Our mission

Mission

CEPOL's mission is making Europe a safer place through law enforcement training and learning.

CEPOL facilitates the prevention and fight against serious and organised crime, terrorism and emerging security threats by facilitating and enhancing cross-border cooperation through vocational training.

CEPOL supports, develops, implements and coordinates standardised and specialised training in line with EU law enforcement training priorities

Our vision

CEPOL aspires to be the EU hub for law enforcement training to provide law enforcement officials with the skills they need to prevent and fight the crimes of today and tomorrow.

Who are law enforcement officials?

Staff of police, customs and other relevant services tasked with:

• the prevention of and fight against serious crime affecting two or more Member States, terrorism and forms of crime that affect a common interest covered by a Union policy;
• crisis management and public order, in particular international policing of major events.