On 19-20 July, the needs assessment report was presented during the two-day working meeting involving the management and the staff of the High School of Justice and the Council of Europe experts.

The needs assessment report was produced by the Council of Europe national and international experts, and focused on the structure of the School, quality of initial and in-service training programs, effective internal and external communication and correlation with the higher legal education studies.

The preparation of the report was based on the research conducted by CRRC Georgia which employed such research methods as online survey interviews, focus groups and qualitative interviews held with management and the staff of the School, Independent board, Teachers’ Council, judges, independent listeners, lawyers and prosecutors.

The report will serve as a basis for the five-year strategy and action plan of the High School of Justice.

The activity is supported by the Council of Europe project “Support to the Judicial Reform in Georgia”, funded by voluntary contributions of Bulgaria, Liechtenstein, Lithuania Latvia, Norway, the Slovak Republic and Sweden to support the implementation of the Council of Europe Action plan for Georgia 2016-2019.