Capacity building Vilnius, 5 th – 7 th August 2009 Project manager: Radu C. Anton

1. EU K9 experts’ board Capacity building Vilnius, 5th – 7th August 2009 Project manager: Radu C. Anton

2. TRU PROJECTS Agenda 5h August 2009 • 09.30 – 10.30 Plenum • Opening. • Self introduction. • Agenda. • E-Cyno presentation. Core outcome of the bilateral talks. • 10.30 – 11.00Coffee break • 11.00 – 12.30 Plenum • State of play from Frontex. Questions. • MS’s state of play. • 12.30 – 14.00Lunch break • 14.00 – 15.30Working groups • Experts board development. Roles / tasks / structure • Training needs • 15.30 – 16.00Coffee break • 16.00 – 17.00Plenum. Collection of conclusions. Closure.

3. TRU PROJECTS Agenda 5th August 2009 • 09.30 – 10.30 Plenum • Summary. Tasks of the board. • Training needs. Further development. 10.30 – 11.00 Coffee break 11.00 – 12.30Training needs. Further development. Plenum. Conclusions. Organization 12.30 – 14.00 Lunch break 14.00 – 17.30Visit to the dog training center. Further discussions. 19.00 Common diner

4. TRU PROJECTS Agenda 5th August 2009 • 09.30 – 10.30 Plenum • Summary. • Development of the teams of trainers • Development of the training schedule 10.30 – 11.00 Coffee break • 11.00 – 12.30Team discussions. • Internal planning. • Conclusions. Dissemination of materials. Closure. 12.30 – 14.00 Lunch break and departure based on individual schedule.

5. State of play: assigned experts / MS involved TRU PROJECTS Slovenia Luxembourg Austria Finland Lithuania Belgium France Malta Spain The Netherlands Poland Sweden Island Bulgaria Germany Cyprus Greece Portugal Switzerland Norway Hungary Denmark Italy Romania UK Estonia Latvia Slovakia Ireland

6. States interested to join: preliminary bilateral talks held in March TRU PROJECTS Ukraine Based on the working agreement signed with Frontex Moldavia Albania Georgia Serbia Montenegro Russia

7. Steps undertaken TRU PROJECTS EN version finalized (proofreading). Deadline for publishing: 1st October. EN version not officially translated in: NL, HU, LUX, IS, NO, SW,DK, FR, RO,FIN, CY,DE, CH, AU EN version officially translated in 16 MS EN version requested by the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights EN version introduced to the Frontex National Training Coordinators Experts’ board agreed by Frontex and MS. Further development needed.

8. Steps to be done TRU PROJECTS Management board endorsement. Development of the board. Role, tasks and structure Collection of training needs. Priorities, solutions and organization. Planning Translator workshop for the missing states. Strategies for a harmonized implementation EU Workshop. Promoting the k9 movement. Intermediate evaluation. Updating mechanism / cycle for the Common Manual. Standardized course materials: multimedia content.

9. Training needs • What the instructors have to be able to do at the end of the training? • Able to teach the standards to other DH / trainers • Able to introduce / explain the standards • How many days are needed for such training? • Modules based seminar / 3 days max • One from each MS invited to attend the seminar • Seminars based on specializations

10. Training needs • Seminars for instructors: • How many instructors per state? What is the meaning of “instructor” in this regard? • Max 2 from each MS • One from each existing center dealing with DT • Instructors / seminars based on specialization • MS will nominate experts based on the profile of the seminar • Who will be the trainer? Teams? • Members of the experts board (teams) • Preparation needed in advance • Who will develop the training schedule? • Assigned trainers / experts

11. Training needs • If it is needed and why? • Yes. Pre-preparation meeting needed • What can be the added value? • Collection of best practices • Common assessment of the existing expertise • Exchange of experience • Networking • Common understanding • Practical guidelines

12. Training needs • How it can be developed? • Experts development meetings • WG based on specializations manual based • Who should contribute to the development? • Experts • Instructors

13. AOB • Planning: periodical evaluation meetings • Workshops in order to support the development of the training tool • Outcome introduced to the board

14. Implementation seminars • Trainers teams • Explosives • Drugs • Human scent / Violence control • Training schedule • 2 full days • Participants • One instructor per MS for each session • Starting point • Following the start up conference for implementations • Locations • Existing Partnership Academies

15. General use dog

16. Explosives detection

17. Drugs detection

18. Steps to be done TRU PROJECTS Management board endorsement. Development of the board. Role, tasks and structure Collection of training needs. Priorities, solutions and organization. Planning Translator workshop for the missing states. Strategies for a harmonized implementation EU Workshop. Promoting the k9 movement. Intermediate evaluation. Updating mechanism / cycle for the Common Manual. Standardized course materials: multimedia content.

19. K9 board tasks • Collecting common training needs and providing solutions in this regard • Facilitating the usage of k9 training centers in common interests • Management of the existing expertise in dog training field • Development and implementation of certified training tools • Certification of standards via training • Facilitating the exchange of information in dog training field • Development of common training plans • Ensure the harmonized application of developed training standards • Issuing recommendation related to dog handlers training based on a common assessment of needs • Common assessment of training based on the performance of service dogs • Updating the MS with the outcome of the assigned working group • Promotion of the common training tools / common interests

20. TRU PROJECTS Working groups • Tiago Pinto (PT) • Faustino Contreras (SP) • Gert Janssens (BE) • Reinhard Mendig / Lars G (DE) • Tomasz Roszanski (PL) • Wladyslaw Widuch (PL) • Daina Malikiene (LI) • Reinhard Greutmann (CH) • Carletto (FR) Dog training standards

21. TRU PROJECTS Working groups Dog handlers training • Konstantinos Vitas (GR) • Juri Pajusoo (ES) • Uldis Barkans (LV) • Ari Raitanen (FI) • Michal Stoeckl (CZ) • Kiril Lazarov (BG) • Joseph Bayliss / Formosa (MT) • Federico Puzone (IT)

22. TRU PROJECTS Working groups Selection and terminology • Adil Huselja (SI) • Karin Joszt Friewald (AT) • Jan Nemec • Michael Friisholm (DK) • Viorel Porosanu / Scanteie • Kim Thompson (UK) • Goran Lungstrom (SW) • Georgiou Orthodoxos (CY)

23. EU K9 Academies - locations

24. Training tools • If it is needed and why? • Yes. Pre-preparation meeting needed • What can be the added value? • Collection of best practices • Common assessment of the existing expertise • Exchange of experience • Networking • Common understanding • Practical guidelines

25. Training needs • Seminars for instructors: • How many instructors per state? What is the meaning of “instructor” in this regard? • Max 2 from each MS • One from each existing center dealing with DT • Instructors / seminars based on specialization • MS will nominate experts based on the profile of the seminar • Who will be the trainer? Teams? • Members of the experts board (teams) • Preparation needed in advance • Who will develop the training schedule? • Assigned trainers / experts

26. Schedule

27. Post preparation • Dissemination of materials – email • Application for reimbursement (3 days) • Publication of the manual: end September • Start up conference to be announced • 2nd week Oct or Nov • Preparatory meeting for the implementation seminars • Translator workshop to be arranged

28. Internal planning • Responsibility of Frontex • Invitation / reimb rules / financial matters / compensations • Planning meeting for trainer’s preparation • PA logistical support • Manual • Responsibility of experts • Aim to be clarified (common approach / profile) • Schedule to be further developed by trainers • Content to be developed by trainers • PowerPoint presentations to be commonly created (common items) • Training content • Team planning / availability / tasks • Collecting feedback from trainees • Reporting to Frontex

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