CEPOL Exchange Programme

CEPOL Exchange Programme

• The CEPOL General Exchange Programme, which encompasses exchange opportunities for law enforcement officials from EU Member State (MS) countries, Western Balkan countries and Türkiye;
• The CEPOL-EJTN Exchange Programme, which encompasses exchange opportunities related to judiciary cooperation in a joint collaboration with the European Judicial Training Network (EJTN);
• The General Mentoring Programme, which is a cooperative partnership (as mentor and mentee) between law enforcement officials from EU Member State (MS) countries, Western Balkan countries and Türkiye;
• The CEPOL International Cooperation Exchange Programme, which encompasses exchange opportunities within the frame of the following CEPOL International Cooperation projects: CT INFLOW,  TOPCOP, EU4 Sec Moldova, and EUROMED Police.
• The CEPOL International Cooperation Mentoring Programme which is a cooperative partnership (as mentor and mentee) between law enforcement officials within the frame of the following CEPOL International Cooperation projects: CT INFLOW,  TOPCOP, EU4 Sec Moldova, EUROMED Police and WB PaCT.

Admission criteria to take part in the CEPOL Exchange Programme:

• have a reasonable level of English (at least B2 level) enabling professional communication with CEPOL and colleagues about enforcing the law on the selected topics;
• have a minimum of three years’ work experience and expertise in the defined specialised category;
• have a need and readiness for individual learning;
• have the ability and willingness to cascade newly gained knowledge both on a European/international level and on a national level;
• have not participated in the Exchange Programme during the preceding three years.

Application process

Law enforcement officials must submit their applications through LEEd, CEPOL’s Law Enforcement Education Platform. If you would like to submit your application as a registered LEEd user, the Exchange Plugin on LEEd is open for applications. For detailed information on the application process please read the LEEd User Guide.

The CEPOL Exchange Programme 2026 course page is available for all LEEd users here.  It contains beside the video recording of the Introductory Webinar all the relevant User Guides and mandatory documents and templates necessary for applicants.

A forum for matching is also available in this course page where applicants can search or propose pre-matches between each-other before submitting applications.

The extended deadline for applications via LEEd is 17 March 2026, 23:55 CET.

If you are not a registered LEEd user yet, please read more here.

Important information:

Applicants must have prior authorisation by their hierarchy/organisation to apply for the Exchange Programme and / or they need to contact their National Exchange Coordinator in order to receive approval for applying. Their application can be rejected if they did not receive authorisation prior to applying.