeeping operations (PKOs);
- training of company and brigade level officers to work as part of multinational headquarters; training of units to participate as part of peacekeeping contingents in international peacekeeping operations; training of peacekeeping personnel (military observers, staff officers, liaison officers to participate in international peacekeeping operations);
- training of mobilized units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the National Guard and the Ministry of Internal Affairs designated for further operations in the ATO area;
- training of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine together with instructors from the US and Canadian Armed Forces;
- participation in the training of military contingents and individuals of the Armed Forces, civilians of foreign countries and international organizations in accordance with international agreements of Ukraine;
- Providing expert assistance to military unit commanders in conducting self-assessments of units that are nominated for the Joint Operational Capabilities Fund; participating in the certification of personnel and units after completion of the relevant training;
- taking measures to improve the infrastructure and training facilities of the ICMB;
- summarizing national and international experience in participating in international peacekeeping operations, preparing educational and methodological material on peacekeeping activities, organizing and conducting international military exercises;
- participating in the preparation, conduct and support of international military cooperation activities, international (multinational) exercises, training of peacekeeping contingents and personnel.
The structural units of the Partnership for Peace Training Center are:
- Management;
- Officer and staff training department according to the standards of the world's leading countries;
- Unit training department;
- Language training department;
- Certification department.
The main positions of the above-mentioned units are:
- Head of the center;
- Head of the department - Deputy Head of the center;
- Head of the department;
- Head of the branch;
- Senior officer-instructor;
- Senior officer;
- Officer-instructor;
- Officer;
- Instructor.