07.11.2013, 15:41
3rd Meeting of the Thematic Working Group on Police Education and Training
The 3rd Meeting of the Thematic Working Group on Police Education and Training, convened under the auspices of the Austrian Chairmanship-in-Office and with support from the PCC SEE Secretariat, took place from 5-6 November 2013 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. In attendance were national experts responsible for education and training from the Contracting Parties.
The delegates were acquainted with the developments withing the PCC SEE since the last meeting of the Thematic Working Group in February 2012. They engaged in discussion about the progress achieved since their last meeting and presented the state of play in their respective countries related to the implementation of the PCC SEE in the sphere of education and training. The delegates were furthermore informed about the DCAF EU Commission co-financed project on "Developing E-learning Modules on Cross-border Police Cooperation Tools for Police Education" and expressed great interest in the e-learning (distant learning) approach and its potential for future implementation in the PCC SEE region. The delegates agreed on the activities for 2014 and further supported the development of a Common PCC SEE Programme, the design of a Common Train-the-Trainers Programme and local and regional implementation of specific curriculum on PCC SEE related matters.