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CEP Webinar Series 2026

In 2026 CEP launches a series of short webinars that will take place every third Thursday of January, March, May and November.

We sincerely invite all probation practitioners, social workers, managers, policy makers, researchers, students as well as colleagues from partners organisations to join and share your knowledge with us.

The webinars will be held on the topics of alternatives to (pre-trial) detention and relevant topics such as gender-based violence, technologies including AI, etc.

The aim is to create an open space for sharing experiences, presenting innovative approaches, and exchanging knowledge.

We sincerely invite those interested in delivering a presentation to contact us on mirka@cep-probation.org.

The webinars will be held in English and will take place online from 2 pm (CET). The recordings of the webinars will also be published on the CEP YouTube channel for those that cannot attend online.

Registration is free of charge.

You can already register for the first webinar of 2026 on the topic of Alternatives to Detention.

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