31st July – 2nd Aug 2024, Seoul, Republic of Korea

To assist Small Island Economies (SIEs) in integrating into the global supply chain while strengthening their capacities for effective risk management, trade and trade facilitation, security, and revenue collection, the 2024 WCO SIEs Scholarship Programme was held at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul, Korea, funded by CCF-Korea.

Mr. Jaemin Cho, Program Manager of the ROCB A/P, participated in this Scholarship Programme as an instructor representing ROCB A/P. His contributions focused on capacity-building activities and delivering WCO initiatives on Customs Valuation and Single Window.

The Scholarship Program supports 10 customs officials from SIEs, including the Pacific Islands, Americas and Caribbean, East and Southern Africa, and West and Central Africa regions, who are mid-level managers or above. This programme provided them with a theoretical grounding in international trade and business practices so that they can address Customs matters more systematically, taking into account the measures set out in the WCO initiatives. This Scholarship is a 12-week certificate programme from July to October 2024 aimed at developing hands-on skills, sharing good practices, providing basic data analytics skills, and inspiring the implementation of international standards like WCO instruments.

Mr. Cho delivered several lectures on behalf of ROCB A/P, covering topics such as the overview of WCO and ROCB A/P, WCO Capacity Building Initiatives, WCO Regional Strategic Plan, WCO E-learning Platform, Customs Valuation instruments, and Single Window initiatives.

For more information, please contact at rocb@rocbap.org