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9. November 2023 - 14:56

BASIC TRAINING CURRICULUM FOR POLICE CADETS OF THE BORDER POLICE OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA – LEVEL I

Basic training curriculum for the Border Police of Bosnia and Herzegovina – Level I, has been aligned with the Common Core Curriculum for Border and Coast Guard Basic Training in the EU, produced by Frontex (Common Core Curriculum 2017).

The 34-week (8 months) curriculum for the Border Police is made up of 1293 lessons /work hours. The educational process is designed in the following way:

INTRODUCTION TO TRAINING, LOGISTICS AND ADMINISTRATION

  • On the first two working days students get acquainted with their new environment, lecturers/instructors and other professionals who take part in the training programme. They learn about the curriculum, implementation phases, performance standards and class organization according to AEPTM by-laws and fill out and sign the required forms.

PHASE I: THEORY CLASSES AND PRACTICE SESSIONS

  • 22 weeks (813 lessons) – The Curriculum is implemented through 16 school subjects by the Agency for Education and Professional Training:
  1. 1 Police powers and ethics
  • Laws and by-laws governing the exercise of police powers,
  • Laws and by-laws governing the use of force,
  • Ethical codes and professional standards that police officers have to abide by in the performance of their duties,
  • National procedures for maintaining and collecting accurate and timely records in case of detention and arrest,
  • Search of persons, vehicles and objects in accordance with national laws on the basis of respect for human rights,
  • Profiling methodology,
  • Exercise of police powers by applying safety tactical procedures in accordance with national laws and by-laws,
  • Reporting breaches and violations within law enforcement agencies of BiH,
  • Managing or solving predictable conflicts according to relevants laws, policies, rules and procedures in the performance of duties of police officers.
  1. Firearm handling and shooting skills
  • Legislation, specific rules and principles of safe firearm handling,
  • Use of firearms in accordance with laws, safety procedures and selection of proper tactics.
  1. 3  Tactics of criminal investigation
  • Importance and role of the tactics of criminal investigation in detecting, investigating and evidence providing procedures,
  • Activities of the ciminal investigation tactics: general, evidence providing and special investigation activities,
  • Criminal investigation measures and activities of cognitive and evidential type according to positive legislation in BiH and other criminal justice procedures.
  1. 4  Criminal investigation techniques
  • Methods and techniques for finding, collecting, recording and taking away trace evidence at the (crime) scene and methods and techniques of criminal identification and registration,
  • Use of proper working techniques in carrying out tasks and solving problems during examination and establishment of facts with a special emphasis on finding, collecting, recording and taking away trace evidence at the (crime) scene,
  •  Use of proper working techniques while carrying out criminal identification and registration,
  • Selection and implementation of relevant criminal investigation methods in detecting and proving crimes.
  1. 5 Criminal investigation methods
  • Importance and role of criminal investigation methods in detecting and solving crimes
  • Application of criminal investigation measures and activities to detect and reconstruct crimes in accordance with positive legislation in BiH and other rules and procedures of criminalistics.
  1. 6  Road traffic safety and vehicle steering
  • National, EU and international road traffic safety legislation,
  • Describe relevant issues in road traffic safety,
  • Vehicle identification, various types of driving permits,
  • Patrolling,
  • Operating a police vehicle and other technology and equipment in the performance of police duties,
  •  Assessment of situation and selective application of driving tactics and technique  in a police chase or in emergency driving situations following the safety provisions at the operational level.
  1. 7 Special physical education
  • Use-od-force and self-defence techniques,
  • Implementation of safety and first-aid procedures in tactical operations of law enforcement officers in BiH in line with positive legislation and other rules and procedures,
  • Profiling methodology,
  • Solving predictable situations by using tactical procedures in line with positive legislation and other rules and procedures.
  1. 8 Physical culture and first aid
  • Police rescue procedures in line with relevant laws, policies, rules and procedures of law enforcement officers in Bosnia and Herzegovina,
  • Sports activities to improve and maintain physical fitness  and their impact on health and wellness of law enforcement officers in Bosnia and Herzegovina,
  • Protective workplace safety, health, hygiene and self-protection standards, etc.
  1. 9 Criminal psychology
  • Professional standards, methods and techniques to manage behaviour of a person or group of persons,
  • Efficient communication with individuals and groups in predictable situations that police officers are faced with,
  • Managing or solving predictable conflict situations in accordance with relevant laws, policies, rules and procedures in the performance of police duties,
  • Identifying security risks and threats during border control on the basis of indicators and factors that make a person or group of persons anxious, irritated, angry, etc.
  1. 10 Constitutional organization and state administration system
  • Key principles of constitutional organization and state administration system as stipulated by national laws.
  1. 11 Criminal law
  • Key principles of criminal law as stipulated by national legislation,
  • Implementation of legal provisions relating to regular tasks and duties of the police officer of BiH.
  1. 12 Misdemeanour law
  • Key principles of misdemenour law  as stipulated by national legislation,
  • Implementation of provisions stipulated by misdemeanour law relating to regular tasks and duties of police officers in BiH.
  1. 13 Criminal procedure law
  • Key principles of criminal procedure law as stipulated by national legislation,
  • Criminal procedure principles relating to the investigation of criminal offences in the context of performance of duties of police officers in BiH,
  • Implementation of provisions that are specified in criminal procedure laws relating to regular tasks and duties of police officers in BiH.
  1. 14 Human rights
  • Key provisions of fundamental rights as stipulated by national, EU and international legislation and policies relating to regular activities of police officers in BiH,
  • Ethical codes, values and binding professional standards concerning the protection of human rights and prevention of violations in the conext of duties of police officers of BiH,
  • Key processes, rules and procedures for interaction with relevant agencies, authorities and organizations in the context of basic duties of BiH police officers in the protection of human rights,
  • Specific ethical codes, values and professional standards that are applied when BiH police officers deal with people of different cultures, religions and ethnic backgrounds.
  1. 15 Informatics and communication
  • Specific information and data management systems, with procedures for filling out forms, etc.
  • Monitoring information exchange protocols in keeping with standards of confidentiality, security and data protection,
  • Handling telecommunication and IT equipment and interpreting results,
  • Correspondence.
  1. 16 English language
  • Communication in English in the performance of police duties

 

PHASE II: SITUATIONAL CLASSES

The second phase of the educational process is situation-based learning, which is realized in the form of four studies consisting of 120 lessons (four weeks):

  1. 1 Detecting fraudulent documents during the first-line check and second-line check
  • Gain knowledge and acquire skills required for carrying out duties and tasks of preventing the misuse of documents (detecting fraudulent documents) in a professional, legal and safe manner.
  1. 2 Examination and search of vehicles and people crossing the state border
  • Gain knowledge and acquire skills required for carrying out duties and tasks (search of vehicles and people) at the first and second line check and state border surveillance in a professional, legal and safe manner,  in compliance with national procedures and international conventions governing this matter.
  1. 3 First and second line check and border surveillance
  • Gain knowledge and acquire skills required for carrying out duties and tasks (border checks) at the first and second line check and state border surveillance in a professional, legal and safe manner,  in compliance with national procedures and international conventions governing this matter.
  1. 4 Use of force in the context of the state border protection
  • ​Gain knowledge and acquire skills required for carrying out duties and tasks (police power: use of force) at the first and second line check and border surveillance in a professional, legal and safe manner,  in compliance with national procedures and international conventions governing this matter.
  • The situational classes are conducted by the Agency for Education and Professional Training and Border Police on the premises of the Agency.

PHASE III: PRACTICAL JOB READINESS TRAINING

  • 336 lessons/work hours:
  • Theory classes of practical job readiness training: 160 lessons conducted by the Border Police of BiH on the Agency's premises; the teaching process is implemented simultaneously with the first phase of the educational process,
  • Practice sessions of practical job readiness training, 160 lessons (four weeks), conducted by the Border Police of BiH in its organizational units; the teaching process is implemented following the completion of the second phase of the educational process.

FINAL EXAMINATION AND CLOSING CEREMONY

  • Having fully completed all required tasks  and duties specified in the curriculum, the cadets will take the final examination. Those who have successfully passed the final examination  will  receive a certificate confirming the basic training at the closing ceremony.

 

 

P R O G R A M M E

Basic training courses for cadets of the Directorate for the coordination of police bodies of Bosnia and Herzegovina – Level I

The basic training programme for cadets of the Directorate for the coordination of police bodies of BiH – Level I is conducted over a 7-month (30 weeks) period, including 1336 lessons and classes divided into three educational phases:

1. Theory classes and practice sessions,

2. Professional-operational training, and

3. Situational classes.

The curriculum is implemented through 17 subjects:

1. Police duties and powers

2. Weapon handling and shooting skills

3. Criminalistic tactics

4. Criminalistic technique

5. Criminalistic methods

6. Traffic safety and driving a police vehicle

7. Special physical education

8. Physical culture and first aid

9.  Criminal psychology

10. Constitutional order and state administration system

11. Criminal law

12. Misdemeanour law

13. Criminal procedure law

14. Human rights

15. Informatics and communication

16. English language

17. Powers and duties of the Directorate for the coordination of police bodies of Bosnia and Herzegovina

 

The attendees on the training course  take the final examination upon succesful completion of the training course arranged in three educational phases.

Those who successfully pass the final examination will receive the Certificate of completion of the basic training of cadets of the Directorate for the coordination of police bodies of Bosnia and Herzegovina – Level I issued by the Agency. The trainees thus fulfill the conditions to be awarded a rank of POLICEMAN.

 

 

P R O G R A M M E

Basic training courses for cadets of the State Investigation and Protection Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina – Level I

The basic training programme for cadets of the State Investigation and Protection Agency of BiH – Level I is conducted over a 6-month period (26 weeks), including 1180 lessons divided into two

educational phases:

1. Theory classes and practice sessions,

2. Situational classes.

The curriculum is implemented through 17 subjects:

1. Police duties and powers

2. Weapon handling and shooting skills

3. Criminalistic tactics

4. Criminalistic technique

5. Criminalistic methods

6. Traffic safety and driving a police vehicle

7. Special physical education

8. Physical culture and first aid

9.  Criminal psychology

10. Constitutional order and state administration system

11. Criminal law

12. Misdemeanour law

13. Criminal procedure law

14. Human rights

15. Informatics and communication

16. English language

17. Powers and duties of Border Police of Bosnia and Herzegovina

 

Upon succesful completion of the training course arranged in 2 educational phases, the attendees on the training course  take the final examination.

Those who successfully pass the final examination will receive the Certificate of completion of the basic training of cadets of the State Investigation and Protection Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina – Level I, issued by the Agency. The trainees thus fulfill the conditions to be awarded a rank of POLICEMAN.