Across Europe, there are a variety of challenges linked to the training and education of prison officers. The PO 21 project (Prison Officers for the 21st century) aimed to tackle the urgent need to agree on the initial and continuous vocational education and training that should be provided to prison officers in the future, regarding learning objectives, content, length of the training courses and recognition of competences that may foster mobility throughout the European Union. Therefore, the project sought to create a sectoral platform working towards the prospective development of a professional role (the necessary knowledge, skills and competences); the identification of skills needs, the development of training curricula and respective recognition mechanisms and its deployment.

Related Projects

CCJ4C -  European Career Counselling Guidelines for Staff Working in Criminal Correctional Justice System
B-Competent - Boosting Competences in Penitentiary Staff in Europe
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        DIGICOR - Digitalisation in Corrections towards Recidivism Reduction

LEADCOR - Leadership Development for Occupational Stress Reduction in Correctional Settings
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MenACE- Mental Health, Aging and Palliative Care in European Prisons
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        AWARE- ​Cross-sectoral awareness on mental health needs ​in the criminal justice system and release
This project is financed by ERASMUS+ programme, KA2 – Cooperation for Innovation and the Exchange of Good Practices, Sector Skills Alliances.
This website has been accomplished in the scope of the project "European Prison Officers for the 21st Century" (PO_21), Grant Agreement no. 612529-EPP-1-2019-1-PT-EPPKA2-SSA  implemented with financial support of the European Commission by the Erasmus+ Programme. This website reflects the views only of the author, hence the European Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. ​