Police leaders are expected to provide vision, shape national perspective into European, communicate effectively towards internal and external forces. Senior officers must be both hard-headed business managers and professional politicians, while inspiring and motivating ranks, who themselves are facing enormous upheaval. Above all, leadership is more accountable and under more scrutiny than ever before. Having in mind the current situation project partners decided to contribute to the creation of clear, strong and innovative training system for senior police officers. The aim of the project – to create the system of relevant and high-quality improvement of senior police officers’ professional strategic, leadership and management skills.Project objectives: 1) to create the assessment methodology of senior police officers’ competencies; 2) to organise pilot identifying of the needs for improving senior police officers’ professional skills; 3) to develop the modules of training programme and the methodical material; 4) to carry out pilot trainings for senior police offers.The target group of the project were senior police officers, who are heads of police institutions and departments and fall under the needs to identify and improve existing or acquire new professional skills and knowledge for everyday work.Project partners:1. Police Department under the MoI of the Republic of Lithuania. The central authority of the Lithuanian Police, which forms and develops the strategy for the police, organises the management of the territorial units, as well as implements the human resources policy and training within the police system.2. Ltd Human Study Centre. Consulting company, applying management and psychology solutions for business and individuals, personnel development (seminars, couching), assessment, outplacement, organisational research.3. Lithuanian police school. Specialized institution of the Lithuanian Police, which provides the vocational training for cadets and further training for police officers.4. The State Police of the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Latvia. It implements the state policy in the field of crime combating and the protection of public order and safety.5. The Federal Police Belgium. Part of it the National Police Academy and General Directorate of Resources Management and Information are responsible for the basic training of police officers namely superintendents and chief superintendents and their continuous training.Project results: 1) created the assessment methodology of senior police officer’ competencies “Assessment Centre”2) identified the needs for improving senior police officers’ competencies3) designed the training programme and methodical material 4) organised the pilot training for police commissioners.The intellectual outputs will be used by the project partners for future police leaders selection and for senior police officers training.