officers in the detection and dismantling of illicit drug laboratories. The training programme gathered representatives of various police departments to hone their skills in identifying illicit drug laboratories and their impact on citizens’ safety and environment. The purpose of this training course is also to facilitate the co-operation between police departments during complex investigations. On 4 and 8 July, the Mission organized the final workshop in a series on standards in specialized and in-service police training. The event gathered representatives of the Basic Police Training Centre, the Centre for Specialized Training, the Police Education Directorate and local academic experts. Participants agreed on standards that would support the development, performance and effectiveness of police education and training in the Serbian police. Discussions led to the drafting of a policy document on the future process of training quality assurance. This activity is part of the Mission’s ongoing efforts in assisting the MoI in developing, sustaining and managing a training system for the police service in line with democratic policing principles and with the best internationally recognized practices. From 21-25 July, the Mission, together with the Police Education Directorate of the MoI, organized a five-day workshop at the Basic Police Training Centre in Sremska Kamenica. Participants comprised 12 representatives from the Police Education Directorate and the Uniformed Police Directorate. The aim of this workshop was to convert the existing training material on legal aspects of the use of firearms into an e-learning course. Following this initiative, the course has been integrated into the official e-learning platform of the MoI and has become compulsory for all employees of the MoI who are entitled to use firearms. On 3 December, the Mission19, together with the MoI, organized the “Conference on Police Training and Education Reform – Results and Perspectives”. The event gathered 70 participants from the MoI and police service, the Academy for Criminalistics and Police Studies and police training entities from neighbouring countries. It provided an opportunity to present ten years of achievement as well as challenges ahead to relevant representatives of the international community active in police reform in Serbia. Also, the conference marked the ten-year anniversary of the work of the Police Education Directorate. Discussions focused on human resource management reform; the EU requirement toward police training; the importance of change management; and lessons learned. The event constituted an opportunity for the MoI to inform domestic and international audiences of its future reform. Sustainability and ownership of many reform initiatives depend in part on the police training system’s absorption capacities. Therefore, the Serbian police were provided with some additional insights in an effort to address the upcoming reform challenges. Public Order Management From 17-18 November, the Mission and MoI organized the conference on “Improving Safety at Sports Events” in Belgrade. The purpose of the event was to support the fight against hooliganism and stimulate development of violence prevention policies. The conference gathered 90 national and international police professionals to discuss effective policing practices, police intelligence gathering and sharing, spotter training and effective interventions. Throughout the two-day event, Serbian senior police leaders, officers from the Department for Monitoring and Preventing Violence at Sports Events, officials from the main football clubs, representatives of the Football Association of Serbia and other national stakeholders discussed different facets of sports safety. Participants agreed on the need for enhanced legislative and security measures for increased cross-boundary co-operation and working partnerships. In line with the national strategy for the fight against misconduct at sporting events 2013-2018, the second half of the conference emphasized local perspectives 19 98 December was the final month for the OSCE Mission to Serbia to provide direct support to reform the police training system.