A professional anti-corruption training program was provided with the aim of developing the professional capacity for the integrity of young people in their 20s and 30s who will lead the Republic of Korea that upholds integrity, working with experts in the anti-corruption field.

Anti-Corruption Training Institute (ACTI) of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) recruited trainees among the youth for the 2023 training program, “20-30 Anti-Corruption Expert Academy,” until June 16.

“20-30 Anti-Corruption Expert Academy” is a training program that enables the youth to have better understanding of anti-corruption issues in and out of the country and build professional capacity for integrity that is necessary for soon-to-be and entry-level members of society.

The training program targeted around 80 young people aged from 19 to 34. It was a four-day program from July 4 to 7.

The program consisted of various methods, including lectures and action learning.

Trainees could learn domestic and foreign anti-corruption trends, policies for anti-corruption and integrity, correlations between integrity and economic development, and integrity and ethical management through lectures, delivered by the ACRC Chairperson and leading experts in the anti-corruption field.

Trainees participated in action learning where they could engage in self-directed learning through case studies within respective teams and the submission and presentation of research projects.

Trainees who completed the program were offered various benefits. They all received a certificate of completion bearing the name of the ACRC Chairperson. Additionally, the best performers from each team received certificates of merit awarded by the ACRC Chairperson. Furthermore, trainees received gifts worth 100,000 won every time they answered an individual quiz round correctly.

Detailed information about trainee recruitment of the “20-30 Anti-Corruption Expert Academy” was released on both ACRC and ACTI websites.

An ACRC insider said, “Integrity is the most important value that the youth should have. We will actively support them to build the integrity capacity that is required these days through this training program.”