2003 - usaid/ofda

NCJS on various institutional development tracks. It enhanced the Center's organizational. management and
administrative capacity by developing an integrated organizational development plan for the Center and
helping it establish a shared hlission statement. The Project also created the Personal Computer Litcnq
Laboratov (PCLL) as a new work unit within NCJS to develop the Censr's capacity for addressing
demand for computer training in the judicial and coun administration sectors.
The Project's work with NCJS also led to the establishment of a Curriculum Ckvclopmn Commincr
within the Center's organizational structure. This Cornmince var established by Ministerial Decm in June
2002, and war charged with streamlining and upgrading all NCJS courses and cunicuk as well as
institutionalizing best practices in judicial counc design and development. Similarly. the Projm's uork
with NCJS led to the development of an Assessment and Evaluation Unit to manap all minine evaluation
and related assessment activities in order to inform the decision- making process at the Center.
AOJS also focused on enhancing NCJS's technical capacity and information systems by providing sateof-
the-an training quipmmt and by introducing automated systems to streamline Center mqemcnt. This
was supponed by targeted training and capacity building programs to create the nemsy cad= for
operating and maintaining the Center's equipment and automated systems. as well as providing mquisitc
technical suppon. The Project worked with Center staff to develop a first- generation website: the URL lor
this website is \nnv.ncis.cov.ee. The website is designed primarily to provide judges. judicial educators.
and coun staff with information about the Center's judicial education programs. evmu and march
facilities. In addition. the Project established an automated archiving system for the Center's Cae Bank.
This system. which features a customized database. is designed to facilitate the NUS judicial educators'
accessing selected Court of Cassation case files that are housed in the Case Bank and d for training
programs and courses in an oremized and cllicicnt manner.
Funhermore, the Project launched various interventions to enhance NCJS's education and mining capacity.
These interventions included the design. implementation and transfer of a scria of training programs in
judicial education, including the New Judges Orientation Workshop. the New Chief Judga Prognm. and
Training of Trainers Program. The Project also made available to NCJS comprehensive training packages
and evaluation instrumerts in order lor the Center to take over the implementation of t he pmgnms. In
addition. AOJS worked on training qualified trainm and facilitators to enable the Center lo delivn training
programs eflectively. and introduced sound training proms administration practices in ordn to enable the
Center to better interface with target audiences. including all Couns of Fint Inrtmcc. to achieve
streamlined and elktive training cwrdination.
Marked human resource development at the hvo pilot courts
AOJS conduclcd detailed training needs assessments in order to offer cfktivc. results-oriented mining to
NCC and ISC that would contribute to achicrine . desired ~erformancc im~rovcmcnt results and druclovin~ . -
the necessary expertise to sustain best practices and reenginurcd systems introduced by the Projm. Fi\t
key training tracks were pursued. as f~llows:
Generic computer training to establish requisite technical skills sets upon uhich sywems-specific
technical training could take place;
Tailored. systems-swific technical training to create cadres capable of operating. administering and
maintaining the automated systenrs introduced by the Project. including the Typins Pool. the ClRN and
the CMA;
Generic management training to support the Project's orpniwtional devclopmcnt and instilutioml
capacir). building activities at the pilot courts as well as NCJS and JIC;
Judicial training and education lo address the needs ofjudges. chiefjudges and ChicfJuwiccs allilialed
with the two pilot courts targeted by the Project. and their pccrs and collcagucs from non-pilot Couns
of First Instance: and
Training of trainers. facilitators. training managers and other training specialists in order to create the
capacity for sustainable human resource developmenr beyond the life of he Project