The World Customs Organisation (WCO) has announced that its Knowledge Academy for Customs and Trade will, for 2017, host a week-intensive academy from June 19-25, focusing on the development of technical skills for customs and trade practitioners at its headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.
The WCO expects to bring together the foremost experts in Customs matters to meet the demands of a complex international and cross-border trading system. Business professionals, customs managers and administrators, border agency officials, international organisation representatives and academia will benefit from the intensive interactive discussions of the most pertinent topics in the customs environment today.
The courses will be led by technical experts widely respected in their various fields and will also include instructors from private sector companies, government institutions, and academia. The primary objective of the academy is to provide intense training for customs and business practitioners and is open to all interested participants.
Registration is free for one participant from each WCO member administration. Additional participants from WCO member administrations and non-WCO member participants are subject to a fee. The public sector learning track will have interpretation in English and in French.