Explosive Ordnance Disposal Courses
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) is the detection, identification, evaluation, render safe, recovery and disposal of Explosive Ordnance.
Trainings
Explosive Hazards Awareness and Reduction Course
Explosive Hazards Awareness and Reduction are those actions which lessen the probability and/or severity of physical injury to people, property ...
Training-of-Trainers Course
The Training-of-Trainers (ToT) course is designed to prepare instructors from Central Asia and Afghanistan to deliver Explosive Ordnance Disposal ...
Regional Medical First Aid and Evacuation Course
The course is aimed at developing the competence and qualifications of medical personnel from the military, law enforcement and security services...
Regional PSSM course
The purpose of this training is to provide foreign militaries with the knowledge and skills to perform tasks in line with international best practices ...
OSCE-supported Explosive Ordnance Disposal training strengthens regional co-operation between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
Five service members of the State Border Service of the Kyrgyz Republic successfully completed an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Level 3 course at the Regional Explosive Hazards Training Centre of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Tajikistan. The three-week course took place from 6 to 24 July 2026 and concluded with a certificate award ceremony in Dushanbe on 24 July 2026.
The participants had previously completed EOD Levels 1 and 2 in 2025–2026. Together, the three modules form a comprehensive training programme delivered under the extra-budgetary project “Reducing the Risk of Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons, Ammunition and Explosives Proliferation across the Borders of the Kyrgyz Republic”.
OSCE supports Tajikistan’s Ministry of Defence in Explosive Ordnance Disposal training in Sughd Region
The Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Tajikistan strengthened national capacities in humanitarian mine action through a Basic Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) course held from 15 to 27 June 2026 in Khujand, Sughd Region.
The course, delivered by the Regional Explosive Hazards Training Centre (REHTC) of the Ministry of Defence, demonstrated the Ministry’s continued commitment to developing sustainable national EOD capabilities while reinforcing the REHTC’s role as Tajikistan’s centre of excellence for EOD training.
The initiative was supported by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe through its Integrated Co-operation on Explosive Hazards (ICExH) programme, which provided technical expertise and logistical support for the delivery of the training.
A new full cycle of the regional course on explosive ordnance disposal has been completed in Tajikistan
From 4 to 22 May, 2026, the Regional Explosive Hazards Training Center (REHTC) of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Tajikistan, in partnership with the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe (POiD), concluded the third and final stage of the regional Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) course.
As a result of the intensive three-week program, 14 EOD specialists from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan significantly improved their theoretical and practical capacities in the field of EOD in accordance with the International Mine Action Standard. Participants represented the Ministries of Defense, Border Troops, the Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defense, as well as other governmental institutions.
OSCE hosts donor and assessment visit on Small Arms and Light Weapons and Explosive Hazards Management projects in Dushanbe
From 26 April to 1 May 2026, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe (POiD) hosted a delegation of representatives of the Ministries of Defence of Austria and Switzerland.
The donor delegation included representatives of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Defence, Directorate-General for Defence Policy, Centre for International Stabilisation, Verification and Arms Control, as well as a representative of the Swiss Federal Department of Defence. The OSCE Secretariat was represented by the Forum for Security Co-operation Projects Unit.
