The Specialised Training Course on Customs Human Resource Development (HRD) in Kashiwa, Japan

14 November 2023 -

The Specialised Training Course on Customs Human Resource Development (HRD) for the ASEAN Customs Capacity Building Working Group (CCBWG) was conducted in Kashiwa, Japan on 13-17 November 2023 with support from the Government of Japan through the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF).

The training will provide ASEAN customs officials with knowledge and skills on training policies, succession planning, career development, integrity in customs, and formulation of methodologies for training programmes.

The training was officiated Managing Director of Japan Customs Training Institute (CTI), Shigetoshi Aoyama. He highlighted the importance of this Specialised Training during the celebration of the important year of the 50th anniversary of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation. Amidst the fast-changing of customs environment, such as the increase in trade volume, the surge of cross-border e-commerce, the rise of various economic partnership agreements, and rapid changes in digitisation, it is essential to focus on the HRD aspect as the vital component in customs administrations to respond to those changes. He hoped that this training could provide the ASEAN participants with sufficient knowledge and skills that could be used to enhance the ASEAN Customs HRD.