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Counter-corruption training course
The course has so far been delivered 8 times to a total of approximately 200 officials from a wide range of countries since the initial workshop in 2007. Course locations have ranged from the UK to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ukraine, Germany and Afghanistan. Information about the course content, successes, future development and background can be found below.
This five-day foundation course, aimed at military and defence officials at the colonel level, contains a mixture of presentations, workshops, exercises, case studies and discussions, both in syndicate and plenary. The content includes: an introduction to integrity building, counter corruption tools, public financial management, media, military operations, procurement, codes of conduct, personal behaviour, the rule of law and case studies delivered by a range of senior international experts. In addition, the course promotes interaction at all levels and provides a platform for students (often from 10 or more different countries) to develop networks and exchange ideas on best practice. It focuses on practical issues, different national experiences, and the role of officers and civilians in the middle of the hierarchy in effecting change. The main goals of the training module are to help participants to: 1. Understand what corruption is
The programme has been extremely successful, has become well respected and is much in demand. It has been the catalyst to develop a growing core of specialist expertise in both multinational organisations as well as governments which can, and do, assist with reducing the risk of corruption. In the future, this collaborative programme with NATO is set to continue. One of the particular aims is to support operations in Afghanistan, as well as the development and delivery of an additional range of enhanced courses for personnel such as for procurement specialist, in-country advisors and mentors, and those engaged on pre-deployment operational training. Furthermore, the DAC team will be working in partnership with countries, such as Ukraine, to develop a range of training courses that can be delivered nationally as well as conducting a ‘train the trainer programme’ for personnel from the current and future delivery platforms. Further information: Speech of Sir Steward Eldon Speech, UK Ambassador to NATO, at Monterey Conference Conference report: Monterey conference 'Building Integrity', February 2009 UK NATO PfP Trust Fund website UK Defence Academy - Building Integrity Initiative
The content of the training course, based on ideas from the Shrivenham workshop in July 2007, has been developed with the help of the UK Defence Academy and was tested in three pilot courses: • July 2008 at the UK Defence Academy, Shrivenham, UK
The training course is a five day event, designed for Defence Ministries, Armed Forces personnel, and aimed at Colonel level staff. Lectures are conducted by the staff of the Defence Academy of the UK, GCSP, NATO, the Swedish Defence College, and Transparency International as well as external speakers from a range of Government and international institutions. The content of the lectures includes the types of corruption and vulnerabilities in defence sector, corruption issues in military operations and peacekeeping, and the role of media and managerial aspects in tackling defence corruption. It focuses on practical issues, different national experiences, and the role of officers and civilians in the middle of the hierarchy in effecting change. The main goals of the training module are to help participants to: 1. Understand what corruption is
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