The European Judicial Training Network founded by institutions specifically responsible for the training of the professional judiciary of all Member States promotes a training programme for judges and public prosecutors with a genuine European dimension.

Training and support program for judges, prosecutors and clerks from Justice of the Peace Courts to Supreme Courts has trained more than 300 participants on court and case management, helped develop and implement uniform procedures for Justice of the Peace Courts, and supported the creation of the first Masters in Law program in Haiti.

Besides the actual organization of common courses in certain priority areas and aimed at key players in the police forces of the Member States -- such as courses for so-called "fast streamers" or the next generation of high-ranking police officers --, CEPOL should concentrate on the development of common curricula for police training, which would be applied in all Member States' police colleges, as well as on the development of common quality standards for both courses and trainers.

help structure the judicial training arrangements of the candidate States for membership of the European Union, open up access to training programmes to members of the judiciary from those States and, where appropriate, to their counterparts from third countries.

The competent public authorities, undertakings or the two sides of industry; each within their own sphere of competence; should set up continuing and permanent training systems enabling every person to undergo retraining more especially through leave for training purposes; to improve his skills or to acquire new skills; particularly in the light of technical developments; " Considering that employers and unions in the Social Dialogue have pointed out in joint statements of 19 June 1990, 6 November 1990 and 20 December 1991 that an improvement of European vocational education ...[+++] and training is crucial to a strengthening of the competitiveness of European business enterprises, and that intensified efforts in this area play a central role in the development of regional policies and development of industry and trade; Considering that the European Parliament; in its Resolution adopted on 15 May 1992, asks Member States to ensure that training programmes lead to high-level qualifications and recommends analyses of the sandwich-type education programmes for the purposes of placing greater emphasis on vocational education and training; Referring to the Resolution of the European Parliament of 21 April 1993 on vocational training policy in the 1990s; Considering that vocational, technological and demographic developments call for improved possibilities of continued training within the framework of cohesive policies in the fields of labour market conditions and vocational education and training; Whereas co-operation in the field of vocational training should also be based on existing provisions in force in the Member States, taking into account the respective responsibilities of the competent public authorities, undertakings and social partners; while respecting the diversity of national legal system,s and practices, the powers under national law of the parties concerned and contractual autonomy; whereas the initiatives taken at national level by the Member States an ...

More specifically, the Council invites the Commission: (a) to work towards greater coherence at Community level between vocational education and training programmes and other policies which support Member States' efforts in this field; (b) to promote the development of European co-operation on qualifications, in line with the Council Resolution of 3 December 1992 on transparency of qualifications; (c) to strengthen transnational co-operation by reviewing the possibilities for students and trainees to undertake recognized training courses, or part of them, in another Member ...[+++]State, where this is relevant to their training goals, as well as increasing exchange opportunities for educators and planners in the vocational training system; (d) to intensify transnational initiatives designed to promote information exchanges and the level of knowledge in the field of vocational education and training, with a view to enhancing the transparency of qualifications and facilitating the mobility of the workforce within the Community; (e) to promote the transfer of innovation and the development of applied research with a view to supporting modernization, adaptability and quality in vocational education and training; (f) to take account of this Resolution in its proposals for reviewing and co-ordinating Community education and training programmes, alongside the responses of the Member States to its memorandum on vocational training in the 1990s, and the Council discussion on the Commission guidelines for education and vocational training.