Chapter 4: Case Studies Related to Training of Arbiters in Election Complaints The CCJE’s external training methodology now includes a catalog of items ordered by their level of specialization and from which it is possible to design courses for different participants. Thus, it also encourages the effective transfer of knowledge on issues directly related to the purposes and competence of the Federal Court. The statistics from the courses taught over the last several years are illuminating. In 2008, the CCJE taught 43 courses to local electoral courts, 31 to local electoral institutes, and 15 to political groups and parties. By 2009, the number of courses increased to 65 for courts, 56 for electoral institutes, and 63 for political groups and parties. During 2009 the CCJE trained over 30,000 people through the provision of external training. It is necessary to clarify that the innovation process is still incomplete. On the one hand, the CCJE continues to improve and adapt the syllabi, presentations and manuals to fit the needs of attendees. At the same time, the CCJE continues the development of other projects to improve external training. Improvements continue in the ongoing preparation of the Electoral Judicial Training Center’s academic staff, the design of special evaluations to measure learning gaps and the transformation of some manuals into textbooks. The latter improvement is to assist in teaching electoral matters while simultaneously extending the possibilities of study and specialized knowledge of electoral officials, political party activists and citizens concerned with electoral issues. 179