Between 17 and 20 October, a study visit to Latvia was organized for the border guard, customs, and phytosanitary and veterinary services of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. It formed the final stage of the national workshops on HR and finance planning which have been conducted in all five Central Asian countries during the course of 2016 and 2017. Based on the training needs revealed during the national workshops, 12 national partners total took part in the visit and expanded their knowledge and skills in the area of proper HR management and financial planning and control.

The visit provided an opportunity to comprehensively evaluate the Latvian system of human resources management and financial management and control.

After splitting into three working groups - Phyto-veterinary , Customs, and Border Agencies, study tour participants learned about EU good practices in such areas of intra-service management as personnel selection and admission processes, code of ethics and conduct, preventing and combating corruption, development of fiscal discipline, and budget planning and control.

The workshop was part of BOMCA activities aiming to provide information exchange on management of human resources and financial planning and control in compliance with international standards and replicating best EU models and practices