Judicial Commission of NSW Annual Report 2017-18

Judicial Commission of NSW — Annual Report 2017–18 22 Continuing judicial education Results, challenges and strategic direction in brief Judicial officers rated their satisfaction with the education program at 93%: see p 25. Judicial skills, knowledge and attitudes were enhanced with 38 education events offered: see p 25. We expanded our orientation program to include pre-bench training for District Court judges: see p 27. We launched a new web page of video resources for our judicial officers and a new interactive learning application based on gaming technology: see p 27. 98% judicial satisfaction with the Ngara Yura Program (Aboriginal cultural awareness): see p 28. Evaluation shows our program continues to be highly relevant and judicial officers were satisfied with the personal and practical benefits of sessions: see p 31. Challenges 2017–18 Results 2017–18 Unprecedented number of reforms to the criminal justice system has stretched already limited resources. Encouraging judicial officers to attend our target of 5 days a year of professional development, as our education sessions are voluntary, and judicial officers have high workloads. Continuing to transition from providing paper-based seminar materials to online delivery. Photo previous page: Jessica Ahearn (l), Program Support Officer with Sarah Collins, Manager, Programs and Tanya Su, Senior Conference Coordinator (background), help deliver the continuing judicial education program. Strategic direction 2018–19 Continue to streamline our publishing processes and avail of new technologies to ensure we can provide the most up-to-date information online. Focus on web-based education will continue as an alternative to in person programs in order to assist busy judicial officers. Implement the findings of our governance review to ensure that our volunteer committees are continually supported and refreshed.