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BUILDING
FOREWORD
Ricardo Treviño Chapa
Deputy Secretary General
Following a Decision of the WCO Council in June Constant changes in the world’s economic perspective,
2009, the Capacity Building Committee first met in together with new technologies, and other emerging
September 2010. Since then, the WCO Capacity Building trends have created new needs from our Members and
Directorate has supported the development of Customs new priorities have been identified to improve Customs
administrations and personnel’s all over the world. administrations performance.
The Capacity Building Committee is the global forum The Customs Capacity Building community is now
for exchanging on Customs reform and modernization. reflecting on the past and embracing the future. Much
Its 10th Session held in 2019 has shown the continuous has been achieved but we still have a long way to go.
commitment of Customs administrations and development Currently, the capacity building strategy is being refreshed
stakeholders in providing support for establishing a to take account of the changing operational environment
modern and professional Customs service. and to focus efforts on supporting members to tackle the
challenges of the 21st century and to meet the expectations
of their governments.
The revised strategy, which is aligned with the WCO The WCO will continue its work, as a members driven
Strategic Plan 2019-2022, reflects the views of the organization, to find ways of assisting and guiding its
international Customs community and calls for a more Members towards sustainable development and reaching their
targeted, coordinated and sufficiently resourced approach modernization objectives, keeping always in mind that this
to Customs capacity building. The strategy favours a people- is the best way to contribute to their national and ultimately
centric and participatory approach that places Members and global social and economic growth.
their staff at the heart of all activities. To ensure accountability
and results based interventions, the strategy defines the roles
and responsibilities of each actor in the capacity building
process. It also embodies a new change-driven project
management-based approach, supported by a robust
monitoring and evaluation mechanism.
SUMMARY
MPA’s are responsible for guiding drafting, supporting delivery and monitoring
the national Implementation Plan.
Customs Modernization
Lead strategic discussion on reform and modernization at a senior Customs level.
Advisors (CMA)
Mercator Programme
Support administrations with implementation of the WTO TFA.
Advisors (MPA)
Technical and Operational Engage with middle and senior management and provide advice on organizational
Advisors (TOA) development of specific programmes or projects (ten sub-categories).
Deliver learning events on specific subjects together with providing related coaching
Expert Trainers (ET) and mentoring support and when possible e-tutoring (six sub-categories).
The Regional Capacity Building Strategy promotes sharing ideas and activities
on regional and/or sub-regional level, in order to achieve the same regional
objectives, including economic growth and social development. It ensures
efficient and effective allocation of resources and support via the Regional
Vice Chairs, the ROCBs and the RTCs to respond best to regional and national
Capacity Building needs.
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WCO Regional Training Centres & Regional Offices for Capacity Building
Burkina Faso
China
Republic of Congo
Dominican Republic
Egypt
Fiji
Hungary
India
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Korea
Kyrgyzstan
Lebanon
Malaysia
Mauritius
Nigeria
North Macedonia
Russian Federation
Saudi Arabia
Thailand Tunisia
Enablers
Political will
Securing the commitment of policy-makers is necessary to ensure that the
Customs administration has the support it needs to implement its reform and
modernization.
People
Customs administrations must create the right conditions, policies and
programmes to recruit, develop, and retain the best people available to perform
the various duties within their organization.
Partnerships
Working closely with stakeholders from the private and public sectors is essential
to achieve sustainable reform and modernization.
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Political Will
People
Partnerships
WCO Capacity Building The WCO Capacity Building delivery is based on ownership and results-
Delivery Programme based management. These principles are reflected in the 3 phases of WCO
Capacity Building support that consist of a Diagnostic phase, a Strategic
Planning and Implementation Phase and a Monitoring and Evaluation
Phase.
WCO Experts’ The pool of experts is managed through the Accredited Customs Experts
(ACE) database, that outlines each Expert’s specific area of competence and
experience.
Diagnostic Framework Improving the design, implementation and evaluation of capacity building
projects. The basis for the complete diagnostic phase mentioned above,
looking at the “A to Z” of modern Customs, and supports any monitoring
and evaluation phase too.
Capacity Building Development A guide to the Key Management techniques needed to enable Members
Compendium to take full control of their own organizational development.
Regional Offices for Capacity Building 6 Regional Offices for Capacity Building (ROCB) and the current 26 Regional
and Regional Training Centres Training Centres (RTC).
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Framework of Principles and Practices Guidance and Tools to Member administrations in adopting or reviewing
on Customs Professionalism their Workforce Development strategies.
People Development Diagnostic Tool Standards and best practices available for self-assessment and/or
diagnostic mission run by WCO Experts.
PICARD Professional Standards Common, internationally recognized standards for the professional
development of Customs managers.
Leadership and Management Develop- The Leadership and Management Development Programme’s focal point of
ment is an interactive and highly participative workshop conducted over 10 days.
High Level Dialogue This 3-day event brings together the top executives of Customs
administrations to discuss high-level strategic issues of interest.
Career Development Programmes Including the Fellowship Programme, the Scholarship Programme and the
Career Development Programme.
E-Learning & CLiKC! The WCO CLiKC! Customs Learning & Knowledge Community provides for
various functions as free access to the WCO e-learning courses and training
kits, closed user groups/experts communities and fora to develop and share
training material, etc.
WCO Academy The WCO Academy provides access to WCO online courses to the private
sector and academia.
INTEGRITY
Revised Arusha Declaration A guideline for Customs administrations to define their own integrity
strategy. It contains 10 elements a Customs administration needs to take
into account when committing to enhance integrity.
Integrity Development Guide The Guide is designed to improve the integrity situation within Members and
to provide the necessary framework in which the entire range of integrity
elements can be fully discussed and enhanced.
Model Code of Ethics and Conduct A model for WCO Members that have not yet developed their own code of
conduct or need to amend theirs.
Integrity Development Workshops WCO integrity development workshops contain a theoretical part and
practical exercises. A self-assessment usually precedes the workshop and
a national integrity action plan is produced after the workshop.
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
WCO Regional Donor meetings An approach to organize (sub-) regional donor conferences.
and conferences
Orientation Package Assists administrations to secure support for reform and modernization by
providing information with a clear picture of the modern Customs function,
the vital part it can play in achieving national objectives and the necessity of
investing in Customs.
GENDER EQUALITY
Global, regional and national imperatives have reinforced the need for
responsive Customs organizations. Their human capital is one of their most
valuable assets to keep pace with an ever-changing environment. The WCO
has been developing initiatives and tools to enable the Customs community
to empower its organizational platforms and promote an efficient shift to
organizations which shall be compliant, agile and adaptable.
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The tool is intended to help Members evaluating where they stand in their Human Resources Management
practices in the context of Customs international standards.
> COMMUNICATION
FOR TRAINING
› Forums
› Chats
› Calendar
> EVALUATION
> E-LEARNING
› Quiz
– More than 500 hrs of courses on 24
› Exercises
Customs topics › Surveys
– Available in various languages › Assignments
– Free online access for all Member › Performance assessment
Customs officer
About WCO Academy, as private sector’s point of access to the World Customs
Organization’s expertise, offers a wide range of Customs e-learning
courses, real-time training via webinars and many other tools and
features including Global Customs News and Forums.
Contact http://academy.wcoomd.org/
academy@wcoomd.org
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PROJECT
COORDINATION
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Following the successful completion of the last project of cooperation between the WCO and the Norwegian
Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), the new Anti-Corruption and Integrity Promotion (A-CIP)
programme responds to high costs of corruption in customs. The programme aims at improving business
A-CIP Programme environment for cross-border trade for selected WCO member countries – Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Ghana,
Lebanon, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Nepal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Tunisia. Through implementing new
measures to combat corruption in accordance with the Revised Arusha Declaration, governance and integrity in
customs will have improved for those countries over the next five years.
Multi-Year Agreement of the WCO and Finland «to progress the trade facilitation agenda, within the framework
of the WCO Mercator Programme in the East and Southern Africa (ESA) Region 2016-2020» is building on the
WCO - Finland previous WCO-ESA Project. The project is focusing on Trade Facilitation implementation, organizational and
Institutional capacity, Human Resource Management development, and building sustainable regional expertise
and autonomy.
This Programme is a partnership between Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC), the World Customs
Organisation and the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development (UNCTAD) aiming at supporting
HMRC-WCO-UNCTAD
developing and least-developed countries to effectively implement the provisions of the World Trade Organisation
TFA under the auspices of the WCO Mercator Programme.
The Global Trade Facilitation Programme (GTFP) funded by Switzerland’s State Secretariat for Economic
Affairs (SECO) aims to fostering and facilitating international trade through strengthening compliance of
WCO- SECO
selected developing SECO partner countries, in particular Customs administrations, with the implementation
(Switzerland) - GTFP
of international standards and best practices for the importation, exportation and transit of commercial goods.
It pursues three outcomes: organizational development, trade facilitation and performance measurement.
The Programme ‘Harmonizing the classification of goods based on WCO standards to enhance African trade’,
funded by the European Union, aims to assist the Regional Economic Communities (REC), African Customs
administrations (CA) and relevant stakeholders, including the African Union Commission (AUC), selected
national government administrations and the private sector in the coordinated implementation and uniform
application of the World Customs Organization’s Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System,
WCO – European generally referred to as «Harmonized System» or simply «HS».
Union – HS Africa
The expected result for 2022 is that the beneficiary African countries implement and apply HS 2022 version in
line with the HS Convention, the WTO-TFA, the WCO’s Revised Kyoto Convention (RKC) and with continental
and regional commitments. The longer term objective is to have African countries that have the required
organizational capacities and resources to migrate and apply the future HS versions in a timely and continentally
and regionally coordinated manner.
This Project funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, represented
by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, aims to support the Gambia
Revenue Authority (GRA) in the implementation of priority trade facilitation measures of the WTO-TFA by
creating the conditions for a more efficient risk-management system and better cooperation between border-
WCO - GIZ (Germany)
control bodies. The specific objectives are to enable the Gambian authorities to periodically measure clearance
- Gambia
and release times (by use of the WCO Time Release Study) and implement concrete measures to speed up
clearance of commercial goods; and to further develop the Gambian authorities’ holistic and intelligence based
risk management, in line with international standards and best practices and provide risk management training
to Customs officers.
This project aims to support the ECOWAS region with the development of a common regional entry-level Customs
Training Programme. The Curriculum covers all aspects of Customs and includes modules on Valuation, Tariff,
Customs Clearance Process, Enforcement as well as on relevant regional tools (ECOWAS Trade Liberalization
WCO – GiZ
Scheme…), international tools and instruments (WTO Agreement on Trade Facilitation, WCO SAFE Framework
(Germany) - ECOWAS
of Standards…) and horizontal issues such as integrity. The Training Programme embeds the competency-
development model and is a direct response to the ECOWAS Customs Training Strategy adopted by the ECOWAS
Heads of Customs in December 2017.
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SUPPORT TO CUSTOMS
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
bernard.zbinden@wcoomd.org jonathan.fellows@wcoomd.org
Asia-Pacific | shinji.oda@wcoomd.org
Europe | bistra.teodosieva@wcoomd.org
Director
Deputy Director
Brenda Mundia
brenda.mundia@wcoomd.org
giovanni.gaeta@wcoomd.org matthew.bannon@wcoomd.org
wcolmd@wcoomd.org
ODP
Integrity
WCO Academy
integrity@wcoomd.org
academy@wcoomd.org
Gender Diversity
2019
CELEBRATING THE 10TH CAPACITY BUILDING COMMITTEE
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