4.6 Mission to Skopje Activities Related to General Police Development and Reform Police Development and Reform within Security Sector Reform On 21 January, a police e-learning system, donated by the Mission, was launched at the MoIA’s Police Training Centre in Idrizovo, Skopje. The Head of Mission, as well as representatives of the Mission and the Ministers of Internal Affairs  for Information, Society and Administration, attended the event. As a result of this e-learning  system, online training courses will also be available to police personnel deployed across the country to assist in their continuous professional development. The e-learning initiative  is part of the MoIA Police Training Centre’s Development Strategy 2014-2019. In 2015, the following activities were organized as part of the Mission’s e-learning project that aims to assist the MoIA’s Police Training and Support Unit in the modernization of its training system: % On 30 April, and 13-21 May, two e-learning experts delivered three one-day training sessions for ten MoIA employees to support them in designing police training  courses. The trainings focused on computer authoring tools and e-course design. % On 7 July and 11 December, two  e-learning experts conducted two one-day training sessions for four representatives of the MoIA’s Police Training Centre (PTC) on authoring tools and e-course design. These trainings resulted in the development of the first short police e-course, entitled “Caution”, and the creation of Avatars for its use and subsequent e-courses. % From 29 June-3 July, 28 September-2 October, 2327 November, and 21-25 December, two  e-learning experts held four one week training/mentoring sessions on e-course design. During these training courses, the  participants created and reviewed police e-courses developed with the support of the  Mission throughout 2015. The training on 28 September-2 October resulted in the development of a  second police e-course on hate crimes. On 4 June, Mission representatives contributed to a training course on police prevention work  for 19 police unit commanders, deputy commanders and shift leaders from Tetovo’ Sectors of Internal Affairs (SIA) held in Tetovo. Lecturers focused on police reform aimed at implementing European policing standards. 84 On 12 July, Advanced Training on the Law on Criminal Procedure for participants  from the MoIA ended. The interactive module on Deprivation of Liberty and Searches started in  May and was delivered to 170 officers over eight training sessions on weekends. Participants were mainly from the eight SIAs and the Department for Serious and Organized Crime. Each round was monitored by Mission representatives and delivered by a diverse team of trainers, including highranking police officers, lawyers, and prosecutors. From 14-18 September, the Mission, in co-operation with the German Federal Police, organized a five-day training session for 20 border police officers in Ohrid. Two German experts delivered training on detecting counterfeit  documents, including the security features of passports  and Schengen visas. Experts have already identified officers for a future advanced (training-of-trainers) seminar. From 28 September-9 October, the Mission organized three workshops for 56 police station commanders with the aim of increasing their professional performance. The workshops in Ohrid and Ponikya were developed in co-operation with an international expert and the MoIA. They included a module on general  management and problem-oriented policing as well as one on Standard Operating Procedures for police.  Gender and Ethnic Mainstreaming On 9 December, the Deputy Head of Mission opened a networking workshop to establish an  association of female police officers in Skopje, which included over 35 representatives of the MoIA, the National Police Union, the Association of Women in Kosovo1 Police (AWKP), and OSCE representatives. The theme of the meeting  was to foster gender balance and to discuss the promotion of women’s rights in the police service. Community Policing and Police-Public Relations On 26 February, Mission representatives participated in the second open debate during the Mission-supported project “Improving Safety in Public Places and Enhancing Interethnic Tolerance Amongst Youth”. The debate was held on the premises of Zdravko Cvetkovski High School in the Karpos Municipality of Skopje. The discussion, which focused on tackling violence amongst youth, was organized by the Prevention Division of the Skopje’s SIA, and was carried out in close co-operation with school officials and students. Students, teachers, other professional school staff (from three secondary schools in Skopje), and representatives of parent councils attended the event. 1 All references to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions or population, in this text should be understood in full compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244.