Training covers Anti-Graft Act, conflict-of-interest law and civil servant code of conduct
The West Sea Regional Coast Guard has launched a push to strengthen integrity among its staff. The agency held anti-corruption training for its employees at the main auditorium of its headquarters, aimed at fostering a clean public-service culture and preventing corrupt conduct.
The training was designed for civil servants across the agency — including senior officials, newly promoted staff and new hires — to deepen their understanding of anti-corruption laws that public servants must know in carrying out their duties, reinforce the meaning and value of integrity, and build the practical capacity to prevent corruption on the job.
Anti-corruption training is a legally mandated obligation for public institutions, required by relevant statutes to be conducted at least once a year for their civil servants. The curriculum regularly covers the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act, the Act on Prevention of Conflicts of Interest of Public Officials, and the Code of Conduct for Public Officials, which includes gapjil provisions.
The session featured a specialist instructor from the National Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission Training Institute, Park Jong-seong, who led case-based instruction on topics that public servants often overlook — including prohibitions on receiving money or entertainment from work-related parties and situations involving conflicts of interest — as well as recent corruption cases from various agencies, raising staff awareness and vigilance.
On Aug. 3, the agency also held an anti-corruption and integrity pledge ceremony for the leadership of the West Sea Regional Coast Guard and its affiliated coast guard stations. Participants committed to carrying out their duties fairly and with integrity as a guiding principle, rejecting improper practices rooted in blood ties, school ties or regional connections, and taking the lead in eradicating sexual harassment, workplace bullying and gapjil.
An agency official said the West Sea Coast Guard must take the lead in preventing corruption before it occurs and in establishing a clean public-service culture, adding that the agency plans to continue regular training and prevention activities.
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