Turkmen Customs academic staff learn from peer-to-peer traineeships in Latvia
From 8 to 10 November, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) organised a short-term traineeship in Latvia for representatives of academic staff of the customs training centre of Turkmenistan.
The objective of the traineeship was to upgrade the qualifications and competencies of the academic and training staff of the State Custom Service of Turkmenistan.
In the framework of this event, the participants visited the International Business and Customs Institute of Riga Technical University and the National Customs Board of the State Revenue Service of Latvia. Participants were introduced to the training system under the programme “Administration of Customs and Taxes” of the Riga Technical University and the system for improving the professional qualifications of employees of the State Revenue Service of Latvia.
The participants also learned from the experience of developing customs areas relevant to the specialisation of the participants.
As part of the activity, participants and experts from Latvia jointly elaborated recommendations to improve the training and professional development of customs officers in Turkmenistan and agreed to strengthen cooperation with the academic staff of Riga Technical University in research and development in customs areas relevant to the trainees' specialisations.
Similar peer-to-peer exchanges have been implemented for Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Therefore, this activity finalises the round of short-term traineeship in Latvia for all Central Asian countries in 2022.
About BOMCA
The Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA), funded by the European Union (EU), aims to enhance security, stability and sustainable growth in the region, while supporting cross-border cooperation and improving living conditions for people in the border areas of Central Asia. Since its implementation in 2003, BOMCA has played a leading role in strengthening cooperation between border control authorities through the application of the concept of integrated border management, as well as in bringing border control in line with international and EU standards.
BOMCA’s tenth phase, launched in April 2021, covers four areas: institutional development of border management agencies, improvement of detection capacities, trade facilitation, and improvement of cross-border cooperation. With a budget of EUR 21.65 million and an implementation period of 4.5 years, BOMCA 10 is the largest regional initiative in the field. It is implemented by a consortium of border management institutions of selected EU member states and the International Centre for Migration Policy Development led by the State Border Guard for the Republic of Latvia.
For additional information on BOMCA 10 please contact Rustam Berdiyev, National Coordinator in Turkmenistan: rustam.berdiyev@icmpd.org