GIACC Anti-Corruption Training Workshops

GIACC provides anti-corruption training workshops for the personnel of governments, law enforcement bodies, public sector and private sector organisations, and professional institutions.

Each workshop is normally 1.5 hours long, comprising 60 minutes of presentation, followed by 30 minutes questions and discussion.  The timing can be adapted to suit the requirements of the training recipients.

The workshops will be provided live via on-line programmes, such as Zoom, Teams or equivalent.

There is no limit to the number of participants in each workshop, although smaller workshops can generate more discussion.

A fee will normally be charged for each workshop.

Any one or more of the workshops listed below can be selected.

The eight workshops listed below under the heading “Infrastructure project workshops” are designed as an integrated suite of workshops, with participants attending all eight in the sequence listed below.  This will give participants the most complete picture of the issue.  However, participants may choose only to attend some of the workshops in this series.  

Infrastructure project workshops

1. Why infrastructure projects are prone to corruption:  An explanation of the factors which allow corruption to flourish on infrastructure projects, such as: complex contractual structure; diversity of skills; number of project phases; cost of large projects; uniqueness of projects; technical complexity of projects; location of projects; ability to conceal corruption; and insufficient anti-corruption controls.
2. Contractual structure, rights and obligations on infrastructure projects: An explanation of: (1) how infrastructure projects are structured; (2) of the different project participants; and (3) the various contractual documents, such as general conditions of contract, special conditions of contract, drawings, technical specification and bill of quantities.  This explanation helps understanding of how corruption can utilise and be concealed within these documents.
3. How corruption takes place during the procurement phase of an infrastructure project:  An explanation of the types of corruption which occur during the procurement phase of an infrastructure project, such as bribery, fraud, and cartels, with examples of how it takes place.
4. How corruption takes place during the construction phase of an infrastructure project:  An explanation of the types of corruption which occur during the construction phase of an infrastructure project, such as bribery, fraud and extortion, with examples of how it takes place.
5. How to prevent corruption during the procurement phase of an infrastructure project: An explanation of necessary measures which should be implemented which can help prevent corruption during the procurement phase of an infrastructure project, such as: corporate compliance procedures; controls on personnel; due diligence on bidders; tender and contract conditions; competition; objectivity; control of exemptions; fair bid evaluation; transparency; auditing; monitoring; and reporting.
6. How to prevent corruption during the construction phase of an infrastructure project: An explanation of necessary measures which should be implemented which can help prevent corruption during the construction phase of an infrastructure project, such as: corporate compliance procedures; controls on personnel; project code of conduct; raising awareness; controls over quality, quantity, rate adjustment, variations, programme, certification and payment; transparency; auditing; monitoring; and reporting.
7. How to investigate corruption during the procurement phase of an infrastructure project: An explanation of good investigative practice in relation to suspected corruption in the procurement phase, including: factors which complicate investigation; appointing technical and commercial experts; reviewing documentation (tender documents, bid submissions, bid evaluation, contract conditions, drawings, specification, and programme); personnel interviews; internet searches; bank record checks; comparison of bid data; identifying inconsistencies in evidence; and identifying who is responsible.
8. How to investigate corruption during the construction phase of an infrastructure project: An explanation of good investigative practice in relation to suspected corruption during the construction phase, including: factors which complicate the investigation; proving the corruption; appointing technical and commercial experts; inspecting the site; undertaking tests; reviewing documentation (contract, quality, quantity, programme, correspondence, claims for payment, photographic records); personnel interviews; identifying inconsistencies in evidence; and identifying who is responsible.

Corporate workshops

1. How an organisation can prevent and deal with corruption in its business activities:  An overview of the anti-corruption measures which an organisation should put in place (based on ISO 37001 requirements), and guidance on how the organisation should deal with corrupt situations.
2. How to investigate corruption in an organisation: An explanation of good investigative practice in relation to suspected corruption involving the organisation, including factors which complicate investigation, obtaining the evidence, documentation review, and personnel interviews.
3. Implementing ISO 37001 anti-bribery management system: An explanation of how an organisation should go about implementing and getting certified to ISO 37001 anti-bribery management system standard.
4. Auditing ISO 37001 anti-bribery management system: An explanation of how internal or external auditors should go about auditing an organisation to ISO 37001.

Professional workshop

1. How professionals can avoid and deal with corruption in their professional activities: An explanation of how professionals (e.g. engineers, architects, project managers) should avoid and deal with incidences of corruption which they personally encounter.

Examples of prosecutions

1. Examples of major prosecutions for corruption in the infrastructure sector: Overviews of several real life international prosecutions which contain several of the corrupt elements explained in the other workshops.

For further details of the workshops and their content and cost, contact GIACC.