7è Seminari de les Escoles Europees de Formació Penitenciària (EPTA) Barcelona, del 25 al 27 de juny de 2014

1. 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.

2. 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;

3. Challenges and needs:
• vocational training of officers with a greater
focus on acquiring skills, self-analysis andfocus on acquiring skills, self-analysis and
problem solving;
• enabling vocational training to work in
different working posts;

4. 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.

5. Suggested model
of training in the
Prison Service

6. • Pre-professional adaptation performed under the direction of
mentor
• Preparatory course according to specialization (two weeks) ending
with an exam covering the topics of the course, including shooting
training
• 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,
Initial
training
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
Vocational
training

7. • Being a part of the third component of
vocational training
• Independent specialist courses only for
management, including those specialized for IT
managers
Specialized
training
Specialized
training
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

8. Initial training
Preparatory course
in specializations:
security
penitentiary
Officer
Specialized
apprenticeship
performed
Exam on the
course
including
R
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c
r
u
apprenticeship
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
Supporting e-learning courses
including
shooting
training for
security
specialization
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m
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t
under the
direction of
mentor
4 weeks
to
-
qualifying to
vocational
training
Mentor`s
opinion

9. Vocational training of NCOs
Vocational training
Officer
The
theoretical -
e-learning part
The practical –
stationary
part
The specialized-
stationary
part
Vocational training of ensigns
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Changeofworking
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Employee
Vocational training of ensigns
The
theoretical -
e-learning part
The practical –
stationary
part
The specialized-
stationary
part
Vocational training of officers
The
theoretical -
e-learning part
The practical –
stationary
part
The specialized-
stationary
part
changeofspecialization
workingpost
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10. Specialized training
Officer
Employee
The specialized,
stationary part of
vocational training
Change of specialization
Specialized training of department managers
Specialized training in management
Followed by
exam
Followed by
exam

11. Professional development
Officer
Employee
Conference courses
Courses not associated with
specialization (eg. health andspecialization (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
byFollowed by
exam
central
or
regional

12. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR ATTENTION!