Training coordinator’s role in the Police, in Palestine like in Europe, includes overseeing training programmes for their organisation, identifying training needs, developing curricula, scheduling sessions, and evaluating the related effectiveness.

To further enhance the ability of the Palestinian Civil Police (PCP) officers in the field of training coordination, EUPOL COPPS organised a three-day Training Coordinators’ workshop for officers working in several Districts, from 4 to 6 November in Ramallah.

Eleven PCP District Training Coordinators one officer from the PCP HQ Training Administration and another officer from PCPS participated in the activity.

The topics included identifying training gaps and challenges in different districts and how to jointly find solutions, communication and presentation skills, planning, delivering and evaluating, accountability, Gender and Human Rights.

According to the participants, the timing of the workshop was relevant since coordination and discussions amongst the Palestinian police training coordinators are particularly difficult at present due to the escalation of the conflict in the Region. Thanks to the workshop the officers had the opportunity to work side by side for three days, including with European partners.

“This training shows us the best ways forward on how to work as training coordinators, which we will make good use of for next year,” said Lieutenant Colonel Majed Sabra, Head of Planning at the Training Administration of the PCP Headquarters.