ICAC Command Course attracts global participation
2007-12-21
Thirty ICAC officers, Mainland procurators, and overseas officials from Europe and the Asia-Pacific region today (Friday) graduate from the ICAC Chief Investigators’ (CI) Command Course following a four-week training programme.
The CI Command Course, run by the ICAC since the late 1970’s, has developed into a prestigious training course amongst the international law enforcement community, providing leadership and management training with a global perspective.
One of the course members, Trevor Alan Wynn, Manager Investigations of the Corrupt and Crime Commission of Western Australia, said he was impressed by the global participation and cultural diversity of this course.
“Despite many competing priorities, many overseas agencies take the ICAC CI Command Course as a very important component in their training programmes,” said Mr Wynn.
He noted that many other jurisdictions have looked to the ICAC model for inspiration when setting up their own corruption fighting organisations.
In addition to leadership training in law enforcement, study visits to the procuratorate authorities in Fujian Province and the Macao Commission Against Corruption were arranged for the participants.
Apart from 12 ICAC officers, three senior officials from the Fujian Provincial People’s Procuratorate, the Guangzhou Muncipal People’s Procuratorate and Macao Commission Against Corruption are also amongst the graduates.
Meanwhile, two senior officers from the Serious Organised Crime Agency of the United Kingdom and the Federal Ministry of the Interior of Austria participate in the course for the first time.
Other overseas participants include senior officers from Singapore’s Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau and Police Force; Malaysia’s Anti-Corruption Agency; Australian Federal Police, Australian Customs Services, Corruption and Crime Commission of Western Australia; and New Zealand Police Force.
The course also attracted participants from local agencies including the Hong Kong Police Force, Immigration Department, Customs and Excise Department, Correctional Services Department, Fire Services Department and the Securities and Futures Commission.
The CI Command Course, run by the ICAC since the late 1970’s, has developed into a prestigious training course amongst the international law enforcement community, providing leadership and management training with a global perspective.
One of the course members, Trevor Alan Wynn, Manager Investigations of the Corrupt and Crime Commission of Western Australia, said he was impressed by the global participation and cultural diversity of this course.
“Despite many competing priorities, many overseas agencies take the ICAC CI Command Course as a very important component in their training programmes,” said Mr Wynn.
He noted that many other jurisdictions have looked to the ICAC model for inspiration when setting up their own corruption fighting organisations.
In addition to leadership training in law enforcement, study visits to the procuratorate authorities in Fujian Province and the Macao Commission Against Corruption were arranged for the participants.
Apart from 12 ICAC officers, three senior officials from the Fujian Provincial People’s Procuratorate, the Guangzhou Muncipal People’s Procuratorate and Macao Commission Against Corruption are also amongst the graduates.
Meanwhile, two senior officers from the Serious Organised Crime Agency of the United Kingdom and the Federal Ministry of the Interior of Austria participate in the course for the first time.
Other overseas participants include senior officers from Singapore’s Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau and Police Force; Malaysia’s Anti-Corruption Agency; Australian Federal Police, Australian Customs Services, Corruption and Crime Commission of Western Australia; and New Zealand Police Force.
The course also attracted participants from local agencies including the Hong Kong Police Force, Immigration Department, Customs and Excise Department, Correctional Services Department, Fire Services Department and the Securities and Futures Commission.