Combating Administrative Corruption & Promoting Integrity
Overview
Corruption weakens services, wastes resources and destroys public trust. This course provides practical tools to assess corruption risks in government entities, build integrity systems, strengthen controls and transparency, protect whistleblowers and handle cases fairly and effectively.
Who should attend
Integrity and anti-corruption officers, internal auditors, inspectors, HR and procurement managers, and senior officials.
Training methodology
Interactive presentations, regional and international public sector experiences, case studies, group work on participants' own institutions, practical exercises, and an action plan for each participant's entity.
Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify forms and drivers of administrative corruption
- Assess corruption risks in processes and services
- Design integrity and prevention measures
- Strengthen transparency and reporting channels
- Handle allegations and investigations properly
Course outline
Day 1Understanding Corruption
- Forms of administrative corruption
- Causes and consequences
- International conventions
- Measuring corruption
- Discussion
Day 2Corruption Risk Assessment
- Risk assessment methods
- High-risk areas: procurement, licensing, HR
- Process vulnerability mapping
- Prioritising risks
- Assessment exercise
Day 3Prevention and Integrity Systems
- Codes of conduct
- Conflict of interest and asset declarations
- Simplification and digitisation
- Integrity training
- Design workshop
Day 4Transparency and Reporting
- Access to information
- Whistleblower protection
- Complaint channels
- Role of media and civil society
- Case study
Day 5Investigation and Follow-up
- Handling allegations
- Evidence and due process
- Disciplinary and legal action
- Measuring progress
- Integrity plan
