Європейський досвід відбору кадрів до органів прокуратури

The features of personnel selection for prosecutors’ offices in Europe (Belgium, Poland, Estonia) are revealed. To achieve the goal, the author reveals the legal regulation of personnel selection for prosecutors’ offices in Belgium, the legal principles of personnel selection for prosecutors’ offices in Poland, Estonia. It has been established that in the prosecutor’s office of Estonia, selection is formed through a special procedure that is similar to our country and includes the following steps: 1) the prosecutor’s office announces competitions for vacant positions. These competitions are usually held for candidates with appropriate legal education and experience in the field of justice; 2) selection of candidates. The candidate selection committee evaluates the applications, resumes and other documents submitted by the participants in the competition. This may include interviews and testing to assess the knowledge and skills of candidates; 3) assessment of potential. Candidates who have successfully passed the selection can be included in the personnel reserve of the prosecutor’s office. This means that their CVs and other documents will be saved for possible future appointments to vacant positions; 4) individuals who have entered the personnel reserve may receive additional training and education to improve their qualifications and readiness for appointment to responsible positions in the prosecutor’s office. The main way to become a prosecutor in Poland is to complete a two-stage training program: the first part is a combination of theory and practice, and the second is purely practical. Then, such a person needs to work for a year as a consultant (in essence, it is a probationary period) before being eligible to be appointed as a prosecutor. Admission to the training program is based on a competitive selection. However, it is also possible to become a prosecutor by passing an exam after 5 years of work as an assistant prosecutor. The main method described above is currently being reformed, and it is likely that the updates will lead to the training becoming even more practical. Currently, the prosecutor training system in Poland has two stages. The first is general training, which prosecutors undergo together with judges, and it lasts 12 months. The second stage is a prosecutor training program, which lasts 30 months. Candidates for the position of prosecutors receive a salary during general training, and during the second stage they are employed as assistant prosecutors in prosecutor’s offices on the basis of employment contracts.