The Govern will allocate 145,000 euros to promote the training of local police, civil protection, emergencies and firefighters in 2025. In a press release, the Ministry of Presidency and Public Administrations has informed that the Board of Directors of the EBAP of the Balearic Government, at the proposal of the Department of Security and Emergency Training, has approved this Monday the training offer for the year 2025, which includes a program adapted to the needs of professionals in the fields of local police, civil protection, security, emergencies and firefighters. With a planned budget of 145,000 euros and an approximate volume of 1,700 teaching hours, this initiative seeks to improve the skills of these essential groups for the safety of citizens. The EBAP’s training offer for next year will consist of three major plans: Local Police Training Plan, Training Plan for Civil Protection Volunteers and Training Plan for Security, Emergencies and Firefighters. This agenda is part of the Government’s firm commitment to strengthen the policies of management and prevention in emergencies in the Balearic Islands, as announced by the Councilor Antònia Maria Estarellas during the presentation of the budgets of the Ministry of Presidency and Public Administrations. In this sense, it is necessary to bear in mind that the Government will allocate next year 30 million euros to improve prevention, management and training in the field of Emergencies.
Training offer
With a budget of 87,000 euros and 950 teaching hours, the Local Police Training Plan is aimed at local police forces in the Balearic Islands. This year it is presented in a unified form to simplify participation and optimize training in key areas such as traffic, gender violence, crimes against property and animal welfare. This plan is structured in nine areas of knowledge, from traffic and road safety to managerial functions and technical qualifications. It is noteworthy that in the area of management and command functions, for the first time, the Course for Local Police Chiefs, lasting 110 hours and in blended learning mode, stands out. Among the main novelties of this plan are the courses on advanced investigation of traffic accidents with the use of new technologies; specific qualifications, such as that of operators of electrical control devices – pending regulatory deployment – and training in drug detection in drivers, and shooting instructor courses to train instructors who can train future agents in this field. As for the Civil Protection Volunteer Training Plan, with 402 teaching hours, it is specially designed to train volunteers who operate in the municipal civil protection groups. The courses are focused on offering a homogeneous and transversal training among the groups of the four islands, encouraging collaboration in supra-municipal events. It also includes a 32-hour basic qualification course, scheduled in Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza-Formentera, to ensure the proper preparation of new volunteers. Finally, the Training Plan for Security, Emergencies and Firefighters has been designed based on the needs expressed by those responsible for the security and emergency services, as well as the four island councils in relation to the fire departments. Emphasis is placed on advanced and specialized training for firefighters, with new resources to improve the response to complex situations. It also includes regulatory training for emergency personnel in priority areas and regulatory updates. This training offer not only responds to the immediate needs of the groups involved, but also aims to reinforce their technical and human capacity to face future challenges in security and emergencies. With the collaboration of organizations such as the Institute of Public Safety of the Balearic Islands (Ispib), the Directorate General of Emergencies and Interior, island councils and municipalities, the Government ensures an updated, innovative and oriented to improve public service training, reaffirming its commitment to the professional development of these key groups for the welfare and safety of the citizens of the Balearic Islands.
The registration deadlines will be from December 16 to 31, 2024, for courses from January to March; from March 3 to 16, 2025 (courses from April to June) and from June 16 to 30, 2025 (courses from September to November). This system allows the groups concerned to plan their participation while ensuring a balance between training, service and family life.
