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TRAINING OF THE PROBATION WORKER IN THE F RENCH CONTEXT . W AYS OF TRAINING AND MEETING THE TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE WITH DAILY PRACTICE IN F RANCE Séverine Dubaïssi Probation Officer Trainer Oficer Ljubljana-19/06/2019

I . L ’O RGANISATION DE L ’A DMINISTRATION P ÉNITENTIAIRE FRANÇAISE Ministry of Justice Penitentiary Administration directorate National 9 inter-regional directorates Penitentiary + overseas mission Administration School 103 Probation and Rehabilitation services 187 prisons

T HE ENAP ORGANISATION

R ECRUITMENT AND TRAINING OF THE PROBATION OFFICER IN FRANCE  A competitive exam  All kinds of background : law, history, psychology, …  Level required : 3 years after the bacaulerate  Duration of training : 2 years sandwich course  Places : at the ENAP and in probation services all around France  Trainers : penitentiary staff who passes a competitive exam and undergoes a training + experts when specific knowledge required

T HE STRUCTURAL ORGANISATION OF THE TRAINING  2 years  Sandwich training : cycles at school and internships on the field

T HE ORGANISATION OF THE PO ’ S TRAINING

TO ENSURE THE TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE INTO THE PRACTICE  The content of the courses and the pedagogical methods  The content of the internship and the way it goes on  The link between the school and the field

CHALLENGES  A big diversity in the profiles of our trainees  No link made between the theoretical courses and the practice on the field  Some courses are said « useless » or too far from the reality of the field  How to involve the trainees in their training  Some mentors on the field : « forget what you’ve learnt at school »  No control on the field even if…

T HE CONTENT OF THE TRAINING  Preparation of the internships  The come back from the internships  Analysis of the professional practices  Conducting an interview  Writing reports  Interviews with the mentors at the ENAP

T HE PEDAGOGICAL METHODS  The role plays  The case studies  On the job training  Some courses delivered by PO from the field  The work asked to the trainees  The simulation building

T HE ASSESSMENT OF THE TRAINEES  At the ENAP  On the field

W AYS OF TRAINING AND MEETING THE TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE WITH DAILY PRACTICE  1 mentor (PO) for a group at the ENAP  1 mentor (or more) for each trainee in probation services during the internships

T HE CONTEXT OF THE FIELD THE INTERNSHIPS  A strong impact on the trainees  The choice of the mentors  The posture of the mentors

S OME CONCRETE SOLUTIONS  The PO’s unit at the ENAP  The mentors on the field  The mentors at the ENAP  The trainer officer at the interregioanl directorate  An electronic notebook

S OME CONCRETE SOLUTIONS  The training of the mentors  Meeting at the ID between the ENAP and the trainer officers and the mentors  Meetings at the internship places  The « welcome booklet » of the trainee  The RPO : national guidelines

T O CONCLUDE  Still a big issue  Improve the quality of the link between the ENAP and the field

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