ICAC comes up with 'Mentor System' for budding graftbusters
2000-8-11
A total of 24 Assistant Investigators (AIs) who graduated from the ICAC's Common Induction Course today (Friday) will be the first batch of ICAC officers to benefit from a newly developed "Mentor System".
Speaking at the Passing Out cum ICAC Training Camp opening ceremony this afternoon, ICAC's Acting Commissioner, Mr Tony Kwok Man-wai, said the graduates would receive continued coaching from mentors who were seasoned and experienced ICAC officers.
Under the "Mentor System", all new AIs will be assigned a senior officer who will guide them in their work and help them resolve problems encountered.
At the ceremony, a total of 51 officers from ICAC's three departments, the Operations, Corruption Prevention and Community Relations, and Macau's Commission Against Corruption, who have completed the 17-week induction course, were awarded their graduation certificates.
Mr Kwok noted that 93 percent of the ICAC recruits possessed tertiary education qualifications.
"To outsmart the corrupt, who have become increasingly sophisticated and covert in their plots and methods, we need high quality officers," Mr Kwok said.
Apart from professional knowledge and skills, Mr Kwok stressed that outstanding ICAC officers should also demonstrate a sense of mission and possess perseverance and the tenacity towards life-long learning, which are essential in attaining a high degree o f professionalism.
He also noted that this year's Common Induction Course was participated, for the first time, by three officers from Macau's Commission Against Corruption, forging closer ties between the two anti-corruption agencies.
Mr Kwok said that the ICAC attached great importance to staff training and development.
He noted that it was the first time since the inception of the ICAC that the Commission was given a training camp for its exclusive use.
The new ICAC Training Camp comprises training rooms, computer rooms, special setups for investigative skills training, physical training facilities and residential facilities.
Speaking at the Passing Out cum ICAC Training Camp opening ceremony this afternoon, ICAC's Acting Commissioner, Mr Tony Kwok Man-wai, said the graduates would receive continued coaching from mentors who were seasoned and experienced ICAC officers.
Under the "Mentor System", all new AIs will be assigned a senior officer who will guide them in their work and help them resolve problems encountered.
At the ceremony, a total of 51 officers from ICAC's three departments, the Operations, Corruption Prevention and Community Relations, and Macau's Commission Against Corruption, who have completed the 17-week induction course, were awarded their graduation certificates.
Mr Kwok noted that 93 percent of the ICAC recruits possessed tertiary education qualifications.
"To outsmart the corrupt, who have become increasingly sophisticated and covert in their plots and methods, we need high quality officers," Mr Kwok said.
Apart from professional knowledge and skills, Mr Kwok stressed that outstanding ICAC officers should also demonstrate a sense of mission and possess perseverance and the tenacity towards life-long learning, which are essential in attaining a high degree o f professionalism.
He also noted that this year's Common Induction Course was participated, for the first time, by three officers from Macau's Commission Against Corruption, forging closer ties between the two anti-corruption agencies.
Mr Kwok said that the ICAC attached great importance to staff training and development.
He noted that it was the first time since the inception of the ICAC that the Commission was given a training camp for its exclusive use.
The new ICAC Training Camp comprises training rooms, computer rooms, special setups for investigative skills training, physical training facilities and residential facilities.