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Representatives of Slovenia attend the 93th INTERPOL General Assembly in Morocco
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Solemn oath of the ninth generation of the Police College
Maribor Police Directorate celebrates an important milestone – 40th anniversary of the continuous operation of the mounted police
Foundation stone laid for the new police station in Ajdovščina
Vinko Beznik Training Centre in Gotenica
Vinko Beznik Training Centre in Gotenica directly implements training programmes for the police, is engaged in the preparation of training programmes and protects facilities and surrounding areas.
Training Centre
The Training Centre and its units (Vinko Beznik Training Centre in Gotenica, Service Dogs Training Section, and Top Athletes Section) strive to create, together with other internal organisational units of the General Police Directorate, a diverse, current and quality selection of police training programmes.
Top Athletes Centre
Short review of the Service Dog Training Section development
The beginnings of training dogs for the needs of the Slovenian police date back to 1947, when part-time instructors started executing their learning programmes. Although there was not a tradition in this field of work, and work conditions were quite modest, the dogs achieved great results, which resulted in establishing a police dogs training centre.
Service Dog Training Section
The Service Dog Training Section implements tasks in the following fields:
Security and Support Division
The Security and Support Division protects Police Academy facilities and implements logistics activity to enable continuous work processes:
Police College
The Police College has been founded on the basis of the decision of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia as an organisational unit of the Police Academy at the General Police Directorate.
Research and Social Skills Centre
The Research and Social Skills Centre executes strategic and operational tasks in the following areas:
Research in the Police
The Research and Social Skills Centre is responsible for research activity in the area of policing and for cooperation with other education and research institutions.