4.3 Mission in Kosovo
In joint planning, the Mission continued to support the KP
in developing an e-learning platform by delivering one-week
basic training on the design and development of e-learning
training modules. From 13 to 17 November, 15 designated
trainers and information technology officers from the
KP Training Division received the basic training on the
MOODLE1 platform and instructions on issues to consider
when designing an e-learning study module. Participants
learned about issues related to e-learning course objectives,
assessments, content creation, multimedia, accessibility,
navigation, technical issues, and on overall e-learning course
design. The training also provided participants with the
opportunity to upload training materials to the e-learning
platform as part of training exercises.
On 7 December, the Mission conducted a workshop to
support the KP Human Resources Department in the annual
evaluation of their strategy and action plan 2016-2020. The
workshop brought together directors of human resources,
senior police officers and international stakeholders, who
reviewed the annual plan of the strategy against the KP
Strategic Development Plan 2016-2020. Particular attention
was given to the five main strategic objectives that comprise
the structure of the strategy, where participants identified
possible challenges and shortcomings in the implementation
process. In particular, discussion evolved around
discrepancies in personnel deployment, the need for more
health support for police officers, and equipping the human
resources department library with new books.
From 19 to 23 November, the Mission conducted a working
visit of the senior managers of KAPS and KP to the Swedish
National Police Academy and Norwegian Police University
College (NPUC). The aim of the visit was to enable both local
institutions to develop a contemporary approach to senior
police education based on the best European practices, as
well as map education and training opportunities with these
European police institutions. The study group, consisting
of the General Director of KAPS, KP Director of Human
Resources and other senior police officers, met with the
highest Swedish and Norwegian police authorities, where
they discussed the development of co-operation modalities
between the KAPS and two academies, focusing on exchange
of curricula, mobility of students, academic staff, and other
joint scientific research initiatives in the area of public safety.
As a result of the visit, the NPUC in Oslo offered use of their
electronic library and research reports to the KAPS and KP,
as well as future co-operation in conducting joint research
initiatives in the field of Master's studies in police science. In
addition, training opportunities for instructors of the KP in
specialized police areas were offered by both hosts.
On 11 and 12 December, in order to ensure effective and
efficient human resources management in the KP, the
Mission organized a two-day workshop on distribution
of police personnel, in Prishtinë/PriŠtina. Senior police
managers, supported by the Mission and other international
stakeholders, discussed the criteria involved in the process
of staff allocation based on criminal cases per police officer,
demographic and geographic standard, and European
practices. The working group decided to use the main
standards and further analyse and examine them internally
in the next few months. This workshop builds on the recent
research visit to Munich and Vienna supported by the
Mission, and will be followed by other activities in 2018 with
the aim to establish personnel distribution system based on
best international police practices.
From 20 to 23 November, the Mission facilitated a study
visit of four senior police officials to the Law Enforcement
School of Szeged in Hungary. During the visit, the delegation,
which included the Deputy General of the KP, met with
key lecturers of the school and discussed basic training for
police officers and advanced training for certain police areas.
They also visited the border site, where they were briefed
by the Szeged school officials about the equipment such as
thermal cameras and radars, used to perform surveillance.
Both parties pledged to continue their efforts to increase cooperation on capacity-building related matters, and agreed
to create working groups to explore possibilities and identify
concrete ways of co-operation in 2018.
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From 13 to 16 December, the Mission facilitated a study visit
to the North Wales Police (NWP) in the United Kingdom,
for key actors involved in the process of developing the
bilingual manual for traffic police and police cadets at the
KAPS. In accordance with language rights, this manual
is expected to be used by traffic police in order to draft
documents/fines in both official languages when in contact
with residents. The delegation, comprised of the Language
Commissioner, General Director of KAPS, KP directors of
human rights, personnel and training units, met with the
highest NWP authorities and responsible officials of the
Welsh Language Services. During the visit, the delegation
obtained information on how NWP built its multilingual
institution with a particular focus on the development of
bilingual planning tools and language protocols, which
ensured that all police in Wales have at least some ability to
speak two languages. The Mission will continue to support
these institutions in changing perceptions of discrimination
on language basis, which has a negative impact on the
integration of all residents in the society.
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