During June 19-23 2018, an Exchange program was enabled with the support of the EU Twinning Project “Further support to legal education reform” that took place in Koblenz and Mainz in Germany. Focus of this exchange program was on the case-based training, as an effective approach for professional training and education, primarily in the initial training.
Purpose of the visit was increase of the participant’s knowledge about the learning process, organization of the initial training based on competencies and on working places, as well as methods and tools used for conducting this training.
First training day was conducted in the Regional second instance Court in Koblenz, where the delegation was welcomed with a greeting speech by the Court President, who continued with presentation of the work in this court, from the receiving of cases, nature of cases, and the training methods in this court.
During this program, participants had the chance to attend practical sessions of the initial training that was delivered according to the aforementioned methodology, which enables the candidates for judges and prosecutors to develop their knowledge, skills and practical skills related to their main tasks.
Focus of this methodology remains in the interactive training format and simulations, and in two real judicial sessions in the civil and criminal areas, which were closely attended by the Academy of Justice delegation.
During the stay in Mainz, delegation was hosted by the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice of the Rheinland – Pfalz, who expressed appreciation for the cooperation so far, and committed to future cooperation between the two countries in respective institutions.
Beneficiaries of this visit were three judges of the Appeals Court and the Chief Prosecutor of the Basic Prosecution in Prizren, Program Coordinator and the Head of the Initial Training Program of the Academy of Justice, who have been engaged to support the Twinning program in establishing the case-based system in the initial training program.
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