Probation workers from the whole country are going to be trained

Friday, 30 October 2015 13:35 |

Project “European Standards in Probation Training” focuses on the creation of educational programmes for increasing the probation workers’ level of qualification. A series of survey and expert activities was conducted. An assessment of the need for trainings was made at the first place. The first report summarized the results from the ten conducted focus groups. After that there was a survey with 215 inquiry cards conducted online among workers from the whole country followed by reports from 27 interviews with managers of Regional Offices “Execution of Penalties” as well as 13 interviews with individuals at leading positions in the system.

There were developed reports with conclusions and recommendations about the active programmes for trainings of probation workers in the General Directorate of Execution of Penalties. On the basis of the received results two major conclusions were reached. The first one is related to the need for improving the initial training which is conducted after the probation workers are employed. The other very important conclusion is that an integral system for a permanent training should be created. This system should include the specific character of the activity and the employees’ necessities and in this way it will help for improving the efficiency of their activity.

On the basis of the summarized reports there was developed a conception of the educational programmes for an initial and continuing training of the probation workers in compliance with the European standards. Three educational programmes are going to be developed: Education programme for a training of trainers for increasing the level of professional competences and continuing training; Educational programme for increasing the professional competences, and Educational programme for a continuing training of the probation workers.

The trainings are going to start at the beginning of next year.