1 KOSOVO ACADEMY FOR PUBLIC SAFETY

– 1998 Police Academy for young men - Mid ‘60s – 1971 – Yugoslav Army Military Base Police School for young men (Secondary School) - Yugoslav and Serbian Army Military Base (heavy weaponry) 1999 – 2006 Kosovo Police Service School - September 1999 – Emergency training courses conducted by international instructors – Transition stage: KPSS → Public Safety School (incl. Customs & Corrections) – End of transition stage: DPED of OSCE MiK proposed establishment of KCPSED 2006 – December 2011 Kosovo Center for Public Safety Education and Development - January 1 st, 2006 – Officially renamed KCPSED Legal bases issued by UNMIK on 26 th of March 2008: Administrative Instruction No. 2008/3 Regulation No. 2008/17 Regulation No. 2008/18 Legal bases issued by the Republic of Kosovo: Administrative Instruction on Internal Organization and Structuring No. 29/2010-MIA KAPS HISTORY

3 KOSOVO ACADEMY FOR PUBLIC SAFETY December 10 th, 2011 entered into force Law No. 04/L-053 on KAPS Institution in charge of providing training and higher education, implementing of training and educational policies and strategies, as well as developing of the capacities in public safety field

4 PUBLIC SAFETY INSTITUTIONS Kosovo Police Kosovo Customs Kosovo Correctional Service Kosovo Probation Service Kosovo Police Inspectorate Agency of Emergency Management

5 MISSION, VISION AND VALUES MISSION KAPS provides high quality education, research and development services to the public safety agencies of the Republic of Kosovo VISION In 2020, KAPS will be recognized by its national and international stakeholders as a frontline institution for all levels of education in the field of public safety and security. Its staff members will represent a high level of professionalism and be fully dedicated to KAPS organizational values and the principle of continuous improvement VALUES Honesty; Transparency; Demonstrated responsibility (accountability); Professional ethics

6 ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

7 CAPACITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE Up to 1000 students per day Up to students trained during the year Accommodation availability for 750 students Kitchen for more than 200 students 30 classrooms (computer, projector, smart boards, air conditioner) Library 2 outdoor shooting ranges Fire Arms Training Simulation – FATS System Indoor shooting range Fitness center Driving range Steve Bennett Learning Center Forensics Laboratory Parking lots Laundry

8 TRAINING IN KAPS Basic Specialized Advanced Management and Leadership

9 TRAINING IN 2013 INSTITUTIONNO. OF TRAININGNO. OF PARTICIPANTS KOSOVO POLICE (KP) KOSOVO POLICE INSPECTORATE (KPI) - WITH KP354 AGENCY OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (AEM)126 KOSOVO CORRECTIONAL SERVICE (KCS)3169 KOSOVO CUSTOMS (KC)10107 OSCE MISSION IN KOSOVO28461 ICITAP244 KOSOVO FORESTRY AGENCY13266 AML Consulting Global (UK)120 DTRA - ICP118 TOTAL

10 TRAINING IN 2014 INSTITUTIONNO. OF TRAININGNO. OF PARTICIPANTS KOSOVO POLICE (KP) AGENCY OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (AEM)19324 KOSOVO CORRECTIONAL SERVICE (KCS)113 KOSOVO CUSTOMS (KC)666 OSCE MISSION IN KOSOVO32594 ICITAP4128 TOTAL

11 HIGHER EDUCATION IN KAPS Enabled through the EU Twinning Project “Improved Education in Public Safety and Security Sectors in Kosovo”, implemented by Finland and Estonia Study Program according to the needs of PSIs from the experts from Finland and Estonia, selected personnel from KAPS and PSIs Establishment of four-year BA study program in fields of Public Safety: Police&Police Inspectorate, Customs, Correction&Probation and Emergency Management

12 HIGHER EDUCATION IN KAPS General Courses (including languages) – 65 ECTS points Knowledge necessary for the student later on his/her studies or in the work as a senior officer, disregarding his/her field Specialized and Advanced-Specialized Courses – 60 ECTS points Knowledge necessary for the student to be able to work as a senior officer or expert in his/her field Internship – 80 ECTS points Supervised learning in the working place Elective Courses – 20 ECTS points Minimal number of Elective Courses is 8, due to personal interest Diploma thesis – 15 ECTS points Empiric research or a development project, always a written report

13 KAPS INTERNATIONALIZATION REGIONAL COOPERATION Annual Police Staff and Command School courses taught by Northwestern University with participants from Albania, BiH, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro and Macedonia BALPEK III Conference, September 22 nd – 25 th, 2013 (Albania, Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Turkey) Cooperation Agreement with Police Academy of Albania

14 Membership in European and international training and educational associations in public safety and law enforcement (AEPC, INTERPA and IADLEST) Memoranda of understanding with Police College of Finland and the Estonian Academy of Security Sciences Due to the history of KAPS as training and education institution for the public safety institutions of an after-war country, recently there have been visits by different delegations from Libya, Iraq and Afghanistan Aiming at strengthening the international cooperation (e.g. CEPOL,DCAF, CEEPUS) KAPS INTERNATIONALIZATION EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

15 COOPERATION WITH COMMUNITY Security multiethnic camps Sport multiethnic activities (basketball, handball) Sport activities for handicapped people Accommodation of internationals in emergency situations Computer and foreign languages’ training for minorities

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