Member

Academy of Justice (PL)

EPTA Member since	2019
Country	Poland

TRAINEE SELECTION

1) What level of pre-education is required?	secondary school leaving exam (A levels)
2) What is the minimum – maximum age of trainees?	no minimum age of trainees - no maximum age of trianees
3) Which tests are included in the recruitment assessment?
Physical	yes - medical examinations + fitness tests
Psychological/Personality	yes
Language	no
Other	Additionally: obtaining information about the candidate in criminal and criminal records and conducting one or several interviews. Fitness test: power (jump) - long jump from the place; strength - throwing a medical ball 2 kg forward; flexibility - the torso-to-head (standing posture); agility − zigzag run in a rectangle of 3 × 5 m; speed: 10 × 10 pendulum run – men, 6 × 10 pendulum run – women.
INITIAL/BASIC TRAINING Length of initial/basic training of prison officer? (*see definition)
1) Excluding in-service training	course takes 3 weeks but for students consists of a preparatory course completed by exam, then the student undertakes studies.
2) Including in-service training
How many weeks class room?	21 days (3 weeks)
How many weeks practical prison work?	during studies, students practice after the second and fourth semesters of study in a total of 12 weeks
3) Is the initial/basic training accredited?	No
4) EQF level of initial/basic training	No EQF Level of Initial/Basic Training.
5) What are the subjects that are trained at the initial/basic level?	Subjects trained at the basic level are: first aid, safety basics, shooting training, self-defense, law, penitentiary science, psychology, IT, administration.
6) What does final exam contain?	Examination of knowledge in the field of point 5, both theoretical and practical.
7) What type of exam?	Oral,Practical
CONTINUOUS TRAINING
1) Is continuous training obligatory?	Yes
2) If yes, which modules are obligatory?	Officer shall take forms of vocational training, specialist training or professional development, conducive to the establishment of an integrated system of knowledge and professional skills. Knowledge and skills acquired may be unitary or strictly specialized in relation to the tasks performed on a daily basis. The days raised in the training relate to issues of protection, logistics, penitentiary, psychological, financial, human resources. Officers and employees shall participate, at least every 3 years, in at least one of their organised forms of professional development, in accordance with their professional duties. In addition, prison officers enter physical fitness tests every 4 years
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* Definition of a prison officer:
Responsible for safety and security as well as prisoner rehabilitation. promote social behavior and address the offending behavior of prisoners. A prison officer belongs to a public service body.