Outline of CTI
The Customs Training Institute (C.T.I) is the organization under the Ministry of Finance and has the responsibilities specified in the article 70 of Regulation concerning the Organization of Ministry of Finance as follows,
- to conduct necessary training for Customs officials
- to conduct international cooperation concerning training on Customs duty, tonnage due and special tonnage due and Customs administration
C.T.I has its central office in Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture, and 9 regional offices where Customs headquarters are located.
The aims of training at C.T.I include
- to develop the trainees' good character required for civil servants while enhancing the level of their culture and sensibility desirable as members of society
- to make Customs officials acquire necessary knowledge and techniques, and application ability
so that they can adequately adapt themselves to the changing environment surrounding Customs as well as enabling them to handle the Customs work quickly and properly thereby improving the quality of the Customs administration.
In addition, C.T.I holds training courses for Customs officials from developing countries under the Japan Customs Technical Co-operation Program in cooperation with Customs and Tariff Bureau and regional Customs.
