The Dog Handlers course will provide training in modern practical techniques for searching for drugs and explosives. Additionally, there will be an opportunity to strengthen regional cooperation amongst the representatives of border management services of the five Central Asian countries. Upon successful completion of the course, the participants will be awarded certificates and receive newly trained dogs to take back with them to continue their important work at border crossings in their respective countries.

Trainers from the Uzbek National Dog Training Centre will teach theoretical basics and practical skills, and experts of the Canine School of the Austrian Police Academy and the French Police Dog Training Centre will acquaint trainees with the best EU practice in dog training.

The training course is organized within the framework of BOMCA, which is financed by the European Union (EU) and implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

The BOMCA Assistance Programme aims to demonstrate to Central Asian Governments the benefits of the EU Integrated Border Management (IBM) approach through model projects at major Border Crossing Points in Central Asian, to help foster institutional reform in border management, to strengthen the training capacities in Central Asia and to help improve the infrastructure along trade and transit corridors in Central Asia.