Despite the fact that the training program starts with the methodology, there is no detailed methodology mentioned under any of the session. It is therefore hard to make out what methodology is used for this training programme. There is no specific information about the teaching format in terms of any of the sessions, whether these sessions are going to be conducted in the form of lectures or interactive discussion; and whether a session is going to include group work or presentations of case-study. While there is an examination provided as a means to check knowledge obtained, the training programme does not specify the format of that examination. It is not clear from the training programme if any of the sessions includes feedback. There is no information, in particular, whether participants evaluate sessions and provide information about their further educational needs. It is also important to have the session evaluated by trainers and receive information whether they are satisfied with the training outcomes and what additional resources are needed to improve the programme further. The Public Defender welcomes training sessions, conducted for the health-care professionals of penitentiary establishments, funded by the Council of Europe and the European Union concerning documented injuries in accordance with recently established forms. The health-care professionals interviewed by the Special Preventive Group positively evaluate the training session. They mentioned, however, that they still have numerous questions concerning documenting procedures. The Public Defender deems it important that the Ministry continues regular retraining of health-care professionals. It is also important that the Medical Department ensures active communication with the doctors of establishments in order to have their questions promptly answered. It is also important at the same time that the guidelines are accessible for health-care professionals. The inclusion of human rights issues in the training programme should also be noted. The time allocated for teaching human rights does not sufficiently ensure covering theoretical and practical discussion on human rights. The three hours allocated for human rights in the training programme are more likely aimed at providing a general overview of the issues rather than comprehension of principles. It should be positively assessed that for the personnel of penitentiary legal regime, the training programme provides for the sessions on national and international monitoring mechanisms, professional ethics, dynamic and static security. It is, however, a negative fact that similar topics are not included in the sessions for the personnel of security unit. The Public Defender emphasises the importance of including the topics of management of violent offenders through the means of preventive and diffusing techniques such as negotiation and mediation in the certified training programme. In accordance with the information submitted by the Ministry of Corrections, in 2016, the personnel of the penitentiary establishments underwent additional training sessions on the following topics: Preventing Suicide, Comprehending a Crime by Adults; Initial Training Course for the Personnel of Penitentiary Office Appointed for Probation Term; Juvenile Justice, Psychology, Methodology of Interaction with Juveniles; Positive Thinking; ManNATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM (NPM), 2016 63