ECTEG course development standards

    • Start with an analysis of feedback from other existing training courses including non-ECTEG ones.
    • List skills and competencies addressed, describing links with TCF profiles whenever possible. Relevant certification process materials can be included as a dedicated work package.
    • Use of standards provided by Europol, CEPOL, Eurojust, ENISA and ENFSI and, whenever possible, ECTEG existing materials.
    • Specify technical requirements and students’ prerequisites.
    • Course aims and learning outcomes and workload.
    • Deliver trainer manual based on ECTEG template.
    • Deliver student manual with presentations, exercises and their solutions including a suggested roadmap of study.
    • Include as many practicals as possible (whenever possible e-learning part used for “theory” parts) and include virtual machines and tools used for exercises in the deliverables.
    • Use of open-source tools, or FREETOOL project deliverables and exclude exercises using commercial tools. However, a reference to commercial tools is acceptable if there is no open-source of FREETOOL alternative and this will never be used as marketing for the tool.
    • E-learning created in a modular way, so as to be reused in other ECTEG projects.
    • Agree to host e-learning on the ECTEG web server, and to be shadowed on Europol and CEPOL web server.
    • Deliver skill assessment materials including solutions and marking scheme.
    • Agile projects excepted, deliver at least one pilot course (on-site, e-learning)
    • Agree to invite LEA from EU MS to the pilot(s) and to provide attendees names to ECTEG.
    • Agree to provide experts and trainers names to ECTEG.
    • Agree that all developed materials may be used in other ECTEG projects.
    • Build curriculum modules as much possible as independent to allow “agile” updates later.
    • Deliver content in English, ensuring localisation is as easy as possible.
    • Allow involvement of CEPOL and Europel and other ECTEG members in the organisation of pilots.
    • Include ECTEG logo and ecteg.eu link and “Funded by the European Union” on all materials and deliverables.
    • Provide regular reporting to ECTEG General Assemblies and ECTEG board during the development.

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