The National Institute of Justice has launched today, October 15, 2019, a new initial training course for candidates to the positions of judge and prosecutor. For 18 months, 40 trainees will study at the only judicial training center in the country.
As a guest of honor, the President of the Republic of Moldova, Igor Dodon, was present at the launching ceremony. The event was attended also by the President of the Superior Council of Prosecutors, Angela Motuzoc, the President of the Commission for the admission exams, Nina Craciun, trainees, members of the NIJ Council, judges, prosecutors, representatives of the academic environment and NIJ trainers.
"Today comes with the launch of a new initial training course for candidates to the positions of judge and prosecutor. On this occasion, I address to everyone a warm "Welcome" to the National Institute of Justice. In particular, I would like to thank the President for accepting our invitation to be part of such an important event for our institution. It is an honor for us and, at the same time, an opportunity to tell and show you, from the first source, that NIJ is a high-performance institution whose mission is to provide quality trainings through the innovations implemented and the reforms made in recent years.”, declared Diana Scobioala, the Director of the NIJ, at the beginning of the ceremony.
For his part, the Head of state came with a congratulatory message addressed to the future judges and prosecutors and to the entire team of the National Institute of Justice: “I consider that the justice reform should be started and thought through in the process of training the future judges and prosecutors of the country. The most valuable investment of the state is in the human factor, in people, an investment that must be justified through professionalism, virtue and verticality. I underlined the fact that the NIJ must become the only way of access to the positions of judge and prosecutor, and the state should fully capitalize on this investment. I consider that the priority and focus should be placed on the NIJ graduates, on well-educated young people, and the access of other professionals, based on the duration of their employment service, must be minimized.
During the ceremony, also spoke Nina Craciun, the president of the Commission for the admission exams, prosecutor in the Unification of the practice in the field of representing the accused in the courts section of the Judicial Department of the General Prosecutor's Office, and Angela Motuzoc, the President of the Superior Council of the Prosecutors.
On the occasion of launching the XIIIth promotion, the President of the Republic of Moldova, accompanied by the Director of the National Institute of Justice, took a tour through the renovated study rooms of the institution where the trainees will conduct their studies.
On the same day, being included in the initial training course for the period October 2019-April 2021, the 20 candidates for the position of judge and the 20 candidates for the position of prosecutor became acquainted with the training program to be followed at the National Institute of Justice.
Since its establishment until now, the National Institute of Justice has delivered to the justice system eleven promotions of graduates, of which 241 candidates for the position of prosecutor and 162 - for the position of judge. In this year's admission contest have participated 119 competitors: 48 people registered in the race for studies for the position of judge, and 71 - for studies for the position of prosecutor. In the current session of admission to the NIJ, the competitors took the eliminatory psychological (electronic) test, the specialty test (electronic) and the oral test.
