Jordan Customs inaugurates regional training centre with WCO

AMMAN — The Jordan Customs Department announced Monday in a press statement the inauguration of the Jordan Regional Training Centre in cooperation with the World Customs Organisation (WCO) and the support of the Fiscal Reform Project (FRP).

"The training centre will advance efforts to modernise Jordan’s customs regime through high-quality training for customs officers, partner government agencies, and private sector representatives within the region", the statement said.

WCO Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya and USAID Mission Director Jim Barnhart attended the inauguration ceremony.

Thamer Al Shorman, acting director general of Jordan Customs said: “Regional training centres are crucial to WCO’s international goals as they are able to identify and respond to training needs, foster standardised practices among close neighbours and trading partners, and form links among customs officials from neighbouring countries.

Roberto Toso, FRP chief of party, emphasised the project’s continuing assistance and technical training in order to facilitate the development of trade and customs procedures.

The Jordan Customs Training Centre joins Egypt and Saudi Arabia as hosts of WCO-accredited regional centres in the Middle East, which play a critical role in the development and delivery of training services adapted to the specific needs of the region.