Adaptation phase of the trainee

Content focus of the trainee's adaptation phase

The goal of the adaptation phase is to acquaint the trainee with the content of generally binding legal regulations and internal regulations concerning the Corps of Prison and Court Guard, the employment relationship of a prison officer, remand detention, and prison sentence execution.

Theoretical part of the adaptation phase

During the theoretical part of the adaptation phase, the trainee shall be acquainted primarily with:

1. Fundamental rights and obligations of a prison officer

2. Adherence to service discipline and rules of official courtesy and uniform discipline

3. Code of Ethics for a prison officer and employee

4. General principles for contact with remand prisoners and sentenced prisoners

5. Principles for entering guarded premises of the Corps

6. Organization of the Corps and management levels in service offices

7. Principles for the protection of classified information within the Corps

8. Principles of personal data protection

9. Duty of confidentiality regarding facts learned during the fulfillment of tasks

10. Occupational health and safety and fire protection

11. Operation and use of communication devices

12. Coercive measures

Practical part of the adaptation phase

The goal of the practical part of the adaptation phase is to acquire practical experience and skills for the trainee before starting basic professional training.

Practical training is focused primarily on acquiring practical skills by the trainee. The practical training includes in particular:

1. Facility system of the service office

2. Shooting training (safety rules for weapon handling, shooting theory, dismantling and assembling assigned weapons, mastering commands on the firing line, naming types of weapons used in the Corps and their calibers)

3. Drill training (basic stance, entering a superior's office, stepping out of formation and approaching a superior, basics of saluting officers in the Corps)

As part of the practical part of the adaptation phase, the trainee shall be acquainted with the performance of state service at:

1. Security Department (for a duration of 2 weeks)

2. Remand Detention and Prison Sentence Execution Department (for a duration of 2 weeks)

Scope of theoretical and practical training

The scope of theoretical and practical training (substantive and temporal) within the adaptation phase shall be determined for each trainee individually by the superior, depending on the length of the period from appointment to the service until being sent for study at the Corps Training Institute.

Completion of the adaptation phase

Before starting basic professional training, the superior shall acquaint the trainee with the weekly basic service schedule and the competencies of superiors during the assignment to an educational activity at the Corps Training Institute.