COMPONENT 2.

Strengthening capacities, resources and the independence of the office of the disciplinary council (ODC)

Activity 2.1 – Present best EU practices regarding capacities, craft skills, knowledge and qualifications of staff conducting disciplinary proceedings of judges and prosecutors in EU Member States, define fundamental job characteristics and requirements and set them as a baseline for a Training Needs Analysis (TNA).

Activity 2.2 – Develop a profile of qualification for ODC staff and panel members.

Activity 2.3 – Compare the profiles of qualifications with existing skills and knowledge of ODC staff and panel members (“gaps and needs analysis”) and design on this basis initial and specialised training modules
in cooperation with the Centres for Education of Judges and Prosecutors in the entities.

Activity 2.4 – Develop and implement, in coordination with other donor projects, a concept to address the recommendations of the TAIEX Peer Review on Disciplinary Procedures in the Judiciary (JHA IND/EXP 62879),
taking into account the measures already elaborated by the HJPC and other relevant institutions.