4.6 Mission to Skopje on the future involvement of the RTCs in the Management/ Leadership Training for the MoI. The RTCs meetings contributed to a strengthening of the continuous professional development within the police service as one of the Mission’s strategic priorities. On 25 and 26 April, the Mission, in co-operation with the MoI and Public Prosecutors Office, organized a two-day workshop for advancing co-operation between Police and Public Prosecutors. Thirty representatives of police investigation units and public prosecutors from all over the country came together to discuss ways to strengthen their co-operation in order to provide quality services to citizens and enhance the criminal justice process. The particular aim of this activity was to address the main gaps in co-operation between the two institutions, including a lack of procedural understanding, the failure of prosecutors to give proper direction to police, and difficulties in communications. From 8 to 10 May, the Mission organized a national workshop on SSG/R. The event was attended by representatives of the Ministries of Internal Affairs, Defence and Justice, along with SCOs, representatives of the Chamber of Private Security, Parliamentarians, the Judiciary, Prison Police and the Prosecutor’s Office. The main emphasis of the workshop was on oversight and accountability mechanisms in the security sector. It was also attended by representatives of the DCAF, who delivered a number of presentations in relation to accountability and oversight. Other speakers at the event included a representative of the Austrian MoD, as well as representatives of the OSCE Secretariat and of the BCSP. The role of the OSCE, and particularly the role of the Mission, were addressed during the workshop, as well as the host government’s current security reform priorities, and how the concept of SSG/R can assist in this process. A number of international case studies on police reform were presented to the workshop in an effort to generate a discussion around current police reform priorities in the MoI. On 11 September, the Mission, together with an ICT company contracted by the Mission, presented the demo version of a e-course on the “Role of Police during the Referendum”. The target audience were representatives of the MoI’s Training Centre and the RTCs. The presentation prepared by the ICT company will serve as a guideline to the MoI trainers who will promote the e-course, as well as an application and guidebook, during the cascaded training events for police officers countrywide. On 18 and 19 September, the Mission organized a two-day conference on “Regional Experience on Implementation of the ILP model”. Forty participants from the host country’s MoI, as well as from eight SIA and the MoIs of Serbia and 98 Montenegro, participated in the event. Experts from the TNTD/SPMU, as well as academics from the Faculty of Security, took part in the conference as key note speakers. The event served as a platform for sharing best practices related to the implementation of different ILP models in SEE countries. From 7 to 9 November, the Mission organized a working visit to Albania for representatives of the MoI to study the system of vetting of public employees that has been implemented in that country. The visit was held in co-operation with the OSCE presence in Albania. The model introduced in Albania was examined and a number of presentations were delivered in relation to its applicability in the MoI. The delegation met the country’s Deputy Minister of the Interior and received a comprehensive briefing from him in relation to the system. The delegation also met representatives of the OSCE Presence in Albania and of the international community who had been involved in the process. The visit had been organized in order to inform the MoI authorities of the introduction of such a system and to examine the relevant issues and problems associated with it. The MoI delegation included the State Secretary of the MoI and senior legal staff from the Ministry. On 14 December, the Mission launched the working groups (WGs) on Human Resource Management, Disciplinary Procedures, Police Training Strategy, Community Engagement, and Communication Strategy. The event was attended by the MoI, Head of Mission, MoI State Secretary, four Chairpersons of the WGs, members of the WGs and Mission staff assisting the WGs. In total, 35 delegates attended the event. Its main purpose was to provide a political-level boost for the four newly-formed joint WGs on police reforms. The WGs are a key element of the Mission’s strategy to support police reform and professionalization, as well as improved relations with the public. From 17 to 19 December, the Mission held a training on Learning Management System (LMS) User Administration for seven MoI representatives involved in the e-learning project. Participants learned how to administer the MoI LMS by implementing practical test scenarios within the system. The training course is part of the e-learning project aiming at modernizing the Police Training System. Human Resources / Police Management Between May and September, the Mission conducted a TNA on Management and Leadership training, by utilizing three separate methodologies to collect information: individual questionnaires, one-to-one interviews and focus groups. In total, 1,322 MoI members took part in the exercise, which resulted in a TNA report. The support and assistance of the RTCs from the eight SIAs and four Regional Centres of