The second phase of the ICAR program at INJ: national trainers develop their methodological skills

During the period 9-13 February 2026, the second stage of the pilot training program in the field of financial investigations and asset recovery took place at the National Institute of Justice. The initiative is a continuation of the first phase of the program, launched at the end of last year, and is part of a complex course that includes the development of the methodological skills of five previously selected national trainers.

During the workshop, the trainers participated as observers, witnessing the training offered to a new group of practitioners from institutions with attributions in the prevention and combating of money laundering, the investigation of corruption offenses and tax administration. The sessions were facilitated by the experts of the Basel Institute for Governance, David Mattan, Thierry Ravalomanda, Phyllis Atkinson and Alexandru Donciu, and included current topics regarding modern financial investigation techniques, as well as methods for identifying and tracing criminal assets.

In continuation of this phase, this week there are three days of mentoring and evaluation for trainers. They will prepare and deliver lectures from the program curriculum, benefiting from individualized feedback from ICAR experts. Mentoring activities aim at improving pedagogical skills, applying the ICAR methodology in practical exercises and case studies, classroom management and using the educational platform "Basel Open Learn".

The training program, structured in five phases that will take place until the summer of 2026, is implemented by the National Institute of Justice, in partnership with the International Center for Asset Recovery of the Basel Institute for Governance, being supported by the Swiss Cooperation Office through the project "Supporting the Republic of Moldova in the confiscation and recovery of criminal assets (CRESTA)".