CHANGE OF THE MODEL

OF TRAINING OF OFFICERS AND

EMPLOYEES OF THE PRISON SERVICE

Central Training Center

of Prison Service in Kalisz

Marcin Strzelec

7th EPTA Conference, Barcelona, 27.06.2014 r.

Challenges and needs:

• professional preparation of officers and • professional preparation of officers and

employees to perform their duties in the first

year of service / work;

• development of a wider system of training of

civilian employees;

Challenges and needs:

• vocational training of officers with a greater

focus on acquiring skills, self-analysis and focus on acquiring skills, self-analysis and

problem solving;

• enabling vocational training to work in

different working posts;

Challenges and needs:

• ensuring the implementation of the

necessary specialized training in the

context of limited feasibility of stationary

training;

• identification, efficiency, and timely • identification, efficiency, and timely

implementation of professional

development by each officer and

employee of the Prison Service.

Suggested model

of training in the

Prison Service

• Pre-professional adaptation performed under the direction of mentor

• Preparatory course according to specialization (two weeks) endingwith an exam covering the topics of the course, including shootingtraining

• Apprenticeship in the line with specialization under the guidance of a mentor, also based on a unified knowledge acquired through the courses prepared centrally

• Final examination - to qualify for vocational training including self-presentation and thematically the whole range of initial training,

Initialtraining

Training stages

presentation and thematically the whole range of initial training, implemented in the training center, with the participation of mentors

• The modular, three part: part 1- theoretical, e-learning, part 2- stationary, practical, part 3- specialist, containing specialized courses

• Allowing re-completing only the third part of the training for of civilian employees or officers changing working posts

• Containing current specialized training within the specialization

Vocationaltraining

• Being a part of the third component of vocational training

• Independent specialist courses only for management, including those specialized for IT managers

Specializedtraining

Specializedtraining

Training stages

• Prepared centrally or by regional inspectorates and aimed at increasing the skills within a specialization

• Also implemented within the framework of compulsory vocational education path, pointing out the number, date and type of training the officer or employee must complete

Professional development

Initial training

Preparatory course

in specializations:

security

penitentiary

Officer

Specialized

apprenticeship

performed

Exam on the

course

including

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A unitary

apprenticeship

under the

Final exam

-Mentor`s

Journal of initial training: opinions, annotations, list of tasks, evaluation (also descriptive)

registration

3 weeks

Other

specializations

2 weeks

Employee

performed

under the

direction of

mentor

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including

shooting

training for

security

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under the

direction of

mentor

4 weeks

to

-

qualifying to

vocational

training

Mentor`s

opinion

Vocational training of NCOs

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theoretical -

e-learning part

The practical –

stationary

part

The specialized-

stationary

part

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The

theoretical -

e-learning part

The practical –

stationary

part

The specialized-

stationary

part

Vocational training of officers

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theoretical -

e-learning part

The practical –

stationary

part

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Specialized training

Officer

Employee

The specialized,

stationary part of

vocational trainingChange of specialization

Specialized training of department managers

Specialized training in management

Followed by

exam

Followed by

exam

Professional development

Officer

Employee

Conference courses

Courses not associated with

specialization (eg. health and specialization (eg. health and

safety, fire prevention)

Studies, external courses,

conferences, internships

Refresher specialized courses

Compatible to specialization, completion required at least once every four years

by Followed by

exam

central

or

regional

THANK YOU

FOR YOUR ATTENTION!