Knowledge of the Best Norwegian Experience through Training and Practice
The third training and practice in prisons session for trainers/ lecturers took place in the Kingdom of Norway from 3 to 7 April 2022. Staff from Pravieniškės Correction House-Open Prison Colony, Vilnius Correction House, Training Centre and the Lithuanian Probation Service took part in the training. The training was delivered by the Project Development of Quality Based Lithuanian Correctional Service System partners from Norway: Ole Stageberg, Associate professor, KRUS and Tone Monkerud, resocialization officer from Bretveit prison; Torunn Hasler, Senior Adviser of International Unit and Lina Ižganaitienė, chief specialist from Resocialization Unit of the Prison Department coordinated the training.
The training was delivered within the framework of the Project Development of Quality Based Lithuanian Correctional Service System(PDP 3) implemented under the EEA and Norwegian Financial Mechanisms programme Justice and Home Affairs 2014-2021. It aimed to improve the quality of services provided to bring them in line with the European and international human rights standards and to improve the staff competencies.
In the Kingdom of Norway, training participants had a two-day internship at Bredtveit, Oslo Prisons and Kongsvinger Branch, they had an opportunity to observe the work of the contact officers and participate in the shift change process. Many Lithuanian professionals were impressed by the integrated approach of the Norwegian officers towards inmates, and the participants had the opportunity to get involved in the daily activities of a correctional institution. In Norway, one of the most important goals is a positive relationship with an inmate and his/ her engagement in employment. Officers work in direct contact with inmates, discuss simple, everyday topics, but, as they have highlighted, they work professionally and with a good knowledge of the individuals, assessing the potential risks.
The Norwegian experts' way of training encourages participants to engage and reflect. During the training, participants prepared mini-presentations on the topics of dynamic security and changes in the penitentiary system. This workshop method is widely used at the University College of Norwegian Correctional Service, as communication competences, i. e., the ability to speak, to communicate clearly and to know body language expressions, are essential for officers. Professional communication with inmates is the most important tool in an officer's daily work.
Trainers/ lecturers, trained by the Norwegian experts, will disseminate the Norwegian best practices to their Lithuanian colleagues via the digital training films "Dynamic Security", "
Last updated: 22-04-2024
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