Training Activity: “Training of trainers: interactive and active methods and techniques in the organization, elaboration and evaluation of trainings for magistrates.”

The School of Magistrates, on 24 October, 2024, in cooperation with the Office of the German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation (IRZ), had at the School of Magistrates, a training activity on topic: 

“Training of trainers: interactive and active methods and techniques in the organization, elaboration and evaluation of trainings for magistrates. ” 

This activity was led by:  

Experts: 

• Vangjel Kosta, lecturer at the School of Magistrates 
• Sokol Berberi, lecturer at the School of Magistrates
• Dr. Stefan Pürner, Director of IRZ Project “Western Balkans”   
• Martin Lamsfuß, Judge at the Land Court of Köln 

Facilitator: Borana Mustafaraj, Academic Councilor at the School of Magistrates

The purpose of this training was: 

To train new trainers, engaged in the program of Continuous Formation at the School of Magistrates, to know and use relevant, interactive and active methods in the organization, elaboration and evaluation of trainings for magistrates. 

The training was done by combining presentations (up to 20 - 30 min) with the discussion of presented issues (self-study questions, questions – answers) and exercises with case laws & quizzes, to encourage and realize the active interaction of participants.

In this training activity were elaborated different topics, such as:  

• Principles of  learning through participation and active interaction: different methods of adult learning; andragogy principles;
• Explanation of different methods of proper training for the training of magistrates. Discussion: advantages and disadvantages in the use of a specific method in trainings: problems and challenges. 
• The roles of the trainer in the preparation and the doing of training sessions for magistrates according to interactive and active methods. 
• Methodology of the evaluation of the efficiency of trainings; techniques for the assessment of the accomplishment of the objectives of trainings; the use of technology for exercises & quizzes done in the training. 
• Requirements for the judicial didactic from the point of view of IRZ.

In this training activity participated new trainers, engaged in the program of Continuous Formation of the School of Magistrates.