Report on Training Course for customs officials in English - speaking countries of West Africa

Abstract

The some what wjdo scope of the syllabus which was envisaged at Dakar presupposed a course which would last about four months. Owing to the inability of the participating countries to spare staff from the middle grades of their Customs services for this period in sufficient numbers, however, the duration of the course was reduced to about two months, whilst at the same time as much of the original curriculum as possible was retained. In these circumstances all the English-speaking countries except Sierra Leone responded enthusiastically when invited to send trainees. Sierra Leone was unfortunately unable to participate. owing to i,ts existing training commitment under the United Kingdom Technical Assistance Programme.