LAHORE: Three-day Mandatory Capacity Building Training Programme for BS-20 officers was held at the Customs House and concluded on a positive note on Friday.
“The basic objective of the training of the collectors and directors was to revise important management tools for better performance. Such trainings sharpen skills and abilities to improve performance in the field,” Directorate of Training and Research (Customs) Director Zulfiqar Youns told Customs Today.
The good thing was that all the officers fully participated and showed their interest in the training session. “I am happy that it was a good venture,” Youns added. As many as 22 collectors, directors and other officers took part in the three-day brainstorming session.
Directorate of Internal Audit (Customs ) Lahore Director Ms Adila Rehman and others including MCC Appraisement Lahore Collector Zahid Khokhar, Customs Adjudication Collector Muhammad Saleem Ahmad Ranjha, Directorate of Intelligence and Investigation (Customs) Lahore Director Imtiaz Ahmad Khan, MCC Customs Collectorate Faisalabad Collector Tauseef Ahmad Qureshi, MCC Multan Collector Sefraz Ahmad Warriach, Post Clearance Audit Lahore Director Imran Saud, MCC Lahore Preventive Collector Mukarram Jah Ansari, Customs Appeals Lahore Collector Asif Mehmood Jah, MCC Sialkot Collector Dr Zulfiqar Ali Ch, Customs Adjudication Lahore Collector Ahmad Raza Khan, Directorate of Input, Output Co-efficient Organisation North Muhammad Sadiq and OPS Director Mirza Mubashar Baig took part in the training.
The training was inaugurated by Customs Central Region Chief Collector Rozi Khan Burki.
On the first day of the training, the participants were trained on leading the organisation through innovation, a prospective on Strategic Trade Policy Framework and Tax Policy and Resource Mobilisation by Akhuwat Foundation Chairman Amjad Saqib, former commerce secretary Suleman Ghani and former Finance and Revenue Division secretary Salman Siddique.
On the second day, the participants were told about WeBOC system. Overview for supervisory officers, public ethics, tax reforms by DGTR Karachi Director Syed Tanveer Ahmad, former Customs Training and Research director general SA Alam and Tax Reforms Member Ramzan Bhatti.
On the third day, the participants were imparted training on Effective Tax Audit, PPRA, rules and effective public procurement by AF Ferguson and Co’s Shabbar Zaidi and Customs Internal Audit Islamabad Director Ali Raza. However, the participants were eager to know more about the WeBOC systems.
The participants were distributed certificates by the chief guest, Rozi Khan Burki.
Others including Training Additional Director Mona Aslam, IT Support Officer Javaid Shaukat, Inspector Ahmad Yar Bhatti and Inam Wahid were also present on the occasion.
