Customs and Exercise Department getting ready for 5th Junior Officers Basic Training Course
By Cherisse M. Sutton-Jeffers
Reporter SKNVibes.com
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| A section of the juniors officers and the training course |
(Basseterre, St. Kitts): The Customs and Exercise Department of St. Christopher and Nevis is hosting their fifth ever Caribbean Customs Law Enforcement Council “CCLEC” Junior Officers basic Training Course. A short opening ceremony was held earlier this morning January 21st at the H.S. Hanley Training Room at the Customs & Exercise Headquarters to give a brief overview of the program and to welcome the trainees
The objective of the course is to help with the enhancement and service of the junior officers as their mission statement states “We will serve our citizens, collect and protect revenues with fairness, efficiency and integrity and enforce compliance laws at our borders”
According to Launlia Archibald an executive officer, the CCLEC recognizes the need for a formalized training program for junior officers in the Caribbean.
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Ms. Janet Harris, Financial Secretary
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A task analysis was produced in August 1992, which was the most important reference tool aiding the design of the junior officers basic course. The course was piloted in May 1993 then redesigned and delivered in august 1993.
There are a total number of twenty junior officers in the 2008 CCLEC training program, two from Montserrat, three from Nevis and fifteen from St. Kitts. The program was last held in 2003 and the duration of the course is seven weeks from January 21st to march 7th.
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| Executive Officer in the Human Resource Division Launlia Archibald |
The original structure of the course is in three sections, traveler environment, cargo/commercial goods and enforcement. However some adjustments and improvements have been made to the original structure of the course.
Some of the persons in attendance of the ceremony were Senior Officer Jomo Butler, who gave the invocation, Comptroller of Customs Norman Williams, gave the welcoming remarks, Executive Officer in the Human Resource Division Launlia Archibald, gave a overview of the course, Janet Harris the Financial Secretary who gave the keynote address and Assistant Comptroller of Customs Kennedy DeSilva closed with the the vote of thanks.
