ACG HADISON HARPS ON ENHANCING CUSTOMS REVENUE COLLECTION THROUGH TECHNOLOGY TO STUDENTS ON OPERATIONAL STUDY TOUR AT TIN CAN COMMAND
A one week operational service tour (OST) for students of the Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College (NCCSC) is ongoing selected area commands nationwide.
The tour will afford the students who are on a 3-month course the opportunity to earn an award of Pass Junior Staff Course (pjsc). The tour, according to acting Assistant Comptroller General of the College, ACG HH Hadison involves students drawn from various commands, and put into four groups, with each group visiting different commands.
Group one goes to Port Harcourt 1 Area command, group two is at Tin Can Command, group three is at Kirikiri Lighter Terminal Area command, while the fourth group heads to Ibeto Sea port Area Command.
Hadison stated that the theme of the OST is ‘Enhancing Customs Revenue Collection through Technology Driven Operations and Professional Commitment’
He noted that the theme emphasizes the need for Customs administration to deliver on its commitments to key areas of technology in revenue collection, why professionalism is required in dealing with relevant stakeholders and how workflow can be optimized to achieve high productivity.
He disclosed that having seen the importance, the students of the group came up with a research on the significance of Technology in optimizing revenue collection through ethical conduct at the Tin Can Area command.
The WCO 10 building blocks are advisory tools for Customs administrations to enhance their performance. Professional knowledge-based service culture and enabling technology and tools are 2 of the building blocks that are in line with the theme. It is therefore expidient for officers to act professionally and utilize all of the contemporary technology at their disposal while carrying out their legal responsibilities, in line with the Comptroller General of Customs’ policy trust which are Consolidation, collaboration and Innovation.
THE RESEARCH WORK
The research aim is to examine the significance of technology in optimizing revenue collection through ethical conduct at TCIP Area command with a view to making recommendations. The structure of the research paper is:
Administrative Structure of the Host Commands.
Overview of Technology and Professionalism on Revenue Collection in the NCS.
Role of Technology and Professionalism in Effective Revenue Collection in the NCS.
Technological and Professional Strategies for Enhancing Revenue Collection in the NCS.
Benefits of Technology and Professionalism in Effective Revenue Collection in the NCS.
The Challenges Faced by NCS in Enhancing Revenue Collection Through Technology and Professionalism.
Way Forward to the Challenges Faced by NCS in Enhancing Revenue Collection Through Technology and Professionalism.
EXPECTATIONS OF THE STUDENTS
The students are expected to carry out their research work on the following areas:
Overview of TCIP Area Command.
b. Overview of Technology and Professionalism on Revenue Collection in TCIP Area Command.
c. Role of Technology and Professionalism in Effective Revenue Collection in TCIP Area Command.
d. Technological and Professional Strategies for Enhancing Revenue Collection in TCIP Area Command.
e. Benefits of Technology and Professionalism in Effective Revenue Collection in TCIP Area Command.
f. The Challenges Faced by TCIP Area Command in Enhancing Revenue Collection Through Technology and Professionalism.
g. Way Forward to the Challenges Faced by TCIP Area Command in Enhancing Revenue Collection Through Technology and Professionalism.
The NCCSC never made any mistake by choosing TCIP Area Command as one of the Area Commands to be visited. This is because TCIP Area Command plays a key role in enhancing Efficient Customs Modernization in Trade Facilitation. We want to use this medium to express our gratitude to the management of the Command for agreeing to host the students of JC26 of the NCCSC.
INTRODUCTION
Operational Study Tour (OST) is an aspect of the Junior Course (JC) curriculum. It is an operational study visit to selected Commands of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). During the tour, students are required to research on certain critical challenges within the Service in line with the theme of the exercise and present their findings to the College. OST for JC 26 would therefore afford students the opportunity of having a first-hand knowledge of specific administrative, operational and general problems in the various Host Commands. The Tour will also enable the students to carry out on-the-spot study and research on current challenges and issues. This will enable the students to proffer reasonable, workable and possibly relevant solutions to identified problems in the respective commands. The composition of the OST team to TCIP Area Command include; The Team Ldr, Team Coord, Supervising DS, Admin Staff and the Students as earlier introduced.
AIM
The aim of this brief is to highlight the expectations of the students with a view to receiving presentations that will aid a comprehensive research paper.
The brief will focus on:
a. Brief History and establishment of the College.
b. Overview of the course.
c. Operational study tour.
d. The research work.
e. Expectations of the students.
BRIEF HISTORY AND ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COLLEGE
The Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College (NCCSC) is the zenith training institute of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) which is structured after the Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji, Nigeria. The mission of the College is to train operational-level officers in standardized command and staff duties through professional development to effectively accomplish the constitutional roles of the NCS. The objective is “to provide high level professional and strategic training to middle and senior level officers of the Nigeria Customs Service, in order to prepare them for the increasing responsibilities both in staff and command appointments”.