Training structures

Creation

The National Customs School (END) was established pursuant to the provisions of Article 5 of Decree n°94-1845 dated 6 September 1994. It commenced its activities on 28 September 1995 at its former headquarters located at 10 Dag Hammarskjöld in the Port of Tunis before moving to its new headquarters in Fondouk Djedid in the Governorate of Nabeul on 7 April 2006.

Organisation

Decree n° 97-104 of 20 January 1997 as amended by Decree n° 2013-1401 of 22 April 2013 which sets out the missions and organisation of the National Customs School.

Missions

The National Customs School is responsible for, in particular:

• ensuring the training of customs officers in customs, administrative and military fields;
• organising training cycles to develop the skills of customs officers and their retraining;
• to ensure the follow-up of training for customs officers in establishments approved by the Minister of Finance;
• to coordinate and monitor specialization and retraining cycles organised in customs training centres;
• to carry out studies and research of a customs nature.

Initial training

The initial training aims to:

• The preparation of new recruits to hold, throughout their careers and within the hierarchy of positions, missions and responsibilities consistent with their aptitudes, levels and the needs of the general customs directorate's departments.
• The intellectual, physical, military and moral training of new recruits.
• The acquisition of fundamental knowledge necessary for continuous professional development as well as indispensable knowledge in matters of command and management.
• The development of a taste for work and effort, the sense of duty and honour as well as the spirit of discipline and love of one's trade.

Type of initial training:

• The initial training of student officers:20 weeks for military training A school year for customs training covering 1200 hours distributed over 4 modules:military education module customs training module general education module Miscellaneous activities module. The basic materials are:Customs regulations and procedures, customs litigation, the customs tariff, service execution, anti-fraud measures, IT and living languages. The initial training of cadet sergeants: It lasts for 6 months and covers customs and military training. The initial training for corporals: It lasts 4 months and covers customs and military training.
• 20 weeks for military training
• A school year for customs training covering 1200 hours distributed over 4 modules:military education module customs training module general education module Miscellaneous activities module.
• military education module
• customs training module
• general education module
• Miscellaneous activities module.
• The basic materials are:Customs regulations and procedures, customs litigation, the customs tariff, service execution, anti-fraud measures, IT and living languages. The initial training of cadet sergeants: It lasts for 6 months and covers customs and military training. The initial training for corporals: It lasts 4 months and covers customs and military training.
• Customs regulations and procedures, customs litigation, the customs tariff, service execution, anti-fraud measures, IT and living languages.
• The initial training of cadet sergeants: It lasts for 6 months and covers customs and military training.
• The initial training for corporals: It lasts 4 months and covers customs and military training.

Continuing education

Continuing education aims to:

• Staff qualification and promotion:Customs training allows officers to acquire, develop and enhance their professional skills. Customs training aims to facilitate all stages of the agent's career.
• Customs training allows officers to acquire, develop and enhance their professional skills.
• Customs training aims to facilitate all stages of the agent's career.
• modernisation of the administration

Customs training is a strategic tool at the service of the Directorate General of Customs, as well as the key to the functioning of its services. It also contributes to its modernization and the development of its adaptability capacities.

Type of continuing education:

Integration and reintegration training:

• Training in the specialty.
• Qualification for the function and for command.
• Training reserved for promotion.
• The common training.
• Skills maintenance training.

The teaching staff

Composed of highly qualified teachers working part-time, recruited from:

• Customs officers;
• Non-salaried professors;
• Technical and administrative staff belonging to other departments or other national or international organizations;
• Specialists and experts recruited under international cooperation agreements.

Logistical and pedagogical infrastructure

• An office room;
• An amphitheatre (of 300 seats);
• 7 classrooms;
• A computer room;
• Modern educational equipment and tools;
• A specialized library.

Other activities

The National Customs School organizes seminars and short-term training sessions each year on specific and current themes for customs officers and other national schools, as well as activities within the framework of international cooperation.

In addition to the National Customs School, Article 44 of Decree No. 97-104 of 20 January 1997 establishing the missions of the National Customs School and its administrative and academic organisation provides for the establishment of training centres in each regional customs directorate. These centres fall under the authority of the National Customs School, which implements the training programmes, organises courses and practical work, the conduct of examinations and admission competitions in these centres, as well as the monitoring and evaluation of internships.

These centres are responsible for providing training to customs non-commissioned officers and corporals.

Following Tunisian-Algerian cooperation, the general customs administration has resorted to this institution to train its officers in customs matters.

The IEDF was created following the Tunisian-Algerian convention of 03 September 1981 in Algiers. Within this framework, it allows for the training of new recruits of the Ministry of Finance regarding customs and tax matters.
The training period is two years divided as follows:

A year dedicated to general economic and financial training,

A second year dedicated to specialized training in customs matters.

In accordance with strategic guidelines on the fight against drug trafficking and explosive materials, and in order to ensure its security mission in the most efficient manner, the Directorate General of Customs has created a specialized centre for training new recruits of the canine brigades of the Customs Guard Directorate as well as for organizing training cycles for canine retraining.