About Strategy, Training & Professional Standards Office

Strategy, Training & Professional Standards Office

Assistant Commissioner Louis Harkin heads up the Strategy, Training & Professional Standards Office.

The Strategy & Training Office has a staff of 7, 4 of whom work at Garda Headquarters and 3 at the Garda College.

The Assistant Commissioner in charge of Strategy, Training & Professional Standards reports to the Deputy Commissioner responsible for Strategy & Change Management, Nacie Rice.

The Strategy, Training & Professional Standards Office is responsible for:-

• Strategy Development including Annual Policing Plans
• The Garda College
• Change Management
• Community Relations
• Internal Affairs
• Garda Professional Standards Unit  

The Strategy, Training & Professional Standards Office has a further role as the liaison with the Garda Síochána Inspectorate. The Office manages all requests for information from the Inspectorate and coordinates the responses.

Some of the work at the Strategy & Training Office includes:-

• Quarterly evaluation of the Policing Plan
• Development of an Accomplishment Growth Model for the organisation
• Boundary re-alignment project for Garda Divisions

The Strategy, Training & Professional Standards Office can be contacted at:-

Strategy, Training & Professional Standards Office
Garda Headquarters
Phoenix Park
Dublin 8

Tel: +353 1 6661901
Fax: +353 1 6661905
E-mail: Commissioner_ST@garda.ie