(KP, Fire Fighters, PIK), the Ministry of Justice (Correctional and Probation Services), and the Ministry of Finance (Customs). By proactively co-ordinating the activities at the mission, governmental and KAPS level, and continuing to co-operate and share expertise with the EU in Kosovo, the DSPS focused on delivering workshops and seminars to public safety agencies. This was done to support the successful implementation of the EU Twinning Project “Improved Education in the Public Safety and Security Sectors”, which was expected to further develop a strong and accountable Kosovo Academy for Security Sciences that would meet the requirements set in similar European institutions. As a member of the EU Twinning Project Steering Committee, DSPS representatives participated and provided their expertise in the two EU Steering Committee meetings held in 2012, and in the conference for “Increasing Visibility of the Twinning Project in Kosovo” hosted by EU. In a co-ordinated approach with the EU, the DSPS prepared and delivered training to KAPS senior management on building up a proper Human Resource Management and Development System. The training addressed comprehensive employee recruitment and selection procedures, and aimed at increasing the quality of management performance. The course was delivered at KAPS from 28 May to 1 June. Throughout the year, the DSPS, in co-operation with the EU Twinning Project resident advisers, prepared KAPS and public safety curriculum developers and subject matter experts in the field of curriculum design, in order to qualify them to define competences, learning outcomes and job profiles for each of the specialized modules delivered. On 16-17 June, the DSPS, for the 8th consecutive time, supported KAPS in hosting the traditional two-day “Mini-Olympic Games for Youth with Disabilities”. In 2012, the event was organized by the NGO “OPFAKKOS” and the Kosovo Paralympics Committee. Some 450 persons from different communities, mainly children and youth, joined by their family members, took place in different sporting competitions, including a wheelchair race, basketball, handball, darts, chess, shooting (at the underground shooting range), and drawing competitions. Through such events, the Department seeks to integrate youths with disabilities into society, and to increase the trust and co-operation between this group of young people and the law enforcement agencies. With the aim of further increasing the credibility of KAPS in the region, the DSPS continued to liaise and assist KAPS in establishing relations with other international European Police Associations and by supporting the membership process in the field of security and public safety. To this end, the Department liaised and, together with senior officers from the KP and KAPS, participated in the “Balkan Countries Police Training Conference” which was hosted by the Turkish National Police in Istanbul, from 18-20 June. From 12-14 September, the Department provided senior public safety managers with an “Organizational and Public Relations Skills” training delivered by an expert of the Mission. This particular module enabled KAPS and the senior management of the KP to properly organize and host similar international conferences, seminars and visits within KAPS. In November the Department also supported KAPS on drafting and finalizing the KAPS Training Plan 2013, which clearly defines the future training needs of all public safety agencies and international partners operating within the academy. The training plan is based on a law enforcement training needs analysis and states the mission and vision of the academy. Subject to approval by the Minister of Internal Affairs, the Department intended to start monitoring the implementation of the training courses included in this training plan in 2013. 51