30-06-2022

Mentoring experience gained from Norwegian colleagues

The Competence Development Board of Lithuanian Prison Service hosted a mentoring practical skills development programme for correctional officers, where correctional officers from the Kingdom of Norway shared their good practices.

The mentoring programme is aimed at officers of Lithuanian Prison Service, who will implement the practical part of the vocational training programme. On 26-29 June, 30 future mentors, lecturers and programme developers from Lithuania and Norway participated in the practical training.

Development and improvement of practical skills for correctional officers it is essential to train mentors (apprenticeship tutors), who would be prepared to go beyond providing information on the job functions carried out in prison, and share experiences, exchange competences, and regularly discuss and react to the practical activities.

The training was financed organized held 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.