1 / 16

Professionalization of Customs in Latvia

Professionalization of Customs in Latvia. Prof.,Dr.Aivars Krastiņš Riga Technical University. Requirements for customs officer profession. e ducation specialized kno w ledge practical skills work experience work functions goals. CUSTOMS OFFICER. PROFESSION.

heidi
Download Presentation

Professionalization of Customs in Latvia

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Professionalization of Customs in Latvia Prof.,Dr.Aivars Krastiņš Riga Technical University

  2. Requirements for customs officer profession education specialized knowledge practical skills work experience work functions goals CUSTOMS OFFICER PROFESSION

  3. Recruiting in customs (1) hiring people with level of education (college, bachelors degree, masters degree, etc) necessary for the specific postobtained in specialities close to customs

  4. Recruiting in customs (1)

  5. Recruiting in customs (2) organizing determined education of customs officers in accordance with profession standard and requirements of education standard

  6. Recruiting in customs (2)

  7. Education of customs officers in Latvia SHORT INSIGHT INTO HISTORY • 1991 – restoration of independence of the Republic of Latvia • 1994 – merge of two institutions dealing with tax administration – the Customs Department and the Financial Inspection to establish a single national tax administration authority – the State Revenue Service (SRS)

  8. Education of customs officers in Latvia PROBLEMS OF INCEPTION PERIOD: • disarray in legislation • no profession standard for customs officers • insufficient information on such education systems abroad • no experience in elaborating such education systems • elaborationof specific subjects and programs

  9. Education of customs officers in Latvia PROBLEMS OF INCEPTION PERIOD (continued) : • lack of teaching and methodological literature • shortage of qualified lecturers • specific customs terminology in Latvian language • weak language skills of customs officers • shortage of financial resources, etc

  10. Education of customs officers in Latvia SHORT INSIGHT INTO HISTORY (continued) • 1994 – foundation of International Business and Customs Institute (SESMI)* under the Faculty of Engineering and Economics of Riga Technical University (RTU) * a commonly used Latvian abbreviation

  11. Education of customs officers in Latvia ACHIEVEMENTS: • Professional standards developed and approved: “Customs Expert” “Head of a Structural Unit of a Customs Office” • Study programme developed: “Administration of Customs and Taxes”

  12. Education of customs officers in Latvia • 1st LEVEL PROFESSIONAL TERITARY EDUCATION PROGRAMME (college level) 2 years full-time = 80CPqualification “Customs Expert” • PROFESSIONAL BACHELORS PROGRAMME 4 years full-time = 160CP • PROFESSIONAL MASTERS PROGRAMME 1,5 years full time = 60CP qualification “Head of a structural unit of a customs office”, Professional Bachelors Degree in administration of customs and taxes Professional MastersDegree in administration of customs and taxes

  13. Education of customs officers in Latvia FEATURES OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM: • covering levels of college, professional bachelors and masters education • studies final stage - qualification or diploma paper • studies in public higher education establishment • accredited study programme in three levels

  14. Education of customs officers in Latvia FEATURES OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM (continued): • education in area of customs and tax • education of customs officers and customs clients • qualification raising courses for customs officers and customs clients • close co-operation between RTU and SRS

  15. Customs profession standard FEATURES OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM (continued): • similar requirements for profession of customs officer in different countries • improvement of customs officerprofessionalism • customs capacity building • better co-operation in the areas of education of customs officers and science

  16. Thank you for your attention!

More Related