Professional training of customs and foreign economic activity experts in the context of globalization and standartization

Анотація

The article deals with current issues of customs officers and private sector
foreign  economic  activity  specialists  professional  training  in  the  context  of
globalization and standardization. The authors define the role of customs services
that  -  in the  21st  century  -  face  challenges  caused  by  globalization initiatives to
facilitate trade and security.  The focus is on the need and appropriateness of the
development and implementation of international professional customs standards
as  a  unified  tool  for  institutional  development  of  customs  services  in  the  era  of
globalization. The  authors  proved  the  EU  Customs  Blueprints  as  a  basis  for  the
standards of training customs officers’ development and described the objectives
and  nature  of  the  World  Customs  Organization  Professional  Standards,  which
define  goals  and  strategic  objectives  of  customs  officers  training.
Educational  strategies  and  recommendations  on  the  structure  of  training  and
curriculum elaboration are presented.
Keywords:  customs  officer,  private  sector,  foreign  economic  activity
specialists,  professional  training,  World  Customs  Organization,  Professional
Standards, implementation, capacity building.