Security Force Capacity Building (SFCB)

Training Overview

SFCB consists of activities that seek to develop and build the institutional and operational capabilities of foreign security forces, in order to create effective and legitimate security institutions and Foreign Security Forces (FSF).

Each SFCB training programme will be tailored to meet the unique requirements, limitations, cultural and societal expectations of the indigenous population and the foreign security forces. The goal of SFCB is to develop a capable, accountable, self-sustaining, and credible force, and to be looked upon as legitimate by the population. SFCB is not a course, it is training event requested by a lead mounting unit for an operation.

The building of capabilities for a FSF occurs through a series of stages. Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) personnel may be assigned to a FSF as an individual or in a small group, in order to assist with building, mentoring, advising, training or enabling FSF. These SFCB tasks may be performed at different levels of command in the FSF. They may include building and training security forces at the tactical level and the development of security related government departments, strategic infrastructure and oversight of security forces at the operational or strategic level.

SFCB Stage: Resource, Generate, Employ, Transition, Sustain
SFCB Methods: Independent, Embedded, Integrated
SFCB General Tasks: Building, Mentoring, Advising, Training, Enabling

Pre-Requisites and Eligibility

This training is only for Canadian Armed Forces members following Task Force Commander request and Canadian Joint Operations Centre (CJOC)/CFTPO nomination.

Joining instructions:

Our joining instructions are frequently changing to meet the requirements of a training in a COVID-19 environment. If you require the latest version, please make a request to PSTC-CFSP@forces.gc.ca