The OPP provided a variety of professional development, training and education opportunities for staff. The Continuing Legal Education program included workshops and presentations by senior OPP staff and speakers from external organisations, including the private Bar, Victoria Police, the Department of Justice and the courts. Induction sessions were conducted for newly appointed staff and a number of learning and development initiatives were developed to support newly appointed Directorate Managers and Legal Prosecution Specialists. Training sessions were conducted to inform managers
within the office about the OPP’s Performance Management system and help them to develop the skills needed to support the system. ARTICLED CLERKSHIP PROGRAM In 2007/08, the OPP again offered a comprehensive Articled Clerkship Program. In 2008, five law graduates completed their articles and were offered ongoing employment with the OPP. Nine new clerks commenced their articles in March 2008. In 2009, Victoria will replace the current articles system with a new 12-month Supervised Workplace
Training (Traineeship) placement, which includes prescribed minimum training requirements. The OPP will offer a 12month Legal Traineeship Program to law graduates in 2009. ELECTRONIC EVIDENCE: TRANSFORMING PROSECUTIONS PRACTICE While protesters arrested at the G20 Summit demonstrations in Melbourne in November 2006 probably knew they were being filmed by TV news cameras, few would have thought that sophisticated audio-visual evidence would be used to secure their convictions two years later. But
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