Academy Representatives Participated in an International Seminar in Moscow

From July 15 to 17 of this year, representatives of the Law Enforcement Academy of the Republic of Uzbekistan took part in an international seminar held in Moscow. The event was organized by the International Training and Methodology Centre for Financial Monitoring and focused on the topic: “Strengthening the Capacity of Educational Institutions Involved in Training Specialists for the National Systems of EAG Member States in Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (AML/CFT)”.

During the seminar, Academy representatives, together with participants from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, discussed a number of important issues in the AML/CFT field. These included the development and implementation of national professional standards, educational programs for higher education, training and methodological materials, and assessment tools. The legal basis for creating training modules, the structure and content of educational programs, the development of additional professional modules, teaching methodologies, and outcome evaluation technologies were also covered.

Additionally, the participants analyzed the supplementary education program titled “The Role of Primary Financial Monitoring Subjects in the AML/CFT System of the Russian Federation”, developed by the International Training and Methodology Centre for Financial Monitoring (ITMCFM), as well as the professional standard “Specialist in Financial Monitoring in the AML/CFT Field”.

The seminar was held in an atmosphere of open and constructive dialogue and contributed to strengthening the participants’ knowledge and practical skills in training and retraining specialists in the AML/CFT field. It also served to promote international cooperation and the exchange of best practices in this area.