https://www.cepol.europa.eu/taxonomy-otna en Tue, 03 Feb 2026 23:00:01 GMT https://www.cepol.europa.eu/publications/cepol-otna-law-enforcement-cooperation-information-exchange-and-interoperability Tue, 03 Feb 2026 23:00:01 GMT Between December 2024 and February 2025, CEPOL conducted an Operational Training Needs Analysis (OTNA) on Law Enforcement Cooperation, Information Exchange and Interoperability, using an online questionnaire as the primary data collection tool. The questionnaire explored 17 maintopics through two de... 9130 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/cepol-report-identifies-key-training-needs-eu-law-enforcement-cooperation-information Tue, 03 Feb 2026 23:00:01 GMT Police and law enforcement authorities across Europe increasingly need to work together, share information quickly, and rely on IT systems that function smoothly across borders in order to tackle crime and security threats that do not stop at the borders.To support this goal, the EU Agency for Law E... 9129 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/child-sexual-exploitation-urgent-need-eu-level-law-enforcement-training-says-new Mon, 08 Dec 2025 23:00:01 GMT The EU Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) has just released an Operational Training Needs Analysis on Child sexual exploitation (CSE), identifying priority training needs across the EU.CEPOL conducted the analysis between December 2024 and February 2025, collecting input from practitioners ... 9099 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/publications/cepol-otna-child-sexual-exploitation Mon, 08 Dec 2025 23:00:01 GMT The EU Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) has just released an Operational Training Needs Analysis on Child sexual exploitation (CSE), identifying priority training needs across the EU.CEPOL conducted the analysis between December 2024 and February 2025, collecting input from practitioners ... 9098 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/use-ai-financial-crimes-amongst-most-relevant-training-needs-law-enforcement-says-new Wed, 05 Mar 2025 23:00:01 GMT The OTNA on criminal finances, money laundering and asset recovery was launched in September 2023. The 24 EU Member States contributing to the analysis reported an immediate need for training for more than 26 000 LE professionals, which represents a significant demand across the EU. Based on the OTN... 8754 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/publications/cepol-otna-criminal-finances-money-laundering-and-asset-recovery-0 Wed, 05 Mar 2025 23:00:01 GMT The OTNA on criminal finances, money laundering and asset recovery was launched in September 2023. The 24 EU Member States contributing to the analysis reported an immediate need for training for more than 26 000 LE professionals, which represents a significant demand across the EU. Based on the OTN... 8753 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/publications/cepol-otna-migrant-smuggling Thu, 06 Feb 2025 23:00:01 GMT Migrant smuggling remains a pressing concern for the European Union, posing significant challenges to law enforcement professionals. To address these challenges, the New Pact on Migration and Asylum  introduced common European solutions for managing migration, asylum, and border security, ... 8703 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/cepol-report-migrant-smuggling-outlines-training-needs-eu-law-enforcement-officials Thu, 06 Feb 2025 23:00:01 GMT Migrant smuggling remains a pressing concern for the European Union, posing significant challenges to law enforcement professionals. To address these challenges, the New Pact on Migration and Asylum  introduced common European solutions for managing migration, asylum, and border security, ... 8702 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/combatting-human-trafficking-cepol-report-defines-most-pressing-training-needs-law Sun, 19 Jan 2025 23:00:01 GMT The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) has just released an Operational Training Needs Analysis (OTNA) on Trafficking in Human Beings (THB).THB is a growing concern across the EU, demanding a coordinated and comprehensive response from law enforcement. CEPOL identified THB as... 8551 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/publications/cepol-otna-trafficking-human-beings Sun, 19 Jan 2025 23:00:01 GMT Operational Training Needs Analysis on Trafficking in Human Beings 8550 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/skills-gaps-analysis-reveals-need-reinforce-law-enforcement-competences-combat-cyber Wed, 20 Dec 2023 23:00:00 GMT CEPOL has released a new Operational Training Needs Analysis (OTNA) providing a detailed overview of the competency requirements at EU level for different profiles of law enforcement officials dealing with Cyber-attacks.Why this OTNA?The EU Strategic Training Needs assessment (EU-STNA 2022-2025) pla... 8292 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/publications/cepol-otna-cyber-attacks Sun, 17 Dec 2023 23:00:00 GMT Operational Training Needs Analysis on Cyber-attacks 8284 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/publications/cepol-otna-leadership-and-management Sun, 29 Oct 2023 23:00:00 GMT Operational Training Needs Analysis on Leadership and Management 8201 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/leadership-and-management-training-highly-relevant-law-enforcement-upcoming-years Sun, 29 Oct 2023 23:00:00 GMT The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) has just released its first Operational Training Needs Analysis (OTNA) on Leadership and Management, highlighting the importance of EU-level training in this area behind successful law enforcement operations.Management and leadership tra... 8200 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/publications/cepol-otna-online-fraud-schemes Mon, 25 Sep 2023 22:00:01 GMT Operational Training Needs Analysis on Online Fraud Schemes 8143 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/cepol-releases-its-first-training-needs-analysis-online-fraud-schemes Mon, 25 Sep 2023 22:00:00 GMT CEPOL released the first Operational Training Needs Analysis (OTNA) on Online Fraud Schemes, highlighting the importance of enhancing EU law enforcement knowledge and skills to deal with this crime.The EU Strategic Training Needs Assessment (EU-STNA) 2022-2025 underlined that training for European l... 8142 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/new-training-needs-analysis-outlines-main-training-topics-area-high-risk-criminal Wed, 06 Sep 2023 22:00:00 GMT CEPOL has just released the Operational Training Needs Analysis (OTNA) on High-Risk Criminal Networks (HRCN), which outlines the main training topics in this area for EU law enforcement officials for the period 2024-2026.In 2021, the EU’s Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment (EU SOCTA), con... 8130 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/research-science-conference-2024-2025/publications/cepol-otna-high-risk-criminal-networks Sun, 03 Sep 2023 22:00:01 GMT Operational Training Needs Analysis on High-Risk Criminal Networks 8125 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/cepol-releases-first-training-needs-analysis-environmental-crime Mon, 05 Sep 2022 12:34:04 GMT CEPOL has just released the first Operational Training Needs Analysis (OTNA) on Environmental Crime.During the past years, the protection of the environment has become an ever-growing topic of concern. Environmental crime has an impact on people’s health and well-being, while affecting the economy w... 1260 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/training-needs-analysis-stresses-importance-fundamental-rights-and-data-protection Fri, 12 Aug 2022 09:31:18 GMT CEPOL has always ensured that training on fundamental rights for law enforcement receives proper attention and features high on the CEPOL training agenda. The CEPOL EU-STNA report 2022-2025 identified fundamental rights and data protection as a top core capability gap for law enforcement to be addre... 1254 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu