The eleventh generation of users of the initial training is preparing to take the final exam at the Judicial Academy.

The users of the initial training were prepared to check the development of competences by long-term mentors, judges and prosecutors from the area of ​​all four appeals in whose headquarters the preparations were held during the summer.

According to the Law on the Judicial Academy ("Official Gazette of the RS", no. 104/2009, 32/2014 - decision of the US and 106/2015"), the final exam is defined as a check of practical knowledge and abilities (competencies) for performing the work of holders of judicial functions.

The final exam of the XI generation of users of the initial training will be held in the period from 02. until October 11, 2023, as follows SCHEDULE PASSING THE CANDIDATE AS PER FOR DAYS

The examination board consists of:

• Milena Rašić, judge of the Supreme Court
• Marijana Nikolić Milosavljević, judge of the High Court in Belgrade
• Mirjana Grujičić, judge of the High Court in Belgrade
• Svetlana Aleksić, judge of the High Court in Belgrade - a special department of the High Court for organized crime
• Tomislav Kilibarda, Chief Public Prosecutor in Appellate Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade

A grade from 1 to 5 will assess the level of acquired competencies of users through trial simulations with special reference to the following criteria:

• process management,
• legal argumentation i
• general impression of the presenter

Following contemporary tendencies of the integration of modern technologies in the judicial system and this year's final exam will be realized in a hybrid format, where candidates from the appeal Belgrade, in the period from 02 to 05 October 2023, will take the exam in the premises of the Judicial Academy in Kralja Petra Street no. 45, while candidates from the districts of Novi Sad, Niš and Kragujevac will take the exam in the Academy's premises in those cities, in front of cameras, in two-way communication with the members of the examination committee that will be in Belgrade, in the transmission of the exam in real time via the LMS internet platform of the Academy for Distance learning.

The initial training program is based on the model of development of competencies necessary for performing some of the judicial functions. It includes the application of substantive and procedural laws, judicial and prosecutorial practice, international legal standards, development of special skills necessary for performing the judicial and prosecutorial profession, as well as the principles of judicial and prosecutorial ethics. It is realized through mentoring work and professional development of participants.

 

One of the proofs of the quality of the initial training at the Judicial Academy, as well as its importance in the professional development of future holders of judicial positions, are the successes of the users of the initial training at the Themis competition of the European Judicial Training Network.  Luka Anđelković, Gala Bogosavljević (users of X generation initial training) and Jelena Mihajlović (user of XI generation initial training).

The live broadcast of the final exam can be followed via YouTube channel of the Judicial Academy

The Judicial Academy wishes good luck and success to the XI generation of users of initial training!