From 5 to 7 July 2023, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) in partnership with the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) held the second national training of trainers (ToT, basic level) on document security for the officers and teaching staff of the State Migration Service and the State Frontier Service of Turkmenistan.
This programme activity is aimed at developing basic and advanced training programmes and to provide a set of materials for further training of field staff.
Two national trainers representing the State Migration Service of Turkmenistan delivered two training courses, the first of which was held from 12 to 14 June 2023 in Turkmenabat. Both events brought together the total of twenty-six officials representing the State Border and State Migration Services of Turkmenistan in the Lebap and Balkan provinces, OSCE Center in Ashgabat says.
The training course introduced participants to the document check system and international standards and recommendations for document screening technical equipment and systems. National trainers provided an overview of document fraud types and elaborated on identification means in border control.
Addressing future trainers, William Leaf, Political Officer, OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, said: “The OSCE participating States have repeatedly reaffirmed their commitment to prevent the movement of terrorists through effective border control and issue of strengthened identity and travel documents as well as preventing their falsification and forgery.”
“It is my firm belief that the joint OSCE-BOMCA training programme on travel document security will contribute to the enhanced operational and analytical capacities of national document control experts to detect forged travel documents and prevent illegal border crossings,” said Leaf.
During practical exercises, participants learnt how to identify basic materials used for document production and got familiarized with forged technological security elements. They also discussed personalization methods and characteristics and electronic document verification methodology and fraud.
This ToT is implemented under the framework of Component 1, “Institutional Development of Border Control Agencies”. ///nCa, 7 July 2023 [photo credit – BOMCA]
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