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AMMAN — Around 100 senior Justice Ministry employees are scheduled to engage in a one-year capacity building training programme in order to elevate the level of provided services, the minister, Bassam Talhouni, said Wednesday.
The programme seeks to enhance strategic planning and management skills for employees at courts and the Jordan Judicial Institute, Talhouni told reporters.
The “specialised” training course, implemented by the Talal Abu Ghazaleh Professional Training Group (TAGI-TRAIN) and funded by the EU, will start at the end of this month.
“The move is part of the ministry’s efforts to develop the justice sector, which entails offering high-standard services to citizens and service recipients,” the minister said, estimating the cost of the training course at 140,000 euros.
Talhouni noted that the EU’s previous support to the ministry was mainly to establish a new building for the Jordan Judicial Institute so it could accommodate more students and judges and offer them “better” training experiences.
EU Ambassador to Jordan Andrea Matteo Fontana told reporters that the training programme aims at improving the organisational structure of the ministry and developing the project management capacity of its employees, as well as strengthening their planning and information technology skills.
He said this step is a continuation of previous EU support valued at 30 million euros to enhance the efficiency of the Jordanian judicial system, and to further promote the rule of law and democratic development, adding that previous cooperation was marked by “full success”.
Fontana noted that reforming the judicial system grants Jordanians better access to justice and enables the vulnerable to access legal aid, emphasising the need for an “independent, efficient and credible” judicial system.
The processes of reform, development and training are “infinite and need constant advancements”, according to TAGI-TRAIN Chairman Talal Abu Ghazaleh, who commended the ministry’s efforts to improve its services, particularly in electronic archiving.
The ministry has so far archived some 6 million documents in the first phase of its electronic archiving project, while the second phase includes over 20 million documents, according to Talhouni.