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 ...
Explosive ordnance disposal training kicks off at OSCE-supported Regional Explosive Hazards Training Centre in Tajikistan
On 22 September 2025, an intensive three-week Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Level 1 training kicked off at the Regional Explosive Hazards Training Centre (REHTC) of Tajikistan’s Ministry of Defense.
The opening ceremony was attended by Tatiana Turcan, Acting Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe; Colonel Anvar Hasanzoda, Head of the Engineering Department of Tajikistan’s Ministry of Defense; Colonel Abdulmumin Asozoda, Director of the Tajikistan National Mine Action Center (TNMAC); Major Adrian Lane Savage, Deputy Chief of the Office of Military Cooperation of the U.S. Embassy in Tajikistan; and Yoshiyuki Shiomi, Country Director of the Fondation suisse de déminage (FSD).
Basic EOD Training Strengthens Tajikistan’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Capacity
A two-week (18-30 August, 2025) Basic Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) training for 14 people (all men) from Tajikistan’s Ministry of Defense, Border Troops, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defense was completed on 30 August in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO), Tajikistan.
This training, designed to enhance practical skills and knowledge, was delivered jointly by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe (POiD) training officers and the Regional Explosive Hazards Training Centre (REHTC) under Tajikistan’s Ministry of Defense officers.
OSCE Conducts Regional Training on Ammunition Security and Stockpile Management
In a significant step toward enhancing regional security, 19 participants from across Central Asia successfully completed a critical training course on Physical Security and Stockpile Management (PSSM) in Issyk Kul, Kyrgyzstan, from August 4 to 9.
The training was a testament to the strong collaborative spirit between the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, and the Ministry of Defense of the Kyrgyz Republic, who co-organized the event. This initiative was designed to strengthen the knowledge and skills of regional experts in safe ammunition management and security protocols, a practice vital for preventing accidental explosions and the diversion of dangerous materials.
Tajikistan hosts final phase of regional explosive ordnance disposal training
From 23 June to 11 July 2025, the Regional Explosive Hazards Training Center (REHTC) of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Tajikistan hosted the third and final phase of the regional Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Level 3 training. The intensive three-week program significantly enhanced the theoretical and practical skills of 16 participants (14 men and 2 women) representing Tajikistan’s Ministry of Defense, Border Troops, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defense. The training also included participants from the Ministries of Defense and Border Troops of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, as well as representatives of the Tajikistan National Mine Action Centre (TNMAC) and the Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA).
