Annual Mandatory Training of Civil Servants on Integrity Matters (RO0042)

Status quo or problem addressed by the commitment Implementation of the National Anti-corruption Strategy (SNA) 2012-2015 revealed that the level of anticorruption knowledge among public servants is low. Therefore, one of the objective of the 2016-2020 SNA is to hold online training modules for management and executive staff from central and local public institutions and authorities, as well as from their subordinate or coordinate agencies. Main objective Improve the level of anti-corruption knowledge among public servants Brief description of commitment The Ministry of Justice will provide the e-learning platform and will develop the supporting materials for the online training courses on integrity. These interactive modules will improve the knowledge the users already have and will provide new information on the topics of ethics and integrity. Participants will take a test upon finishing the courses. OPG challenge addressed by the commitment Increasing public integrity Relevance Accountability Ambition Ensuring access to personnel from central and local public institutions and authorities to online training. Provide anti-corruption education courses for a significant number of staff from central and local public institutions and authorities.

13. Annual mandatory training of civil servants on integrity matters

Commitment Text:

The Ministry of Justice will provide the e-learning platform and will develop the supporting materials for the online training courses on integrity. These interactive modules will improve the knowledge the users already have and will provide new information on the topics of ethics and integrity. Participants will take a test upon finishing the courses.

Main Objective:

Improve the level of anti-corruption knowledge among public servants.

Milestones:

6. • Develop partnerships with institutions competent in professional training
   • Develop the training program
   • Develop guidance for the public servants that will take the mandatory courses
   • Develop the courses
   • Ensure participation of at least 50% of central and local public institutions and authorities’ staff to online training provided through this platform.

Responsible Institution: Ministry of Justice (MJ)

Supporting Institution(s): Ministry for Regional Development and Public Administration (MDRAP) – The National Agency of Civil Servants, National Institute of Magistracy, Al. I. Cuza Police Academy, University of Bucharest – Faculty of Philosophy

Start date: September 2016                                                  End date: June 2018

Editorial Note: The commitment text is abridged. The full text can be found in the OGP 2016–2018 national action plan.

Commitment Aim

This commitment aimed to improve the level of anti-corruption knowledge among public servants. Nevertheless, this commitment is inward-facing, and does not include a public-facing element relevant to opening government.

STATUS

Midterm: Not Started

This commitment was not started at the time of the 2016–2017 IRM progress report.

End-of-term: Not Started

According to the government’s self-assessment, this commitment has not made any progress. [95] According to the self-assessment, the activities for this commitment were included in an EU funded project, and the delays were due to the mandatory procedures and public procurement process.

Did it Open Government?

Access to Information: Did not Change

Civic Participation: Did not Change

Public Accountability: Did not Change

This commitment was not implemented and did not lead to any changes for opening government.

Carried forward?

Despite not being related to the OGP values, this commitment was carried forward to the 2018–2020 national action plan as Commitment 11: “Annual mandatory training of public servants on integrity matters.”

[95] “National Action Plan 2016–2018: Self-assessment report”, Open Government Partnership, 2018), pages 52-53, available [in Romanian] at https://bit.ly/2vv2yw7.