The JALLC’s mobile training team (the JALLC Advisory and Training Team (JATT) visited the Kosovo Security Forces (KSF) on 26 February on behalf of the NATO Advisory and Liaison Team (NALT) to deliver a three-day Lessons Learned (LL) related training course to 20 KSF participants. The NALT, based in Pristina, was officially created on 28 August 2016 and with regard to KSF they focused on the professional development, sustainability, and interoperability of the force within civil society. They have a staff of 41 military and civilians, including 10 Kosovar staff mainly interpreters. The NALT structure comprises a Command Element, Chief of Staff Support Team, Strategy and Plans Branch and Operations and Support Branches.

The training provided covered topics including briefings on how NATO is a Learning Organization, the NATO LL Capability; and the type of work NATO’s LL practitioners do and how they do it. As always, the JATT’s training was tailored meet the specific needs of the KSF and was much appreciated by all participants and the NALT.

The KSF already have a well-organized LL structure and run a LL process very similar to the NATO LL process, which contributes to the KSFs LL management system. However, the JATT was able to provide advice with regard to the development of an automated LL database which will greatly improve their existing LL tools, process, and structure.

During the visit, the JATT noted that the training provided seemed to offer valuable contributions for the development of the KSF into a sustainable organization, ready to contribute to the internal security and confidence building amongst the regional actors and that the training helped to reinforce the KSF’s ability to use and gain the benefits from an LL capability.