On November 7, 2023, in Da Nang City, Wildlife Conservation Society, Viet Nam Office (WCS Viet Nam) in collaboration with the Department of International Cooperation and Mutual Legal Assistance on Criminal Matters (Department 13), the Supreme People's Procuracy (SPP), Hanoi Procuratorate University (HPU) and the Prosecutors professional training school in Ho Chi Minh city (HPS) organized a four-day (November 7-10, 2023) training course on “Leadership and Organizational Management skills”. This is the second course within a series of the three thematic courses of the Wildlife Crime Leadership Initiative in Viet Nam - Phase 2 (WCLI-2) for prosecutors.
Participants practice applying modern leadership models, Da Nang, November 2023
The training sessions were delivered and facilitated by experienced lecturers and experts of Leadership and Organizational Management from National Academy of Public Administration, HPU and HPS. Twenty participants of the WCLI-2 who are prosecutors, and assistant prosecutors from People’s Procuracies of 13 provinces at nationwide including Lai Chau, Lang Son, Quang Ninh, Hai Phong, Ha Noi, Quang Binh, Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Dak Nong, Binh Phuoc, Ho Chi Minh City, Tay Ninh and Kien Giang, and lecturers from HPU and HPS continued attending the course.
Participants played team building game, Da Nang, November 2023
The training course provided the participants with the background knowledge of leadership and change management, especially in the context of countering illegal wildlife trade in Viet Nam; and understanding of the leadership pipeline model and modern leadership models, including effective coaching and mentoring methods. Thereby, participants will connect and apply them in their leadership and management in the procuracy sector. At the same time, the participants are also guided to use SMART objectives to develop their personal action plan on counter wildlife trafficking that will be implemented in their localities.
The WCLI-2 is implemented by WCS Viet Nam and funded by the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), United States Department of State.