Training for mentors 20 october, 2025

The School of Magistrates, on 20 October, 2025, had the training activity on topic: “Training  for mentors.” 

This activity was conducted by:  

Experts: Mr. Markelian Koça, Mrs. Ledina Riza and Anne Tahapary, Netherlands Study Centre for Judiciary  (SSR)

Facilitator: Mrs. Borana Mustafaraj 

The purpose of this training: 

This training intends to provide all participants with knowledge and practical skills on the role and responsibility of the mentor in the process of the professional preparation of candidates for magistrate. At the end of the training, participants will be able to plan, lead and support the process of mentoring in accordance with the objectives of the program of initial and continuous formation, combining the professional approach with the elaboration of professional and ethical skills of candidates. 

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

The training was focused in some issues: 

• Challenges encountered in the program of mentoring: changes and focus in the training of mentors for the academic year  2025-2026;
• SSR experience in the program of mentoring and the method of communication and cooperation of the mentor with the candidate for magistrate in Netherlands;
• Judge/prosecutor in the roles of mentor and assessor: harmonization of these roles in the development of skills and achievement of objectives of the program of mentoring;
• Unification of practices and the same standards for the development of the program of mentoring: combination of legal obligations with methodologies of professional practice;
• The evaluation of candidates in the program of mentoring: evaluation as an instrument of motivation and guidance for the development of skills and objectivity; good practices.  SSR experience in the evaluation of candidates. 

The target group of participants are judges and prosecutors who have interest that, in the meeting of legal and non-legal criteria, to compete for exercising the role of the mentor in the professional and paraprofessional practice of candidates for magistrate.