
The School of Magistrates, on 17 October, 2025, had the training activity on topic:
“Methodology of the development of training activities.”
This activity was conducted by:
Experts: Sokol Berberi and Vangjel Kosta
Facilitator: Borana Mustafaraj
The organization and development of training activities in the School of Magistrates follows the highest standards of the “teaching for adults” composed by the European Judicial Training Network and approached with homologous schools in Europe and in region. Trainers of the School, engaged in the Program of Initial Formation and in the Program of Continuous Formation, have to know and to be engaged in these standards aiming the quality of training activities where they are contributors. For the accomplishment of this aim, the School organizes annually at least an activity for the training of trainers.
The purpose of this training is:
At the end of this training, participants will be equipped with the necessary didactic instruments to share in the activities of initial and continuous activities knowledge and legal skills, behaviors and approaches (soft skills).
At the end of this training, participants will be equipped with proper knowledge and skills for the organization, direction and evaluation of the training activity.
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:
- The organization of a training activity. Requirements for the group of panelists. Interaction between them and the School.
- The determination of objectives of training. The importance that these objectives should aim the achieving of relevant legal and non-legal skills.
- The analysis of the objectives of training in relevant training activities. Interactive instruments of training.
- Standards imposed by the Constitutional Court and the High Court regarding the right for defense of the defendant;
- The unification of the judicial practice regarding the obligatory defense according to Article 471/4 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
The target group of participants are lecturers and new specialist of the Program of Initial Formation and experts and new facilitators of the Program of Continuous Formation. In this training activity participated even magistrates who have interest that with the meeting of legal/sublegal criteria to compete to be trainers in the School of Magistrates.

