The Department of Training of the Ministry of Justice aims to train well-equipped judicial staff who are based on the rule of law, have a developed awareness of justice, integrate corporate traditions with a modern management approach, are open to improvement, have professional competence. The main activities carried out by our department are:

– Conducting in-service training activities for judicial staff

– Preparing training modules

– Carrying out the need analysis, measurement and evaluation studies

– Preparing publications on legal issues

– Conducting national and international projects

– Participating in studies carried out to develop national judicial strategies and policies

Our department is responsible for planning and conducting in-service training for approximately 87,000 judicial staff working in different titles such as chief clerks, clerks, enforcement clerks, bailiffs, psychologists, pedagogues, social workers. Face-to-face and distance training activities are held regularly every year. In-service training programs include many training topics that will support the professional and personal development of judicial staff such as basic legal knowledge, legal terminology, criminal and civil jurisdiction, communication skills, stress management and team work.

There are three staff training centres within our department in Ankara, Rize and Yozgat. The three training centres have a total capacity of 54 classes and 1,100 participants. In the training centres, where accommodation is also available, there are many training and social facilities such as virtual hearing classroom, computer and informatics classroom, conference hall, fitness and library. In addition, there are two greenbox studios for distance training activities within our department.