Within the framework of establishing cooperation in the field of increasing the level of professional competence of customs officers of the Republic of Poland and Ukraine, representatives of the Department for Specialized Training and Canine Services of the State Customs Service of Ukraine (WCO RTC/WCO RDTC (Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine)) held an online working meeting with colleagues from the Tax and Customs Academy of the Republic of Poland on February 2, 2023.

During the event the participants discussed the following issues related to the system of professional training of customs officers, organization of the functioning of educational institutions, namely the EU standards of increasing the level of professional competence of customs officials, as well as opportunities for the development of effective cooperation.

Representatives of the Tax and Customs Academy of the Republic of Poland and the Department agreed on holding series of futher meetings on specific topics, including foreign language training, implementation of internal monitoring of the quality of training of customs officers, canine services, training of operators of scanning systems, as well as training in the field of law enforcement activities.