Guidelines for Understanding, Adjudicating, and Resolving Disputes in Elections B. National training Domestically, the TEPJF provides training through the Electoral Judicial Training Center (Centro de Capacitación Judicial Electoral, CCJE), whose mission is to contribute to the continuous improvement of the administration of electoral justice. The training functions of the CCJE are separated into four divisions: external training (aimed at other electoral bodies and political parties); internal training (focused on the judicial personnel of the Electoral Court itself); management training (focused on developing technical and administrative expertise for the administrative staff of the TEPJF); and distance learning (through the use of educational technologies, addressed at officials and the general public). Each of these requires different levels of involvement by the CCJE, with internal and external trainings requiring the most in terms of resources and planning. The following sections focus on how the CCJE fulfills its duties in internal and external training and how it develops trainings that optimize the performance of election officials internally and externally to the TEPJF. The projects discussed herein have been designed and executed since the restructuring of the CCJE in 2009. To provide contrast and facilitate an understanding of the developments in the field, the results of these most recent projects are presented in comparison with those in the years prior to the 2009 restructuring. i. External training for local authorities External training requires the most resources in terms of personnel and expertise. The CCJE provides specialized training in electoral matters to the courts and electoral institutes of the 32 local entities in charge of organizing elections in each state and in Mexico City, as well as to the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE), political parties, political groups, academic institutions and the general public. Due to the importance of the task, the diversity of the audience, and the high demand for knowledge, in 2009 the new administration of the CCJE began designing an innovative approach to external training that would improve results. This new approach required work in three areas: administration of courses; thematic organization; and training materials. 172