About the project
Under the Justice Programme 2021-2027, ERA is implementing a new training project for court staff and bailiffs/judicial officers in partnership with the Belgian Judicial Training Institute (IGO-IFJ), the Bulgarian National Institute of Justice (NIJ), the Polish National School of Judiciary and Public Prosecutors (KSSIP), the Romanian National School of Clerks (NSC), and the European Union of Judicial Officers (UEHJ), with the support of 17 national judicial training institutions, the European Union of Judicial Officers (UEHJ) and the European Judicial Training Network (EJTN).
Assembling a total of 25 organisations, this transnational project supports EU judiciaries in cross-border judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters by improving the legal and digital skills of court staff and bailiffs/judicial officers.
14 interactive, cross-border and cross-professional legal and language training events will take place in 8 different countries in face-to-face, hybrid and online formats. The activities cover various topics in the fields of EU civil and criminal law with the aim of building the digital capacity of justice professionals on the application of the relevant substantive and procedural law.
The project will contribute to the efforts made to advance the digital transformation of justice and thus improve the efficiency of the judicial systems in the EU.
Objectives:
- To train 472 court staff and bailiffs/judicial officers by organising a total of 14 interactive and practical legal training activities on EU civil and criminal law matters.
- To enhance the specialised knowledge of court staff and bailiffs/judicial officers on the legislation, practices and systems related to cross-border use of ICT in civil and criminal law procedures.
- To improve the English communication skills and legal English in the fields of EU civil and criminal law of court staff and bailiffs/judicial officers.
- To facilitate the exchange of professional experiences between court staff and bailiffs/judicial officers across the EU with a view to strengthening future cooperation.
- To produce and disseminate a series of video podcasts identifying best practices in cross-border use of ICT tools targeting court staff and bailiffs/judicial officers.
